Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1864-01-06
For the Standard.
Editor N q Standard:

E5isor ~ O. ,Staada,d:
DEAR slR:A card in your issue Of the 9Th inst signed
W. d. Oliver puporting to be reply to communication
signed Justice demands notice ct my hands Mr.
Oliver SAYS he never threatened the pressmen OF the
beeves This. "Justice" did not charge Justice
charged tst port of the beeyes had been impressed
in Western commissaries threatened the press
ment of the others This did not charge Mr. Oliver with
impressment as he did not live in Western N neither
is he commissary, but only commssay agent wlthout
rank but with pay, at least in the perquses Of once as
the beef transaction and as such had no
to impress Mr. Oliver does not and will not deny that
his superOrs Office threatened the mpressment OF the
beeve and that get the beeves in Western N released
and to avoid impressment the parties were compelled 10
sell to the greatly below the market price
Justice did charge that after part of the beeves bad
been delivered TO Mr.. Oliver cnmmissary agent dis
pute relative TO the kidney taow, and when the
parties endeavong to arrange he matter in dispute
Mr. Oliver served written notice OF inpressment on the
parties challenge c"muissary agent Oliver to deny ts
am prepared with the proof
The gst of the complaint of "Justice" against Mr.
Oliver this that the beeves were delivered to MIR o.
cmmissary agent of the gov ernnent that when the
parties came TO final settlement with Mr. o. they were
requested by him to sign receipts which he prepared him
SELF vouchers TO his account for LOO pounds Of
beef less than they had weighed and delivered to him.
beef and for which the parties had receipts
signed by him as commissary agent That this 900
pounds Mr. Oliver kept for himself and friends as he h al
other persons who purchased from the parties paid IS
cents the market price This CHARGE Mr. Oliver does not
deny but at ter. to Justify @ on the souu md na s
commssaries at Raleigh the parties were allowed 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 % out
side Of the government and Mr. Oliver did have the same
right other citizens to purchase Other citizens avaled
price, towit SIS cents per pound Mr. Oliver failed to
avail himself of his rights with the exception of purchas
ing some necks to feed his hands nscks are not
included with the 900 pounds and for which be paid the
full market price. Why that Mr. Oliver failed to
avail himself of his rights to purchase as other citizens
did at the market price, to wit IS cents pound and
afterwards appropriated to his and the of bis
friends from the beef furnished the government thou
sand pounds selected from the whole lot and mostly
not altogether choice hind quarters and allowed himself
to only IS cents per pound, will leave the public
Mr. Oliver next attempts to justify himself by saving he
unable to purchase for themselves Very magnaumous
Mr. Oliver provided you had been distributing your
goods. owe should be honest before generous
am ut loss to know where Mr.. Oliver finds the law
thorzng comnssary agents to appropriate government
stores or the property of private individuals to wives Of
Mr. divers defence that have BEEN anxousy searching
for those wives who shared Mr. divers generosity with
other persons goods for it noble in these days of
belong himself that thought it due to Mr..
Oliver aud the public that his light should be hid under
bushel After diigent search have been unable to find
the wife Of single soldier that enjoyed pound Of this
beef do find that one very nice hind quarter sent
to the commssary general Of the Confederate States for
North Carolina and as be no soldiers wife suppose he
purchase" One hind quarter sent to the landlord Of
The commssary in Raleigh and as am Informed contrary
the instructions Of the conssary he wrote to Mr.
Oliver it his custom not to draw supplies from the
government and requested Mr. Oliver to purchase from
the parties The quarter and send it to Raleigh Yet. 80
generous was Mr. Oliver with the government beet, be
supplies the landlord suppose at IS cents. that all
| he paid for It, One quarter went to commissary with
the rank Of major and 400 pounds to oomnssar,
agent Oliver Mr. Oliver very generous to bis friends
ye when he to take his part his generosty
| leaps ITSELF
As commissary Oliver must know TO whom he distribu
ted bis charities it is due to himself and the public thai
be make known the persons who fortunate t.
receive his official hvors call upon him to let the pub
lie know ho much If the 900 pounds the soldiers wve
received unless he does the PUBLIC will think that to tn
that of attempting to deceive with the cloak of char
y "putug the livery of heaven to subserve the pur
| poses of the devil"
Hoping that Mr.. Oliver may be able to extrlcate him
self from this unfortunate difficulty and satisfy the publ
that he is honest well as generous,
I am yours, very respectfully,
| JOHN G. ALBRIGHT,
! Que of the owners of the besves
Graham, Dec %, 1853