Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-09-25

steps to establish his innocence of the gross some
T ind ne IS eharged or never show his face Rv%
indeed we hope Gov Clark will have the wbnl"
fully and fairly investigated Tothe Almighty ws matter
discover traitors and work the deliverance of to-
Out de works BY instrumentalitles Journal
On the same night. addressed the fo,o.
communication to the Raleigh Standard which my
peared IN the issue Of that paper of the 2lst nh
10 the Eltor of tile ShIndard: rs 40 1861.
SIR: have no doubt frpm information which h.
seved that am the party to whom ausin is m.d.
the 4th inst, and headed Strange if Trne 1ssr If
Ii your paper Of the same date headed Grave
stating that =" citizen Of North Carolina recently vs,s,
the volunteers. was beard several oeesns M WI" win
sentiments hostile to the South and friendly to tbs aer
government Of Lincoln" &C. =. '' '" VIC hump
state enphaticaRy, distinctlv. and unoo,;,,,.u
ne wno,e charge IS false and unfouned from bso;n
end; and request the public t suspend their
49,. RUFUS X. SPEED"
"A day or two after the receipt of the article :,
the Register, Capt j. w. Hinton, Of tho OH ' n IN
ment State troops, kindly proffered to visit tho IT,
OF CO.. 'lliams, and learn whether there was anw
IouhoatiOn tor these charges, and requested h;r,
to call upon Col w., and know if he had recs; Mu
my letter, and to get of him statement of tho .ota
lie informed me that he called to see Col W hn.
was informed that he could not be seen. "He WAC
Ill with the measles" Finding it impossible to GET
statement from Col. w., addressed note 20 Mr.
W. q. Baker, requesting him to give me state.
meh' Oh wnat Co Williams said to him, when he
called upon him at my instance in relation to the
facts in this matter. received reply, dated Nor
folk, Aug. 70, 1861. CThe letter is too long for
publication entire but the following is what is per.
tinent to the prx sent issue:)
AS TO the allegation that sou disappeared from ram,
or was again missing at Norfolk there is not one word II
truth in it," ~ "''""
have statement from Mr.. Baker that was not
absent on the visit to Mr.. Pools tent more than Ii
or ~ minutes do not think was in Mr.. Pools
tent more than Ii minutes.
"On returning from your visit to Mr. Pool vou c,od
tor me at the Coonels tent and we rode in CARRIAGE ac
companed by Mr.. Williams whom you invited to take
sea, with US. After reaching The city with you to.
gether with other friends in the street-mst of the ,
sitting III front of the Atlantic Hotel until the departure
OF the omnibus for the Petersburg cars in which YOU LETT
you further ask ME if you did said any thing whilst
y"u were with me, which subjected your LOYALTY 10 INV
suspicious In reply t" this can state that before r,iny
10 the camp you said that content to remain
IDLE, whilst the hole South flying arms to defend
its rights, and that yon then your way TO Rich
mond to ask President Davis give You the appointment
OF Surgeon in the Confederate army in which position
from your professional experience yuu thought yen could
render greater service than any other capacity This II
must DC confessed not calculated excite nv sus-
| PIGEONS OF yonr loyalty to the of the South
lou urher request me t" state what conversation
qnenty inquired OF him, instance if was true as
reported that he had file of sdcrs for your arrest
ana 81" upon what charge the proceeding based
Co Williams IN this conversation informed ME that no file
OF Soldiers had been sent for such purpose but that he had
dispatched an ocer to request presence his tent
as to speak to you about the mproprey of discussing
ca topics III camp among the men, such discussions
We're de!ogaory t" proper discipline lie said that he bad
been nfm OF discussion which! took place in Private
Pools tent on the subject of soldiers voting while ont of
the State which npon beng reported in camp created ex
element aiming the men, He stated ut the same time
that though he highly disapproved of your views as ex
pressed in his tent, he had no thought of expressing bis
Objection TO any thing you had said
Mr. Jos. H. Pool who was present at this CONVEX
sation has kindly, at my request furnished me with
the following statement:
Having heard report derogaory to The character of Dr.
K Speed whilst in Norfolk short time since in regard
to remarks made by Dr. in the camp the I'd regiment
of n C. volunteers went with W. j. Baker ESQ to see
Col Williams Of said regiment, who said that Dr. Speed
had SAID nothing in his presence that could be construed
into disloray to the Souh but that his arguments against
giving soldiers the right to vote in camp had produced
considerable dissatisfaction among the soldiers aud it was
that to which he objected Col Williams also said in my
presence that he did not send file of soldiers arrest
Dr. Speed in Norfolk elsewhere but simply requested
officer to Dr. 5. and request him his tent
that he might explain his objection discussing political
questions in his camp among the soldiers. This is the
- 49, " ' 1"N'. jos. H. POOL"
"ELIzApErH CRY, Aug. 2s, 1851"
1t will be seen from Messrs Baker and Pool.
statement that there is no foundation for the charge
that 1.-THE fact coming to the Coloners ears he de
tailed guard to proceed to Norfolk and arrest and
bring back the gentleman as prisoners" nor fol-
that that "he disappeared from camp, or wa'
"again missing" in Norfolk. 1t will also be seer
that did not use any expression to which the Col
onel had any thought of depressing his affection
as had said nothing in his presence that could b.
construed into disloyalty to the South. The onl,
other point in this matter to be settled is, that Iii
MI D1~D
friendly to the South. | addressed note to Mr. S
P Pool, requesting him to state if did or did no
use any expression in his tent unfriendly to tn
South, and to state to me who present and will
whom the conversation was held, and received re
ply dated August 10th, in which he says:
don't know whether you said anything Of charaete
indicating dsoyalty to the south your part The ger
DR.. Miller with whom you held The conversation"
l addressed a communication to each of thes
gentlemen, and received the following replies:
"HosrlrAL % REG. N. c. VOL. Sept. 8, 1861.
DR.. r. K. Speed:
DEAR Sra Your letter of the oath u is Just to han,
and in reply can say that met you in Mr.. Ps tent du
ing visit to camp. remember ha, ing had col
versation with you upon the policy of soldiers voting
which you differed from me, alleging that the policy
contrary to general law-,bat citizens becan
soldiers they lust their elective franchise and order
become god soldiers they necessarily become unct
zenzed You also made Of some wolds censuring tt
civil authorities but did not hear you make any
against the government itself. While your conversation
upon the subject Of soldiers voting offensive
presume unpopular with every soldier, besides lari
majority of our citizens home do not think that heal
you give expression TO any sentiment that strictly tire
l. sonab!e or disloya TO the Confederate government.
Y Respectfully your obed't servt,
o "CAMp FISHER Aug. q, 1861.
J. DEAR STA: received yours Of the 23d Contents du
l. noted In reply, have to say that in Mr. Poo
tent for short time only During stay in the tent Il
conversation turned solely the right of soldiers to
You took the negative SIDE and during my short stay
must DO you the justice to heard nothing easonat
v uttered Your obi Servt,
!. JNO. 7. TAYLOR, LIST Sergt
Co. F. I'd Reg. N. c. Vol.
n The foregoing statements establish, LIST, that
!. used no language in Col. Williams presence
N which he had any thought of expressing his o
e jectons or that could be construed into disloyal
i. to the South" And I'd, that COL Williams did n
send file of soldiers to arrest DR.. Speed in Noro
or elsewhere; but simply requested an officer to s
Dr. Speed, and request him to visit his tent, that
i. might explain to him his objections to discuss''
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