The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-11-14

niug. no man VIII dtny an1 every MN
mnst soc, that. considering tire 4lnu-y and
misrepresentation threash shlrn be has
As . ked his way. aefh,og bat tie ipost M
dannicd spirli, and the most iaipll, u sobf-
dnne,s. IN MS oNu strength, cobl1 have sup
pnfipd him. That he - either Tie most
pfnfnuud, nI lhe most laburians man uf his
TIM, nibndy Wiii assert blf i Il long since
England bad, for any length 81 tune, = nlt-
i.ier better calculated f,r Winning ltc ap-
pfobalion ofthr people 4 hnnie, ar sup
rnrfius h character Of the nliIun ia the
general politics of the world. That he
eaas lutn pilic" ~ the time that he lid,
las r"sn prod tive of no lnronsldcr bic
adtAuih.rs for, considering The then ID
PET of affdrs, II - probable that hui
England ben too forward 10 declare her
all a1 the stl4 Of either Inc onr o. the .
Tier " the then sco"ling parties, the ener-
glrs Which az nos 81 pleasantly and so
Hfof IBIS employed III 'aklng OIL The shae-
kitB # 81 N .,c. zig It NV been dc-
mandcd for lss agreeable soeatiuns.'
Es.,.
LEGAL JARGON.
L. an exeellr,i arIlri. pn LaW Piedd'ag8,
in Late Uesimiaster ReupW. thrir Is a
detailed .xpospre II tn" faf.tnoods, ah.nr-
dlies COS /, d my7nh ing clrcumlocn-
TIM. 81. regalaHy Introduced iota all
rle,diug-. 10 au ,tent III I would almost
appear lncfedlhl a. IN - who have ha1
In sing lar good fortune 10 escape through
hi, caalacl vi such fraudulent Pl
ceedlngs. l. the Declaration in an dc.loo
lur debt, il Is the intarlabr custom IL ena-
inrrdt' al lhe v.rloas nudes ~ "hlrh thu
tef.ndonl m,ght have got into lhe pl lnuii's
II b., besides tlIr ant0al one; the real a.
mount II TIE drht is never stated but = fc
tltfous one, and indie Il 40 complete Is the
exclusion from the Declaration of the real
ftcts Of thr ease, that the lawyers thrm-
sclses hays beeu driven to desi4e supple
mentary paper called aBH If Pauieuidri,
containing the statement, upon whncu
alone thr action can be- founded, and al +
when should be ia the Declaration Itself.
In an action Of t0uer- this ls, an action 10
recover property which 4 defendant has
wtongfoll> seized OF converted To his omh
nse. the Declaration mol only states What
Is in 80 cases out Of 100 u lie namely lhat
ihr pllInttH accidentally found tn proper
~ in questlon--hut mnilipIIrs trniuld III
number or value Of the articles described
a. for instance--il the action a. ere bcough'
for the value of , wage -, 10 horses, and
loo head III cdltlr, thu Declaration wOnl.i
-t,lr," For that whereas the said plaioth,
he, Z possessed of certain cattle, good
aud chNttels, 10 wit % wagons, 70 carts
% carriages, 100 horses, 100 mmes, 100
: ldlng | ~ ,ills, .OO0c.nrs, 1000 Ok
m, l,0ou . err, ceSunliy lost he said cal
liz, goods, i chdltcl-, aud the said Ca
into 80, posscs,lou of the sid drirndau
'dsad y ~ fndi - h. cj'ctmrnt, oat
sac still H,ursr. ~ plaintiff aud del, nj
aal ia,urd IN the Declaration being botH
fictitious PERSONS, aud every ALE. atom in 4
hciug wholly false -, thu klpd Ul
elaratIUn IN an action ior assault and ba'
terry, u correct notion lsays the able r.
virwrr) may b, oblllncl from the follow
ng lines BY M enlightened peader:-
The plendngs state, that Johr-a-Gnll
" ith envy, wn,lh, aud malice full,
With swords knives, stick, saves, fist ind
hludseon,
Beal, bruised and wounded, 10 .a-Gudgeon.
+ IH.i coHd For that, with diver Jugs,
10 wi, ~ pot. II cups, II mugs,
D eer;a'n volpar drunk called loddy.
sud Gdti did sluicc sn,d Gudgcons body,
l. wit, his goll-laced hal and HAIR on,
AMI clothes which he had then and there on,
le.nlt, - Jackets, II snrtourts,
F".vr pautalonns, II pairs OF boots,
VI did tnerepy much dlsoompose
III Guugeon's month. ears, e rs, and nose,
ELK, belly, neck, Ia eus, ircl, 40 toes
u Which aud other Wrongs uuhrafd Of,
lis clothes were s,'oli,t, aud lie despafred