The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1823-08-06

svho zyW show me This good 2 answer
Abigail Church HShaN Iever reaiizc
this unknoscn o6;eet of oil my cares 2'-
rep!y-go to Mrs Church she viii
tell you.
But we are told that some dark com.
plexioned person about Chickamsgua is
in the habit of cheating his neighbors .
and disturbances are reported to eDsue.
All Gentlemen, in these "coster- mong.
er times" il needs no s'ghost come from
the grave" TO tell us that Chickan1aEua
is like unto the place of the plain-tbe
ono dark complexioned countrymar may
be hailed by many kindred light blown
spirits from the "towered cities' Of the
east. HAPPY for Us if the rarity of oc-
currences like these, called for the aid
OF fortune tellers 10 point them out.
"Beware the Ides of March," said the
Roman ausur to Caesar Beware tho
month of May, said the spectator to his
fair country-woman. Which of these
prosnostics rartook Of the greatest share
OF civinstion the Que being the faith as
the ether was the levity of his country
We ought tot too rashly to tax Roman
credulity of religion because we will no,
believe that the wrong flights of birds a.
Pharsalia and Gamma predicted the fate OF
those great battles. We doubt not the
virtue or learning of Plutarch because
he believed them but rather rejoice
that he has recorded and sent them down
the vista OF time for our instruction and
reProof. Will the Epicurean cit "with
eager eye and smacking lip" forbear the
delicious morsel because a Montauk
Indian tells him that southwest moon
makes bad oysters at Blue Point Even
old sir John, in the mournful days of VIII
lainy, boosted his better ability to take
purse when under the goveranco OF his
cchasie mistress, that patroness ofrogues,
the moon. Will you indie: our whole
horde OF Almanac makers, for foretelIing
the numerous goods or ills of life thar
await US because our birth is under the
tail OF Chories's liam, or our crimes at
tributed 10 the iniluen Of a star 2 Are
they criminals because they tell us that
when the moon is in her apogee or Mars
in his perihelumS we must expect more
wars or falling weather about that time
was reading ina newspaper the other
day, that lsaih Thornas's apprentice while
| composing the almanac, came 10 his
master to know what he should put op>
posite TO the 18th Of juno The
master, being engaged, told him "any
thing" The boy put rain, hail, snow and
sieet. IL so happened that 1t both hailed
and showed on that day. A large dose of
the empires pills, noted for their effica~
cy in recovering strayed cattle, drove the
IN mt r,JrxN 10 IL
TO be sure he found his OK doubt
much il even in these days and goings
down OF the sun, either the Quack or Mr..
Thomas would have been adiudged with
IN the letter or spirit Of this statute the
one Tor the price Of his pills, or the other
for the receipts Of his Almanacs.
But have detained you 100 long in tel.
ling what in my judgement The statue
does not intend. l will detain you but
few minutes longer in stating what be-
lieve il does. 1t was intended to detect
high handed swindling in such instances
as the following :--If man should make
his appearance in your town in the euise
Of merchants and should relate that he
had large quantity of merchandise at
pttsburg or Wheeling, just ready TO des.
cend the river--should exhibit false in
voices or bills of lading, and thereon i'm,
duce one OF your citizens to loan him a
sum OF money for his exigencies until he
could pass on as far as Louisville, or mr..
gent business, and thus make off vii n the
booty or if one should feign the. name
or heirshiP Of large non resid, emf land
holder IN your state, and exh,bi, faIer
deeds and vouchers, whereby BE impos.
ed upon the Unwary and, obtain,sd money
| or property by means of such false and
traudulen; pretences and indie I'D hume,
| rous other cases which could bg mention
ed. But to extend it to the oreemn,i.
bic case ofthis womans would be giving a
scope to implied powers, hitherto uppres
cedenied. flour legislature really thinle
1t is time to take the aIarnl that our lin
critics are endangered, or our peace inva.
ded, by the inrosds Of witches. fortune.
tellers, and coDjurors-let them 50 81.
press lie let laws be enacted with q
punishment consequent to each. Their
at least, will the first object of crimina
code for tree state, be obtained.-tba, .
having crimes specific and punishment
certain Tor Of all things within the circI
OF our jurisprudence, we ought 10 he IN,
most cautious in extending criminal law
by implication.
| MIR. Douglas concluded bv obs.rv;,o