Mr. Fairbanks And Miss Webster

Letters, dated Lexington, Ky., Nov 29, from Mr. Fairbanks, now in Ken tuckyjail, on charge of aiding sla ves t escape, to his father in Centreville, Alle ghany Co., have been handed us, fron which we make a few extracts. Mr. Fairbanks had hïred acarriage anc horses, at Lexington, to go to Maysville when Miss Webster accompanied him and on the rout one of the hcrses died anc he was forced to hire another on the road. Somewhere on the wny a strange horse feil in company with his team tnc followed them back to Lexington. He says: "We soon met Mr. Craig and Mr Bain the forme r of whom was the owner of the carriage and horses, the Iatler, o one of the slaves, viz: the wife of Lewis they followed us back to this place, anc just before we got intothe city Mr. Craig mounted the seat with the driver, which was rather strange. He drove to the jíiil, stopped and asked me to pay him for the horse that died. I said "1 will pay for him if you allow me a time." Said Miss Webster, "IM1 pay you for your horse." I was taken from the hack and lodged in jail. Miss Webster also. - What money I had was taken from me to pay towards the dead horse; so 1 am pennyless. I employed Gen. John M. McCaller for us, at $500, but he has business at the city of Washington, and 1 am now to get some other. I have sent for Thomas F. Marshall, of this place, and shall this afternoon send a note to 'íenry Clay.I was coinmitted to jail on the 30th Sept. and did not writé because I had a tope of getting clear, and did not wish you to know it until it was over. Now, nothing have I heard of the horse since. I am not accused of taking a horse, but suppose the horse belongs to some one here, as I tbought at first. Three indictments are preferredagainst me for being said to have taken one Lewis, bis wife and son. No testimony can be brought to provo nny such thing, nor does any onc pretend to say, that they sarme with any such persons; but a dangerous letter was found in my possession, setting forth, as I am informed, an intention to do such a thing on the same day on which we went away; being imíbrtunately the time on which the slaves are said to have escaped. This letter was lodged with me for commitment to the Post Office, which I neglectcd doing; il was signed (as they say) "Traitor," and the Grand Jury indicted me upon the strength of it. I have been nsked many questions, and in all, have taken care to answer themas discreetly as possible. I am informed thatsome will take advantage of this and by circumstantial evidence will condemn me. If I am found guilty . the law can, upon each indictment send me to4the State's, prison twenty years, which in all would be 60 years, but this will not be. If I am found guilty I may be sent four, six, ten or twenty years. All depends on good counsel, and they depend on money. I know not what Mr. Marshall wil] tax if ie appears, neither do 1 know what Mr. Clay will: but Isuppose about 8500 each for both of us. Unless my friends forward some money, I shall be in great danger. If they do, so that I can fee a ejood Attcrney, and with the best I am sure of safety. I teil you theexcitement is so great, that were 1 not a prisoner I should be in danser.