The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-10-22
Mysterious-state secrets.

| A few days since the New York Herald announced ia
teegraphic despatch, that the Hon Thomas Butler King
had been rsmopedr from the Office OF collector OF the
customs for the port OF San Francisco in the State oil
California A day or two subsequently,, in editorial
OF the same paper il was stated that il had been informed
the statement as TO the fact of MIR King having been
dish, sed by Mir Fillmore was erroneous, and that in
truth Mr. King bal. resigned Since then, the iele.
graphic correspondent OF the Herald has reiterated
his first statement, and asserted that the information
OF the removn OF MIR King was derived from au.
henc sources We have sought 10 ascertain the truth
Of the case and we are satisfied the information given
to the Herald that caused the correction alluded to- was
misrepresentation 10 il. We learn that yoluminous
charges were preferred time since, the President
and Treasury Department against Mr. King the specfca
tons Of which occupied upwards OF thirty pages OF
uscrpt These charges OF such serious character
demand the prompt attention of the government
Besides them difficulties existed in relation 10 very large
amount OF public money alleged by Mr. Collier, OF New
York. the former collector 10 have been received by Mr.
King from him. Mr. King apprzed OF the condition
Of things, and prohered his resignation soon he
could arrange the matters that caused the trouble But
the government deemed that a emphatic course
should be pursued before the time he suggested for his
resignation had elapsed and by the the close
OF last month"; or first OF this month, the treasury sent
supuscdsu OF Mr. King, with authority 10 a Mr.. Saun-
ders, formerly OF Baltimore, San Francisco, TO
take possession OF the public papers and public money In
the collectors Office there Way thus matter should have
been at first kept secret and alter disclosed by the
Herald, why il should be Immediately sought 10 create
incorrect impressions as TO the facts, is question
worthy OF investigation On the eve Of the presi.
dental election, effort thus made TO conceal from
the public important truths, and, when they are as.
certained and exposed then to endeayor to misead and
deceive the Herald and the public with respect to them,
betrays bad OF things the west end OF the ave.
nue. We do not pretend TO pass judgment against Mr.
King upon the charges preferred against him We would
not do him the injustice OF condennng him without
hearing and we will further say, that from all we have
heard we are dsincned to credit the truth OF any impu
tatons against his personal integrity and honor With
Mr. King as a politician we have sympathy. He
was while in Congress from Georgia, strong whig OF
The ultra school, and interchangeable in his exertions 10
overthrow democratic principles We mistake the wing
party in Georgia. however IL he receives any coincidence
from them for this withdrawal OF the favor OF Messrs
Corwin and Fillmore from him, even IL should turn out
that he has been hardly dealt with by them II will be
remembered that he is the gentleman who was &C.
eused by Messrs Toombs, Stephens, and Others with
having abandoned seat in Congress- TO which he had
been elected BY the wing party in Georgia. and going
at public expense to California the secret agent Of
Clayton. Seward, & Co, at the incoming OF Gen Taylors
administration. TO eonsummate the schemes by which
they sought to exasperste the South even to secession
from the Union, or to submit to the aggression they had
contrived. The COMPROMISE thank Heaven. foiled
that unhoy design II will be remembered that Mr.