Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1843-11-18


held county meetings and appointed their
delegates to the Huntsville convention.
THE CARROLLTON MAIL ROB-
Berries.
In The "Tmes" of the 2sth ult., we pub,
lished full account of the mail robberies
committed by Thornton II. Freeman, late
postmaster at Carrollton, together with the
particulars of his arrest by the Marshal of
the State, and escape from the custody of
that officer, The proceedings of a public
meeting of the citizens of Carrolton were
also published at the same time, one of the
resolutions of which declared that they be-
lieved Freeman "had accomplices in all the
robberies and forgeries committed" This
resolution, we understood from Mr.. Birch,
referred particularly TO Freeman's brother,
James w. Freeman, and his brother n-law,
Mr.. Paynter; and, as it was also the opin-
ion Of Mr.. B. that those persons assisted
Thornton H. Freeman in making his es-
cape, they were "placed in the same cate
CORY with the robber." James w. Free
man has sent US very lengthy commun-
cation in which he attempts to show that
we have done him great injustice, with a
request that we should publish the same.
Were we fully convinced that we had, Ell
Their directly or indirectly done Mr.. Free
man injustice, we should not onl y feel bound,
but would willingly give him the use of
our columns to set himself right before the
public. But such, in our opinion, is not
the case; and if the reading of his COM
munication had any effect upon our minds,
it went to substantiate this opinion; for, in
stead of combining himself to disproving
the charges brought against him, and pro-
ducing the testimony he has in his posses.
sion, to show that the Marshal was remiss
in his duty in suffering the prisoner to es-
cape, and to screen himself, has "duped" US
into the belief that he and Paynter assisted
the prisoner in escaping, he seems to have
exhausted the English vocabulary in
hunting up profane and indecent epthets
TO heap on that officers head Mr.. Birch
may have "duped" US into the publication
of charges against James w. Freemen that
are not true-but our remarks and the pro-
ceedings of the meeting of the citizens of
Carrolton correspond so nicely, that we
believe such is not the fact; and we have
not confidence enough in his "dupng' ca
pacity to believe that he "duped" those who
took part in that meeting, because they
were citizens of the place. and must have
been as familiar with the facts of the
case as he was We must, therefore, de-
cline giving Mr.. Freeman's communication
place in our columns; and as we do this,
we presume he will wish us also to decline
putting his name on our books as a subscri-
Der to the Times" If he does not, we
have reasons which induce US to decline
complying with that request, to-wit: He
did not accompany his request for the pa
per with the moncy-and we cannot con-
sent to place any mans name on our books
as subscriber, who is already indebted 10
US for subscription, and who has refused to
pay the same.
We do not wish Mr.. Freeman to under
stand US as refusing to admit anything from
him in his defence into our paper. If he
can become cool enough to write an article,
combining himself to his defence, and omit
ting the profanity and indecent pcrsonali-
ties which are the leading characteristics
of his communication before US, as well as
making il something shorter, we will give
il place. And if he wishes to become
subscriber to the Times" he must pay
up old scores, remit in advance for one
year, and all will be right.
DFCoI. Benton and Judge Atchison
left ST. Louis in company for Washing
ton City, on Thursday the 9th inst. The
Col has given notice that he will finish his
tour through the State the ensuing summer.
We think from the success he has recently
met with in his interference ia the local af-
fairs of the State, he had better confine
himself to matters more Immediately con-
nected with his relation to the citizens of
Missouri--or TO his saw-mills in Kentucky.
UPThe Wings of the fourth district
hold their Convention on Monday next. at