Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1847-08-28
THE METROPOLITAN."

"hen with one chicken" He is decidedly
cup in the back" He seems to have a
peculiar affection for US. and never let's an
occasion pass without strong exhibition
of his feelings.
We charged the metropolitan" with in
justice towards Gen. Taylor--with ever
being ready to circulate anything that was
calculated TO injure him in the eyes of the
public. This it "flatly Denies" and calls
upon US to make good the charge, take
back what we have said, or stand branded
as false accuser!
Branded as false accuser Of Hampton
L. Boon! Great O.r.e.g.o.nl Could ANY
accusation be brought against him Saving
Gains offence) that could be branded as
false? But let us try him, and leave the
public TO pass sentence.
ave have never said disrespectful
word of Gen. Taylor;" "the ed
tor has our paper, the Metropolitan and
we challenge him to the proof of his
charges" We have never placed suffi.
GENTLY high estimate upon that "ineffably
delectabe Sheet" the metropolitan TO
file it, and shall, of course, have to sustain
our charges, without going further back
than the number we were speaking Of,
when we penned the article which called
forth the one we are now replying TO-.
We regret not having file of it, not that
we think Gen. Taylor suffered much, or
that he would be greatly relieved by our
defence, but Just for the satisfaction of
giving the reverend old sinner a sound
drubbing.
In the metropolitan" of the 27,h ult.,
General Taylor is indirectly charged with
writing letters for the "publc eye," and
private ones explaining them, with view
to deceiving the people into his support
for the Presidency. 1t was this attack of
the metropolitan" we were writing about,
and it was prefaced with the paragraph
chosen for the editors text-but in the
whole length Of his furious article he never
once referred to it. Why9 Because it
was true, and in reality, was not the part
of our article to which exceptions were
taken: it was merely scape-goat, from
behind which the editor could vent his
feelings, not choosing TO touch upon that
portion of our article which gave the Of
fence--of which, directly.
In the same paper, and same article, the
metropolitan" said: "the Gen. who is said
to be pious and humble Methodist, must
be on the eve Of absconding from that
large and popular denomination, in order
to take his stand on the side of the Jesuits."
We then asked what sense there was in
Juggling in Genera! Taylor's religious
views-but the editor did not tell US in his
reply. Why7 Because it was simply done
with view, as we then stated, of injuring
General Taylor. 1t was an "open attack
on his private opinions" and occupied a
conspicuous place" in the columns of the
metropolitan"
Speaking of this inuendo of the "Metro-
politan's," of General Taylor Ascending
from the Methodist Church, in order to
take his stand on the side of the JeSuits,
we then remarked, "pecuniary profit may
have induced some to abscond from one de-
nomination to another, and Office may have
lured them from their second love, but the
old man of Buena Vista is not of this sort"
And here it was that we hit the editor
right in the face-more fully, fairly, and
harder than we thought, or intended, and
until our attention was particularly called
to it, and his history, we did not understand
his last attack on us.
We think we have now fully sustained
our position as well as prepared the reader
to understand US in future. and to know to
,rhat causes to attribute the "Metropoitan's'
rawlings; few further remarks, which, in
sell. defence, will be personal, and we are
done, for the present
The editor makes out his own case, and
says "if these sayings constitute detraction,
then we plead guilty. If otherwise, the
Times" has DETAINED u.s. and attempted
to blaspheme our good NAME" We have
cleared our skirts of the Taylor part of
the "detraction," by words "from his own
mouth"-and we believe we are well
enough posted up to 60 into trial on mat.
tiers touching Ascending from one church
to another, and being lured from his Sec
ond love by office; during the trial, (Which
will be published in full some valuable