Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-05-24
For the Standard.
A CARD

published reply to an article in the Standard
| oil the 7th inst, under the signature of "A Con-
script" which denounced fabrication of lies from
beginning to end, and the author copard Thave
since noticed lengthy card in which the author in
vain labOred most ingeniouSly to eXtricate himself
before the public, and it takes less tact to prove
| the truth-for that is now the issue between US
and not who has procured, wishes to procure a
| substitute will confine myself to the facts.
will take up the charges in the order in which
they come. In the first place, Capt G. B. Sanders
insinuates that | sought the office of Colonel, to
avoid the draft This is rank falSeEood, for I
| knew not what disposition would be made of the
commissioned officers in case of draft, did any
! body else. In the next place, he asserts that
recommended "my patriotic self first and foremost
| on the list" for military patrol. This is also
falsehOod-and ask does he prove it by Mr.. A. G.
| PowelPs letter? In the next place. | most posi-
| lively deny ever having recommended any person,
or made application either in my own name, or
| any other persons, to the General Commanding
| for a military patrol. Does he prove it by Mr..
! POwelrs letter? Omitting to notice considerable
flow Of useless language in the Captains reply 1
! find the following sentence, where he ventures
the assertion upon reliable authority that the Colo
mel Commanding derised the plan himself" and al
! so, THAT he has the temerity, to Use no harsher
term to assert that he was "SOtcited and "prOmpt-
ty Reused" The suboined certificate of his BROTH
er-in.LaG gives the lie direct to that assertion.
Then again, he refers to the letter of A. G. Pow
ell, ESQ.,, to prove the truth of the charges con-
tanned in his communications, and that it gives the
lie direct to the braZen and reckless assertions of
Colonel Commanding? l ask, though ingeniously
gotten up, does he prove by that letter that was
not "SOIicited' and that | did not "prOmptLy re-
.taSe" before | suggested the plan to Mr.. Powell
If not then give the lie direct to that assertion.
Does A &. Powell, Esq. say. that after consulted
or suggested it to him and Others as promised to
Il IL 4 4 Oho-
ton? Again. | ask, will Capt. c. B. Sanders deny
that he revised the original letter of A G. Powell,
ESQ.,. | hear honest men of the Union stripe say
that they have been denounced, since that meeting
for recommending "SecessiOnistS' for military pat
ro or home guard What does that mean?
And, again: Why was it | ask, that men of
certain party were mentioned in that letter of A.
G. Powell'S, ESQ.,, as being recommended for mill
tary patrol uhea they Goere not las the proceedings
of the meeting will show while those of different
party, who were RECOMMENDED, were left out, from
the district? l simply ask, was it done
through mistake or was it done through the same
iendSh design which prompted Capt G. B. San
ders to write that malicious article in the Standard?
Why did he not use the candid and impartial letter
Of Edwin Boykin, ESQ.,? He had. solicited and OBJ
tanned it. Why did Mr.. A. G. Powell select those
eight men as being recommended all from the same
party? Was there any trick in that? The SUBJ
Joined statement of few of Capt. G. B. Sanders
II
will show that was requested TO take the proceed
ngs to the General Commanding, and that they
wished the proceedings kept private until they could
learn the fate of the enterprise" Compare that
with the latter part of Mr. PowePs letter. and ask,
why it was the Captain laid so much stress on the
Colonels keeping it private. Does that statement
say that l recommended myself "to be put on the
home guard !" The Captain ADDS, that he could
procure other proofs, if it were necessary, to fix the
charges on this gallant immaculate Colonel of the
4lst Regiment of N. c. Militia, and that they shall
be liked on him tight the shirt of Nessus
fitted" Don't you think it highly necessary, mas
much as he has not done 1t, and cannot do ii. The
shirt is already fitted to his back tighter than
that of Nessus, for 1t will not only bring the hide,
but the meat, also, before he gets it Oft
In conclusion, ask who is responsible for this
unhappy controversy? Why does not the Captain
have the magnanimity of gentleman, and acknowl-
edge that he has basely misrepresented me {? The
further he goes the deeper he gets. "Justice and
truth must prevail" l ask the candid and impair
tial mind, in The name of common sense what has
he proved? Has he proved that ran for the office
of Colonel to avoid the draftY Has he proved that
recommended my patriotic self first and FOREMOST
an the list, for military patrol to the Commanding
General? Has he proved that =" dep1sed the plan
of getting up military patrol without "sot,e'ta-
tiOnY' Has be proved that was not "soticited'
and that did not promptly refuse" If not then
as said at first his card is fabrication of lies
from beginning to end, and give the lie direct to
the brazen and reckless assertions of the author-I
mean Cunt c. B. Sanders +; and ask what must
every honest and fair minded man in the county of
Johnston think Of the truthfulness Of this captain
Conscript?" believe have touched all the points
worth noticing in his communications, and now
leave it with candid and impartial public to decide
who is in error. As to the charge of coDardice, he
has yet to prove himself clear. He ridicules my
imperfect style, but would remind the gentleman
that the Uise may.learn from the FOOLISH and if he
has not practced long enough to find it out let him
always hereafter have his witnesses and papers ar
ranged, and stick to the law and the testimony,
when the pubic is to sit as jurors upon the mali
cous charges he may think proper to publish against
his Colonel Commanding"
ADAM j. HEATH.
May Is, 1862.