Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1856-12-04
0nrseIves and lad NeighbOr.

Ourselves and bad EeighbOr.
We have been called upon several times du'
ring the last Two or three weeks BY especial
friends, and snquired Of, as to what are you
going to do, 10 relation to the slandtrous char
ges made upon you by tho editor Of the Citi'
zen 7" Our answer was short st the time, but
on reflection, We have concluded that our friends
should have a word upon lhe why's and where
fores, that we have not attempted to answer or
reply 10 anything emauating from such source.
Il is doubtless distinctly iScollectsd by those
who ware then our subscribers, that about one
year ago, oae OF our correspondents did reply
to some Of hi, slGnd4rs published at the time
against US and some ofOur relations. because
that we have some poor, and honest enough to
wear "patched'' psnti very much to the dGSat.
isfacton Of that Genus Homo. And it S doubt.
lesI rscoecIed by his very pious trends, who
hsts the devil and love whiSkey) that he whinSd
and whiasd from week to week, about the at.
tack upon him and his relations
Be itdiGliactly understood that ne here in
tend making no attack upon any Of his relations
for that he has some, who are industrious, hon.
est and upright. We are well aware. In the frs
place when be commenced the "Gtizen" he re-
fused to exchange with Ihe Press" and there
fore we had not the mans Of knowing what
ISLANDERS he did publish unless We had have gone
to the Auditors Office to see the copy that ths
people are compelled 10 pay for and neither
had he an opportunity Of reading the "Prsss"
unless he stole it, for we are informed by the
Auditor that the "Clizen" man did not come
thereto see 1t. And ia the next place, We have
refu'ed 90 far 10 notice HE vul gar til Ades Grim
iina charges and ISLANDERS generally, from the
fact that we considered him genuine Mono.
MAsne. Not exactly raving maniac whilst 10
hIsWaking hours. but in the dead hours Of the
night. good but frsi old mother has kept Wig
lie, whilst helm bis sieapng rawlings has fought
midst the widest excitement of bis deeply
Uhiskey bssotted brain, ever and anon crying
halt halt charge charge aud in his wild
and uneArlhly yells,, would seem to gig his
spurs deep into the sdsS Of his imaginary Ro-
sinRntel H' d.
Pheu gentlemen can you expect us 10 answer
al The vague and ncshsrent sbulitions Of u dis.
traeted, aud dissmpsred mind You SAY,
.thss hs has charged us with crimes such as
''packmg Juries." and perjury" &c,. why
don't you sac him? We answer true, be 90
charges US and fills bis paper from week to
week, bat il bis very piouS readers can pay for
such and get their 'monsY back" We have no
remedy; for 10 sus INN We would catch alouse'
and PSyouE own costa to boot
Andes to the question Of packing a jury,''
every man who has ever seen cour! Of JUS.
tiee knows that the Judge has no control in em.
Pansling jury. Aud further as 10 our PERU.
ryryos ask that crazy soul to hold bis peace
after the trial at HsI(rch's. Wherein that poor
Figghng, ricksty. Of'pring, wOrs yes, svors
to stats Of iaCts tha. was aa,ly cOptradctsd
By other witnesses and by the papers, there on
haHds, so that sithsr What the other witnesses
sWors aud the receipts and books thsre given
10 svIdsncS, we're MOI trHs, or else Hhat Mat.
thiss ktkinsoR Esq, the ostensble editor o
: the "0iliIen" swors to was untrue Well, tn,
Jury who tried the case saw fit TO treat the re-
celpta and the books as backed up by the oth
er erNllpesses as true, and to regard the teStimo
ny of that tlandering editor as Eatrsv. {
II may be that il ia this case be refers 10 wher
he tiltsof perjury. And he talks Of "packinp
sjnry'i with such worthless a. q certain doctor
olprange tP. 70 trumpet his Islander (barrinu
tAs $3.50 bridge that is bsl upon bis farm fol
bis ovn accommodation with the PEoPLE's non
.sy, BY imposing upon the Commissioners,
thrOughou. ihs neghboybood by inusndOs
thsy txhiblt thsir gnc. asst and fsndish spirit,
ItFas indeed true. but sniorlunsts that two o
our brclhersin-aw were upon a certau Jury
before whom that exceedingly wise doctor Rav,
testimony ---uaftrttnAie We say not for US, bu
FOR them. that because they are such, they or,
therefore chsrged shh perjury, b,csuse that /