Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1864-01-26
For the Standard.
A CORRECTION.

In the Standard Of the 30th December last ap-
peared an anonymous article signed "Clay," which
is calculated to do great injustice to the undersign
ed Task the privilege of correcting the falsehoods
with which the piece abounds, and, if upon reading
this article, "Clay" refuses in public manner to
take back his offensive and scurrous remarks about
the undersigned, then shall demand "Clay's" real
name, in order to seek from him such Justice as the
laws and customs of the land will afford me. .
1t is charged that on one occasion in November
last the mail carrier for Clay county called on me-
Il am postmaster at Franklin for the Clay county
mail and that sent part Of the said mail and kept
back part And that said the reason the mail
was not carried through to Murphy and that then
kept back part of the Clay mail was that the people
Of that county were so disloyal that the mail would
not be sent to them.
answer that the mail carrier one johnson, who
rides the mail from Aquone to some place beyond
Fort Hembree, called on me one night for the mail
along his route That hunted DOT the mail for his
people Dhieh come last and told him that there was
another large bag full of old mail, which would
not look over, as wagon would take it over to them
in few days. - Whoever charges that then or
since gave the reason alleged for not sending the
mail on tells wiful, malicious and corrupt false
hood Now 10 the. testimony:
- FRANKLIN, N. O., Jan. IA, 1864.
I certify thakI went with the mail boy; johnson,
on the occasion referred to, to the post Office in
Franklin, and believe l was present all the time he
waa That he called for the mail on his route, and
produced an order for it from some postmaster,
when Mr.. Siler told him he should have it without
an order. That Mr.. Siler proceeded at once to as
sort the mail in the box, which was the mail of the
latest date, but told him that the mail in large
bag was of older date and would go on in few days
and he preferred TO not overlook it that night And
do further certify that Mfr. Sler did not say that
their mail nor any thing like it
Si0nAd in the nraaenca of W A. MCCOY
a4,,.,.o W. h. RoANE, -s .f-7
A. j. PATTON, -z5..i
In addition to this, Mr. q Barnes, who is acting
Postmaster at Aquone, N. G., was present all the
while getting his mail and will certify substantial
ly the same thing. furthermore declare that I
said nothing about the people Of Clay being tories
On the contrary, this Mr. johnson spoke of the
matter, and, if am not mistaken, gave the people
of Clay bad name and yet rides over to his own
county, Wdllops out a great big lie, and charges
me with such expressions.
Moreover, this anonymous scribbler, land of all
characters in the world, they ere the most con-
temptible) charges that am "lying syeophant,"
accuses me of "periury" and "disioyalty," and
thinks ought to be punished or pat iatO the ar.
my. The two things with this polished 'Oritsr and
accomplished gentleman are Synonymous that is,
he seems to think that it'would be no worse To be
whipped at the post and have ones ears cut of,
than 70 fight in the Southern army. Is he loyal?
Would he do TO trust IN the defence OF our homes
and all We hold dear on earthi know not.
But this Individual, who would not use his own
name, but chose that Of the immortal Clay has at
tempted to cast reproach on his neighbor, on mere
rumor indeed il any body believes him, has black
ened nay good name, and would. bring my family
into disgrace and infamy. And must be allowed
to say that short editorial in the same paper sane
tons the article of Clay" will give the parties
sufficient time Y make reparation for the injury
- op-k he Prla IA
win be more than gratifed, for am nagnanimous
enough to forgive an error. II these very offensive
remarks sre not retracted as publicly as they were
made, there is but one course leff me. .l.,.1
Very respectfully, I. 7. SILER,
- Postmaster, Franklin, N. @.