The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-07-28

KInsror, II. G., July alst, 1865.

| Editor of the NesOberH Times - e Il
/ Iswo,ild thank you for q small space in
.vonr paper to notice scurrilous attack
which has just been made upon me IN the
| Daily Newbern Conanaercid5 IN relation to my
appointment to the office OF Collecterof Gus
toms at that port. The appointments is char
acterized as unfortunate, Isuppose, only be-
cause it was beyond the reach of the Editor
or any of his co-adjutors, and if it were not
that the paper containing the obnoxious ar
ticle might circulate by accident beyond
where I am known, I would not condescends
to give it prominence enough to take any
notice of it whatever 1t is gravely asked,
can Mr.. King take the necessary oaths. To
this interrogatory I could reply that if an un-
compromising opposition to secession and
rebellion at al times and an undertaking at
tachment to the Government OF our fathers,
the best Government ever framed by man
(nnad the only Gooe,7enaelt haze eoer s,corn to
support can constitute the necessary quail
fications for taking the oaths, that can safe
ly say, in all candor, that / am that man.
AS for the stale calumny that assisted IN
hosting the secession flag in Kinston, it is
only Necessary for me to say that this charge
was met and fully refuted in the canvass
when l was candidate for seat In the
Convention in September, 1865, and repudia-
ted by the almost unanimous suffrages OF my
fellow citizens, with the most perfect knowl-
edge of the sentiments 1 entertained in re-
gard to secession and rebellion. had hoped
that this was a sufficient refutation OF such
charges come from what source they may,
whether in the form of an editorial in some
scurrilous secession journal, or from the foul
mouth of an insidious retailor of SANDER;
but for the purpose of showing my position
to those who are strangers, herewith send
you for publication the sworn certificate OF
Captain Speight B. West, of this place-a
I wi
not be questioned by the editor of the Com
naercidl. This certificate will explain itself.
l will also state that during most OF the
time the pole was being raised was sitting
in my own piazza with feelings that L can
not now describe, as 1 believed then Gas
stated to Capt. Wes) that our beloved
country would be ruined by civil war, and
for no other purpose but to create offices for
the leaders of the rebellion. About the time
the pole was being pulled up by rope.
walked across the street to the pump, when
some remark was made, why did not help
them and Just at that time l was caught
hold of by some person that had hold of the
rope, and was nearly jerked down; about
that time the pole was pulled up and left
the place. There are many good men that
helped raised that pole who have since seen
| their error, as they have informed me and
are now loyal to the government of our faith
ers, and who are indignant at this charge
against me, and, like Capt. West, would
give their sworn evidence, if requested. I
had to submit to prosecutions, during the
war, on account of my Union principles,
my property was not only taken and used,
and compensation refused me- but acantOnty
destroyed, and in addition to this, l was
rested and attempts made to mob me, (al-
though it was not charged that | had viola
ted any law of the bogus government, this
is well known not only by the people of Lee
noir county, but by many good citizens of
Newbern, Union men and secessionlsts. If,
Mr.. Editor, 1 had been a pretended Union
man would not have been assailed. 1t hurts
disloyal men for a man, that has always been
loyal, to be appointed to any office under the
government they tried to destroy; they pro-
tess to prefer men from Northern States, they
do this in order that thrift may follow
fawning.' Northern men have the most
money and the Union men Of their own State
know them too well, they cannot deceive
them by pretending to be loyal. Ihope this
will be the last time that shall find it
necessary, in vindication of myself, to occupy
a place in your columns.
RW. KING.