Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1854-07-19
Letter from Mr.. Clinvm.
HOUSE OF RspRpS,,,.

HOUSE OF REpREspsu
To the Editor Of the Union: July 70, 1864
SIR: regret extremely that o
cessity of asking you to give pIaco ~. Under the ,,
cannot be of interest TO MANY norSo " matter b
State of North Carolina do So I outside Of@
because the letter to which it is UMeVer not oNS
injustice to one of my constituents ePiy does grr
tenoed 70 nave an effect On the CONN.,; Uu' also H.
our State. Inc period Of that election : election
hand, that fear that if were to Son, is 50 Near
one of the papers in the State It SIu this note
lished in time to reach all parts of it not be pub
ton. For long while past nv p'or TO the elm
been assaed with an industry and S;Oi and hay.
only by the malice and mendactv OS nc SquaDS
made What gives particular virulenoos ne charss
saults OF my enemies at this time is tbo 70 the a.
ness on their part, that an overwhelmncc conscious
staring them in the face, and hence tho; defeat
modification seem unbounded. 'uef rage and
The letter which 1 propose to rof,t.
the Fayetteville Observer of the 10th appears
article the material portion of which Instant in an
Perhaps the mendacity of Ednev 10 10 iOioTs:
been made sufficiently apparent by bis nos ALREADY
mony But the following letter, from tbo own S test
of State under Mr. Fillmore, which We eoe;Srety
this mornings mail, IS necessary to expose a1sy
important misstatement contained in the n, another
the pamphlet: p'elceb '
BosToN, 9th June 1ss,
DEAR SIR: have your favor of the 9htSI io0+
ing small pamphlet which contains . I o1, eacOs
porting to have been addressed to Mr. pS IPH |
when President of the United States) dated rtore
ruary, 1863 and signed "B. NJ. EdnevS iU ON ON Feb |
my attention to the perfatory remarks in vS;.S
is stated that the letter was "considerod %lehH
(Mr. Fllmore) and his cabinet in council W him
statements found to be entirely satsfactor @ T
you inquire of me whether any such letter ~, and
sidered by Mr.. Fillmore and his cabinet in @ con-
The proceedings of the cabinet YOU ar sV ol
are confidential but as the letter has been nutMS
with the prefaratory remarks referred to T Ja
in substance copy of a letter addressed to d.. Ms
dent Fillmore on the 9th February, 1853 md . t
it was read in the cabinet TWAS, however tball
by the cabinet-and believe unanimousr, "OusM
have any bearing upon the questions at icsuo IVY
tive to Mr.. Edneys appointment as charge d'aT.a.
to Guatemala and am not aware that apv onin;'s
was expressed whether its statements were NJ Upon
not satisfactory. "'
Iremain, dear sir, very truly, yours,
Hon. GEO. E. BADGER.
Nothing further need be said to disarm tbe r,or
ment of Clingman, Edney, & Co., of all pOWsr ~
harm Gen. Dockery, or anybody else"
Such is the charge, and to meet it present i,
the first place, two letters of the Hon. Edward e..
erett himself:
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Washington February ,, 1854
SIR: The attention of the President has been call.
eb to printed letter bearing your name, and dated
Louisville, (Kentucky) September %, 1852, purpOr
ing to be addressed to j. A. Fagg; and the pres.
lent, understanding you to desire opportunity Of
offering explanation in reference to the same d.
'ects me to inform you that, for that purpose, the
inal consideration of your appointment as charge
faffaires to Guatemala is postponed till Monday next
1t halfpast 10, a. m.
1 am, sir, respectfully, your obedicnt servant
EDWARD EVERETT.
To Balls NJ. EDNEY, Esq, Washington.