The daily union., 1852-10-28
The Republic and Its Misrepresentation

The misrepresentation Of the official organ on Mon.
day as to the course of the Uaion with respect to Mr.
r. Butler King collector OF San Francisco accusing
Of using baseless assertions the grounds of at
tack personal character" and "for party purposes
wantonly slanderng distant and most esmable public
servant" specimen OF the coolest ehonlery
OF modern whig journalism. In the remarks We did
make respecting the slperseding OF Mr.. King in bis Of.
fee, we did not say one syllable in dispaagement Of
that gentleman On the contrary, after referring TO the
contested fact whether he has been removed" or "super
,edsd" had "resigaed," we said in so many words ;
(" We do not pretend to pass judgment against Mr.
King upon the charges preferred against him. We
would not do him the injustice OF condemnps him
without hearing and we will fnr,her say that, from
all we have heard we dsnclined TO credit the truth
Of any impuia,ons agans, his personal integrity and
honor" II the Republic magines for moment that we
considered the "remouap or suppression OF officer
by the Gaphnte or Gardinerte dynasty just
Of reproach, was any dsparsgement OF such officer
readers il is egregious error.
The whole purpor OF our article, in far as il re-
lated MIR King was, that, whether justly unlusy,
charges had been made against him, and that his sue.
cessor in Office had been appointed and that the public
had not been informed thereof in the usual way. For
this statement have precise and explicit Information,
from responsible source which under no obi.
CATION 10 conceal.
The Republic does not distinctly deny that complaints
or charges in fact made agains, the collector 1t
could not in truth so deny Bot with characteristic eva
sion, equvocation, and shung, il seeks produce such
false impression. II says, "The inquiry we have made
has convinced that charges erst agains, MIR King
Sstors he Treasury Department. asd that the reported
y a. k,l
neron WITH any charges cIisiag threatened or olte-
pat," g.. "Erisr and "eriang," "hreatened' OF
"oheruise," and "beore the Treasury Department" arc
all significant phrases, AMI manifesly substituted for
a full, express, and unequivoca denial that voumi.
nous complaints charges made 10 the Secretary
or President or "oiberps" the Uni0n in referring TO
the previous statement in New York paper, stated il
was satisfied true. In confirmation Of the sub
santal correctness OF the statement in the New York
paper we had reliable whig authority That these
complaints may not notc be before the Treasury
Department" and that according TO whig logic. they do
not therefore " trisrhat they may have been "tyih
dra,cn' or "apPrssed'-s not at all improbable. The
linton did not aege that Mr.. King resigned in
quence OF the charges, nsnuaed by the Republic.
Possibly the Republic when il states that "no
charges eria before the Treasury Department" may in
tend hereafter 10 sustain itself BY showing that the com
plants against the collector were disposed OF and dec.
ded in favor Of that officer before the acceptance OF his
resignation II so, The mode by which ii has sought TO
msead the public to the fact of complaints having
been madea fact which newspapers in California have
as we learn alluded ois disreputabe quibble and is
Aigrantly unjust 10 Mr.. King
The Republic denies that there has been any difficulty
as 10 public money paid to him (Mr King) by the
former collector" Mr.. Collier. II manifesly does not
reer 10 that alluded by the linton II does the de-
NAL is not TO be credited The Union did not state that
The eompiains against Mr.. King had any connection with
those funds known as the "civ funds OF California.
Within year past the Union has upon good authority
stated the facts with respect TO that fund.- and called upon
The President TO attend to the matter.
The Unon in its first and only notice OF this subject
referred TO the contradictory statements in The New York
papers, spd 40 10 which both the organs in this city had
been totally silent Our object mainly expose the
system Of mystery, concealmen state secrels and dou-
bic dealing pursued by those in power and their friends
claiming credit for vigilance in one quarter and hunting ex
and apologies in another and also OF exhibiting the
ooseness, recklessHess, and fresponsi y upon which
hey conduct The public affairs We had no purpose OF
sailing MIR. King-but the reverse We did not assail
him And yet the Republic, when forced to notice the
ortuous and tegiversaons OF its masters strives