The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-03-28
MARCH %, 1866.
I RADICAL sLANDERER EXPOSED.

q hADlCAL SLANDERER EXPOSED.
Charles A. Dana, formerly of the New
iork Tribune, and now the editor of ~ bor-
aer ruffian journal in Chicago, has been for
some months one of the most violent and
ABUSIVE of the radical slanderers and villifiers
oI President johnson. The publication of
tne following letter shows that the motives
pI TINS chap have simply been wounded van
lty and a desire for revenge upon the Presi-
dent for refusing to appoint him Collector
OF this port:
CHICAGO, JAN 20, 1865.
DEAR SR:-Some of my friends in the
New York delegation in Congress want me
to be Collector of New York. I shall be
glad to have that Office, and accordingly ad-
dress myself to you. have been resident
OF New York city for nearly twenty years,
till few months SINCE when I came here on
leaving the War Department. I know New
1itsr,erqssan nt5-esad its foliticians- hut
by reason OF my connection with the War
Department have been absent, so as to be
free from all identification with the political
factions or personal controversies by which
the Union party therehad been much divided.
! believe that there is no person of any prom
lnence in the party whose appointment would
give greater general satisfaction than mine.
Should you be disposed so far to entertain
the idea as to wish for information concern
ing my capacity to administer the Office,
there is no one who can judge better as to
that than Mr.. Stanton
Let me add that am myself confident of
performing the duties, should they be in
trusted me, to the advantage of the public
service and to your entire satisfaction.
I am, with profound respect,
Your faithful servant,
CHARLES A. DANA.
To his Excellency the President.
In this letter the character of Dana is fully
exhibited He thinks himself prominent
member of the republican party; he actually
believes that his appointment "would give
general satisfaction y he refers to Secretary
Stanton, for whom he acted as a spy upon
our generals; he " feels confident of perform
ing the duties" of Collector +" to the advan-
tage of the public service and to the Presi-
dents "entire satisfaction" and he entertains
profound respect for the President. But
when Mr. johnson declines to give him this
office he turns about, declares that the Presi-
dent is inferior to a negro in intelligence and
capacity, calls for his impeachment and re-
moval from Office charges him with all known
and unknown crimes, and rants like black
guard to whom Ia gentleman has refused to
give shilling to buy drink. Further COM
ment is unnecessary. Like the President, we
have no ammunition waste upon dead ducks.
N y Herald.
SHOCKING OUTRAGE-A WHITE WOMAN
ASSAULTED AND OUTRAGED BY A NEGRO
The CINCINNATI Gazette says that on Tuesday
last widow woman who lives in Evansville,
Ind, by the name of Annie Williams. arrived
in that city by the Indianapolis Railroad
from Lawrenceburg. She intended to return
on the five o'clock train, but arrived at the
depot few minutes too late. Being told
that another train would leave about mid
night, she concluded to remain and go on it
but not until t.was about to start dlu she
ascertain it was Marietta train. Rather
than go out to fin,l a hotel for the remainder
of the night, she obtained persmission of the
watchman about the depot to stay in the
ladies' sitting room till morning. About one
o'clock, however, the lights in the depot were
put out and she, feeling timid about staying
in the dark alone, asked the watcbman to
direct her to the nearest hotel. He pointed
out Ruggles' eating saloon, about fifty yards
distant, on Plum street. Before she reached
the place, a negro ran out from house oc-
cupied by white-washer named Lewis, and
asked where she was going She replied,
"To hotel" The negro told her he would
take her to better place than the saloon,
and conducted her down Third street, be-
tween John and Smith streets-an obscure
locality-where, grasping her shoulders, he
threw her to the ground violently. Being a
delicate and nervous woman, she screamed
and tainted, and knew no more until some
minutes afterward, when switchman with
lantern, passing by, discovered her. He
called a policeman, and the woman was con-
veyed to the Central Avenue Station House
still insensible 1t was some two hours be-
fore she could relate the circumstances that
brought her to the condition in which she
was found. She denied that the negro had
accomplished his object; but as she again
tainted, and was threatened with convulsions
DR.. Maley was sent for, who, on examination
declared the woman was unfortunately mis-
taken. She was furnished with bed, and
all day yesterday lay in precarious condi:
tion.
CoNsIsTENCY.-During the war, Andrew
johnson, Military Governor of Tennessee
visited Pennsylvania A proposition was
made to invite him to speak in the State
capitol at Harrisburg Mr.. Clymer, Senator
from Berks, made speech in opposition to
this motion He denounced Governor John
son in bitter terms. as "a dirty demagogue,
"a coarse and rroyelino brute.n "man