The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-08-11
F,om the Mississippi Free Trader

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10 me Ed"or o. me Utooe;
l have seen an article in your paper of the 18th
July instant, noticing the opinion of the Natchez
Courier, respecting Treasury note which was adj
vertised as lost sometime since by Mr.. Bemss, and
which the Courier says, :" was traced to the Natchez
Post Ofice," and you say, Prospecting which,
thing further has transpired." The Courier says,
:" here is one hundred dollars stolen and admitted TO
have been distracted from the Natchez Post Office"
Now, sir, these statements are all gratutous. Who
admits that the note was abstracted at the Nalchez
Post Office! The Courier does, but never have.
II Is possible and probable but not certain. And how
is 1t that nothing about the note has traDspired =
Something further has TRANSFERRED, which not
thought proper to be told to the Courier. From the
Courier's expression =" traced to the Natchez Post
Once" 1t seems to imply That II had come safely
from some other fost once, as lar as Natchez, on
the way TO It's place OF destination. IL never has
been admitted by The postmaster, that the note was
stolen or distracted at The Natchez Post OiIce, al
though Is admitted that 1t is possible, and from cir
cumstances very likely and It is equally certain That
might have been taken out of the mail after Leaf ing
Natchez is not true that nothing further has tran
spred concerning the note. has been traced 70 the
mouse OF Iced Co:, merchants, al New orleans,
and paid INTO the Custom-house Tor men, eigh days
after 1t was said to be deposited In the Post oce at
NMcnez
rom uis, mas oeeh inferred 'hat II was taken al
Natchez, because the mai IS supposed 10 have been
eu, " VIC nos''s'PP. irer' Wncn "ouiu most pro-
oaoiy ha.e PieVeh'ed II from oe'ng taken from 'he
a.' az. sr, 's Wy oaeA - view oiiea"s ID 50
SNORT ume' ne whoie Oh this supposition Is erro-
neous ,hasnuch as 'he man whch should nave con-
taihod me note, Is wfH known TO nave been sent by
ny ne" orieahs, siooiie, &c, ana II may nave been
.aAen rom 'he man ofa leaving Natchez, and taken
10 New orleans ~ the ,ime mentioned
mr. benss states ,hat ne deposited the letter con-
tahine ''e no'e on uhe &Sih OF september last adj
dressed 70 iook townsend, ~ new York. The
man IN "hicn 'ha' ieoter should have been put, was
maui n up oy u'e sane man e'at MADE man on Tie
Io'n OIL august rae, ior Nsshviiie, which ought to
nave contained 'euer enclosing sixty dollars The
record sne"s ms hand writing, which as follows
opps,u Soc'nPald sl-iree. on nqqlr'ng at The
Ios' omce department ana oil the postmaster at
NAsh'iie' appears 'hat no such Post-o''i had ar
,Neu AZ ei'nsr place IL follows, oil course, That
.ne person making up ,he mau, mus either have
niaue Ease record Pocketed the sixty dollars and
desaroyeo the o'rer letters or II he made up the
n,sn nomesuy, ,nc'uons 'he ietter containing The
Ay ao''s's, anu sem u away properly, mat the
oAe' was as 'aken from .he man on the route and
o Pos' o''i ana the ietefs destroyed alter leaving
Ns .
nc ross o. .ne Sky donars ana the one hundred
uo''s' no'e, oe'os pom IRON mans maze up oy 'ne
same Pe'son 'ose,her WIN other suspicious cHouh-