The daily union., 1852-11-02
The Collector OF San Francisco and the CaIum
nies of the Republic.

The Republic of this morning persists in its gross
caumny against TO the effect that have attacked
and sandered the collector at San Francisco Mr. T. But
Ter King Processing speak Of our article the Republic
says:
To assert that he had accounted for public money
paid into his hands, and generally convey the idea that
he gigantic delinquent and entirely untrustworhy,
does not amount-our contemporary .innocenly says-o
any assault upon accusation against him %
II is utterly false that we have made any such asser-
tons as to Mr. King On the contrary we have repeat
edy, and from the rst stated that so far from making
any charge against him, were disinclined 10 believe
any charge refecing on his personal honor and ineg
rity.
Our charge was against the administration, and was to
the effect tina, yoamnous complaints and charges against
MI. King had reached the Treasury Department; that
his successor in Office had been appointed and that the
public had not had the usual information Of that trans
action, or OF the disposal of The charges This is the
substance OF what we have stated Every word OF il is
true The Republic, if il knows anything Of the case
knows TO be true And il the Secretary of the Treasu.
~ shall venture to deny that charges or complaints
were made against MIR King. or authorize denial OF it,
he shall, just so soon he gets back TO the duties OF
his ofhce from bis eectioneerng in Ohio have If
be desires them, the OF than one person 10
whom he himse stated such facts Our statement was on
that authority
In now taking leave OF the subject, we have simply
to remark, that in pesisng in its false charge against
us Of having attacked Mr. King, when we dld no
such thing and had such purpose the Republic is only
tfue to its chosen tactics during this whole canvass that
Of covering up evadng the real issue forced upon
il. by fasyng the positions and allegations of ITS op-
ponsnts. For the question which must now occur to
every intelligent reader is, What has been done
with these complaints charges by the admins
traton II they examined and decided in ia.
vor OF the collector il thrown aside as unworthy of
notice, if Withdrawn, The suppression OF the truth is
sroas injustice to Mr. King II should have been frank
~ stated II the allegation that they do not "ers" is
bassd upon any action OF the administration by which
they were smothered without any consideration what
ever, we repeat what have before said the device
By which it is thus sought to mislead the public as TO
their having been made is disreputable bubble
Those who made the complaints or charges have a
night to know the truth the friends OF Mr. King have
right to know the truth, and the public have right 10
know the truth. We stated distinctly in the outset ha,
Mr.. King had proposed to resign months ago. He de-
sired to yield up bis Office in June or July last and sub
sequently deferred it ill November About the beginning
of October successor is appointed without waiting for
me time indicated by him, and told by the Re.
ysbAe that his is Of ordinary rssgnaoon and that
the appointment Of was upon the acceptance
OF his resignation in the ordinary mode and had no refer
ence TO charges complaints, "exsng threatened or
Otherwise" "before the Treasury Department y and that
in fact no charges "exis9 there against him. II is the
course OF the Repube not that Of the Unon that is cal
crs,ed 10 injure Mr. King, and that should most prop
erly be denominaed The slander Of that gentleman As
I'D b~v nofnf a n thad
sssmen Of that officer but expressed confidence in