Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-01-05
For the Standard.

Editor ~ O. Standard:
DEAR SRA card in issue of the 9Th inst signed
W. ID. Oliver, purporting to be reply communication
signed Justice demands notice at my hands, Mr..
Oliver saws he threatened the mpressmen of the
beeves This, Justice" did not charge Justice
charged "that portion of the beeves had been impressed
in Western c. and commissares threatened the
nent OF the otners This did not charge Mr. Oliver with
imPreSsnAn as he did not live in Western N. c. neither
he commissary, but only commssary agent (ithout
rank but with pay at least in the perquses of Office
the beef transaction proves and such had authority
to impress Mr. Oliver does not and will deny that
his superors in Office threatened the mpressment of the
beeves and that get the beeves Western G. released
and to avoid impreSsmen the parties compelled to
sell to the at greatly below the market price
Justice did charge that after apart of the beeves had
bIo2 delivered to Mr. Oliver c0mmssary agent, DIS
pue relative the kidney tall0w and when the
parties were to the matter in dispute
Mr. Oliver served written notice of inpressmen on the
parties challenge commissary agent Oliver to deny this,
as / am prepared with the proof
The gist Of the complaint Of "Justice" against Mr..
over was this, that the beeves delivered to Mr. u
as commssay agent of the gov ernnen that when the
parties to final settlement with Mr.. o. they
requested BY him to sign receipts which he prepared him.
SELL as vouchers to his account for LOO pounds of
beef less than they had weighed and delivered to him.
and which he had entered his books government
oeet and for which the parties had temporary receipts
sgned 6y hlm as comnlssary agent That this l,ngo
PoCnds r. Oliver kept for himself and friends he al
leged allowing the parties only S5 cents per pound when
other persous who purchased from the paries paid 55
CENTS the market price This charge Mr. Oliver does not
deny but attempts to justify; first the ground that
according to the agreement between the parties and the
eommissaries at Raleigh the parties were allowed to sell
20 beeves to the citizens of Graham Mr. Oliver among the
number, and that he had right to purchase the 1000
pounds The parties allowed sell % bee out
side OF the government and Mr.. Oliver did have the
right as other citizens to purchase Other citizens avaled
themselves OF their rights and did purchase at the market
price o-Wit % cents per pound Mr.. Oliver failed to
avail himself of his rights with the exception of purcha
ing some necks to feed his hands (Which necks not
included with the 1000 pounds and for which he paid the
full market price. Why that Ar Oliver fafled to
avail himself Of his rights to purchase other citizens
did at the market price, to wit SO cents per pound and
afterwards appropriated to his aud the Of his
friends from the beef furnished the government thou
sand pounds selected from the whole lot and mostly if
not altogether choice hind quarters and allowed hmsef
to Judge.
Mr. Oliver next attempts Justify himself by saving he
purchased for the wives of persons in service and those
unable to purchase for themselves. Very magnanmops
Mr.. Oliver provided you had been distributing your own
goods We should be honest before are generous
am at loss to know where Mr. Oliver finds the law
thorzing cOmmssay agents to appropriate government
stores the property of private individuals to wives OF
those in service well pleased with this part of
Mr. divers defence that have been anxiousy searching
for those wives who shared Mr. divers generosity with
other persons goods for it is noble in these days of
avarce to ud generous with property that does
not belong TO himself that thought it due to Mr.
Oliver aud the public that his light should be hid under
bushe After dgent search have been unable to find
the wife of single soldier that enjoyed pound of this
beef do find that very nice hind quarter sent
to the commssary general Of the Confederate States for
North Carolina; and he is soldiers wife suppose he
10 of those Mr. Oliver speaks of being "undbs tn
purchGse One hind quarter the landlord of
The cOmmssary in Raleigh and am Informed contrary
10 the instructions CT the commssary, he Mr.
Oliver 1t his custom not to draw supplies from the
government and requested Mr.. Oliver purchase from
the parties the quarter and send it to Raleigh Yet
generous Mr.. Oliver with the government beef he
supplies the landlord Suppose at 35 cents that is all
he paid for 1t. One quarter to- commiSsary with
the rank of major, and 400 pounds commissary
agent Oliver Mr. Oliver very generous to his friends
yet when he comes to take his part his generosity
! leaps itself.
As commissary Oliver must know to whom he dstribu-
ted his charities it is due himself and the public that
he make known the persons who fortunate to
receive his official favOrs call upon him to let the pub
lie know how much of the OO pounds the soldiers wives
received unless he does the public will think that to the
fault of appropratug the goods of another he has added
that of attempting to deceive with the cloak of char
ty putting the livery of heaven to subserve the pur
/. poses of the devil"
Hoping that Mr. Oliver may be able to exricste him
self from this unfortunate difficulty, and satisfy the public
that he is honest as well as generous,
am yours, very respectfully,
JOHN G. ALBRIGHT,
One of the owners of the beeves
. Graham, Dec o. 1868.