Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-09-18
BLUE LAWS.
From the Ne@bugyport Herald.


AMI pans have been taken, TO ransack the
archives % that state, and to publish ex.
rats from laws, that were il force whe,.
t;ey were hrst organized, but it is appa
rect III many instances they took the laws
oil Massachusetts, for a. mp,,el, which were
equally rigid, unjust, trifling and absurtl.-
have made a few extracts IRON code of
laws established by this state, to winch, /
nave added sumo instances OF theii judicial
proceedings in certain cases. Is.
Lao 1st-PRiDE in wearing long hair.
Ike women's ilair, others wearing borders
OF BAR, and cutting and curling aud immo-
dest laying out of hair-grand Jurors to
present and the court to punish b, fine or
correction.
Lar 2d-Excess in apparel, strange new
fashions. naked breasts and arms. and min
ioned supeci,uous ribbons on hair. &c. the
court TO punish at discretion.
La'o sd-Prpfaneness ia persons tern-
ing their backs UPON public worship before
the b'essingis announced, the select men
are to aPpoiTt officers to shut the meeting
house doors or take any other measures to
attain the end.
Lao 4th--A loose and sinful custom of
riding lran; town TO town, men aud women
together. under pretext Of gsing to lecture.
tending toslebadchery and unchastity. ali
s'nele persons being Offenders to BIZ bound
to lheis good behavior with sureties, or suf-
Ter imprisonment.
Aatc 5th-- Tobacco takers and common
sweareys. Che constable directed To present
to the next magistrate to be punished at
| ,iisesetiou.
Leic 6ti-For drunkenness, the otfen-
der to pay ten shillings, excessive drinking
,hree aud four pence, tipling about half an
hour crown.
Judgments OF court as they stand recorded
for tteJoIoUing crimes.
lst. JOslas Plaistowe for stealing four
baskets OF corn, To return eight baskets, to
be fined five pounds and hereafter 20 be
called Josas. and not Mr.. as he used Ia be.
Cd. Capt. Some for abusing Mr.. Ludlow.
by calling him justass, is fi,.ed an hun.
dred pounds and prohibited coming within
the patent.
Sd. Sergeant Perkins ordered to carry
TORY turfs TO the fort for being drunk.
9th Edward Palmer, for his extortion
ID taking two pounds and four pence for
the wood wsrk of the stocks, is fined five
pounds, aud ordered to set In the stocks
one hour.
5ih. Thomas Petit, for suspicion Of Sian.
der, idleness ana stubbornness, is censured
q be severely Whit, Il to be kept in hold.
OH. tstharine, the wife Of Richard Cor
Dish was iouud suspicious of inconstancy
and seriously admonished to take heed.
I'm. jon, Wedsewood, for being in COM
paby Oh d.nnkaids, 70 set in the stocks.
HuNTsvILLE r, IN. t. Ang. +.
We haze good reasHii 70 heleye thar the
misunderstanding between captain- Burles-
son and party, ahd the neishboring Chero-
KEGS, will terminate more peaceasiy than
wassa'TfSst apprehended. The lndians.
although t'iey acknowledged fault on
their side: yet thirst to ayenge the deaths
OF those two who fell in the fray, but dis
claim all idea OF doing so, but on the heads,
OF corresponding number Of whites Of tie
party concerned. 1t is to he hoped thai
they vii! ahanson an attempt OF that kind !:
suffer their law Of retaliation 10 sleep in
this instance aad submit their cause, i'll
they consider themselves aggrieyed. to the
Investigation of she laws Of the United
states, and obtain redress therefrom. As
the most satisfactory information recei we'd,
we insert tie following letter from Colonel
Brown, Cherokee Indian, which we cx-
tract from the Huntsville Gazette.
Republican.
Copy of letter from Colonel Richard
Brown, to gentleman ia this place, da-
ted,
Greek Path, Cherokee Nation.
- August 10.
Sl0--I wish you TO inform the command-
ing officer of your country, that there were
two indians killed about eight miles above |
TIE head OF the Muscle shoals. They were
drinking, and went 10 the honse Of :. negro
who Kept wliiskey 10 sell, and told him thew |
wanted some he sta, ted 0R--they called |
him, but he would not return TiIev fban
agreed to drink, and pay for the wRiskey
About sun set, while they were drinkinS.
there ca me 10 or 10 whites together with
the negro, Oh horseback, fred four guns. |
Killed two indians aud missed the other
two. have Informed my men that they |
must not Kill any white man, for all we |
Wa1t IS. satisfaction. and the way we want
1t IS, by the laws Of the United States 80
therefore, we wish the men who committed
the murder should be appfehended ard
kept, until law can have its course on
them.
Nav YoRk, Sept. G.
SPecie.--We are glad to find that the
ofeci, us metals which have been emirra.
ting from this country for some years psst.
are returning almost daily. If is but
few days since 10000 dollars arrived at
Philadelphia IN the ship Gov. strong. from
Cad'z, and this mornings large amount
y has arrived at this port in the ship VIII
liam and Jane FROM Amsterdam. < RAJ