For the North caroli1a STANDARD
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The last Observer (Aprh l6th) still endeavors
to extricate its friend Alfred DockeTy from the ri
dieuIous position in which his vanity and folly
placed him last winter in furnishing an article TO
the independently paper printed al Raleigh, in
which General Dockery is stated TO be well known
as man of great frmness of purpose and strength
of intellect" The readers of the STANDARD will re-
collect the correspondence between the late Trea-
surer (Col. Wheeler) and Gen. DockerY, in regard
TO the article of the Independent which has the
words above quoted, and which also contained
matter offensive to the first named person. The
Dote of Col. Wheeler, dated 23d Nov. 1874, calls
Gen. DockeTys attention TO the article relative to
himself and states that "the moment the article
met his eye he went TO the Edllor OF the lndePen.
dent, who informed him that he knew or had heard
of nothing personally officially injurious TO him;
that The article in question had been furnished by


Gen. Dockery, and that he 1oGS instructed to re-
fer to that person as anthoTity," Here is plain
specific statement. The Editor says that General


Dockery furnished the article and he is referred TO
as the author What does that gentleman say in
reply? Hereplies vindicaling the statement and
concludes thus "IconceiDe july just all that
is said in the article" The much -boasted saga
city of Doekery did not see where this admission
led him. The libel which he per2etrated by say


ing in the article that "cerIain purposes were to
be served by having packed committee relative
to the Treasury" was completely put down by the
fact that both sides agreed that he should be Chair


man of the Committee of Finance and after an
in vestigation which would have done credit to
Spanish Inqusition, in a report document No. 30)
made 18th December, ls44, he (Dockery) reports
that the books all balance with accuracy" Why
did Dockery himself father -the offspring laid TO
him by his co.adjutor in whiggery, Lorlng, II 1t
was illegiimate Why did he vindIcate il at the
time when he was charged as the author2 And
now he gets an anonymous writer (perhaps Hale
himsef) 70 say that Dockery did not, butthat he
wrote it, and that at Gen. D0cIeery's request MIR.
Lorins published it Even his own witness con-