Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-09-25
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Concluded on fourth Pdge)
limited to be an unpopular act OF my own wneh 1
asLed nv reasons; and state that no one IN etner
% hose tents or elsewhere manifested any d'spleas-
y, .rs at any thing said. No one aoarned' no one
an1..atsned no one ndmonished me. no one, COM
.n;ntd to me of ythng said. am not quite Ger.
pa".s" s',t 70 the best of my recollection, did not
sao,k san to any man in camp except Mr. D. +. FOOL
SP SPhsv were all officers to whom spoke OF win
,,hom held any intercourse. -
ps After I had finished the above Card the
.,.; came. and received Mr. John Spemans iet-
,ns s If the I'd Sept post-marked the 4th, IN reply
to nv letter Of the 18th uIt. :: :.
I" I.d waited for the information contained in it
=. n.u Nv. n,tiepce was exhausted and cannot now
.l.h"id u"., This communication longer from the pub
,;o in consequence of the receipt of the letter.
give the correspondence entire.
"ELrzAnErH Clrr, \. C, Aug 10, 1861
s"'" EIitor Of tile State journal. Raleigh, v c.
SIR: An article appeared recently IN your paper ot ~"en
We are credbly informed and it is currently reported
on the Streets that citizen Of North.Caro'na recently
visited Camp Carona Norfolk and IN ms intercourse
with the volunteers heard, on seren, "ce,so"s' ~
ner sentiments hostile to the cause of 'ne oou'" anu
friendly towards the Rump Government q" linc"n ms
becuniny the Suolect vi se"eia' 'e"
caup he was admoni,hed is supposed oy some riend
or irien that his indIscetion might LEAD nm h"
and he Disappeared The fact coming to the Co'ones eai
he detailed guard to proceed :" S"u M r.s s
AGAIN missing We withhold the name of the individual
fr obvious reasons but feel authorized to he sa
,amber of the State Convention, favor of LncolnS
reenfcrg Fort SUMTER and ought take steps TO
establish his of the gross offence with which he
charged show his face in Raleigh Indeed We
home v Clark will have the whne matter fully and fair
IL investigated. To the Almighty we look to discover
traitors and work the delverance Of country, but lie
works by instrumentaitles. = Stute Juurnat.
Nuu will please state to upon whose authority the
,icIe was based Mr.. James W. Whedbee will receive
!0"' "''"''' RUFUS X. SPEED.
This is true copy Of letter delivered to Jnhn Sprnan
Thursday the I'D August 1851 at the request OF Dr.
X. Speed. j. NJ WHEDBEE
"RALElGn, Aug. %, 1861.
h"'S A. Sptiai Misnl aiM Ii ctn va
S!R. Your note of the 18th inst handed to me this
morning by Mr. Whedbee, aud la received cosdera.
tion.
If You will specifically wherein you consider yonr
self aggevcd by the article which recently appeared in
this paper and which have made part Of your note
will feel bound, | an inclined. in justice 10 you,
sale TO you upon what authority it was written.
JOHN spELNAy,
Et. State yoarnaL
This is copy of letter mailed to Dr. Speed, by me,
from John Spelnian.
J. NJ WHEDBEE.
August %, 1851"
"ELz.pEru CRY, n. c., Aug. 2s, 1861.
join SptImaa, EY,
Ei,tor IF he State journal. Raleiga, " C:
SR:The article VIII ch appeared in the Stale .Murna,
headed Startling. if True and which was Incorporated
in and made part of note nf the 18th is
false and ununded every eSsen:ia particular 30 fur as
am the PARTY implicated and hence "cunsider myself
aggeved thereby but that there be further caril
or Difficulty, Comply with vcur terms and state:
lst am aggreved br the statement that he III in his
my intercourse with the volunteers heard several
OCCASIONS 10 utter sentiments unrendy to the South and
friendly 10 the runp government of Lincoln.
I'd am aesreTed by the statement that he III was nd.
m0nished by FREUD friends that his (my ndiscre
might lead him into truuble and he disappeared.
Sd AM aggrieved by the statement that he (ihe Col.
detailed guard 10 proceed to Norfolk to and bring
back the gentleman prisoner but reaching Norfolk
he was again missing.
4h am aggreved 5y the statement that was in favor
Of lincoln's reinforcing Fort Sumter.
Upon whose authority the above four specifications
r''S''sN' "fstSf5S''E kGfUS ( SPEED.
This is a copy of letter delivered t5 Mr. SpeIman or
Thursday the ss'h of August 1861 by the rsqes, OF DR.
"RALE1GH, Sept Cd. 1851.
SIR:-Ymr note Of the 25th instant was handed me on
Friday last, by Mr. Whedbee with request that would
forward answer 10 you at Elizabeth City, he having to
leave town at the time answer might have been fXpec
ted. the excitement consequent the attack Hal; err
as and pressing business engagements my for
not answering you sooner.
You 10 think there is disposition my part t.
cav or to create difficulties. You mistaken. had
right to know how you aggreved by article in the
Ma'e '.r VT 'ch II" more pointed to yon than TO othe'
members of the Convention. You had and have no man
ner Of right to int-rogate my authority for any
statement not made of you. do not recognize sucf
right your part that have expressed
self aggreved. As before nnared the language Of the
notice Of the State Journal referred referred
you than to others But to show you there is desire
my part to "cavl difficulty" will state to 70,
the authority upon which the article paragraph in qnes
fon based protesting ut the time, against you
rgAt To know it from give it you q matter q
courtesy.
The paragraph first based upon communication re
ceveG here from Camp Carolina and written by Mr. Joh
L. Frensley, correspondent u the State .oundL second
y I'm general rumor the streets here and thirdly.
the authority of severaat least twuOf the field officer
Of the second regiment North Carolina Volunteers, tn
Colonel and Lieut.. Colonel.
Respectfully, ully,-
Having in the above Card proved every essentia
allegation contained in the paragraph Of the "Stat
oourna," quoted above. to be false and unfounded
i have only to say, that if either of the parte
named in Mr.. John Spelman's letter of the I'd Sep
tember, authorized the Estate journal" to max
these allegations, or furnished the Editor with sue
statements as justified the paragraph in question
they or either of them, so authorizing or maxim
such statement, eoolly, wtyully and maliciousl
LIED
RUFUS X. SPEED, NJ D.
Tuesday, Sept. 10, 1861.
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