North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-06-26

: recourse 10 an execution OF the judgmen
on the property OF my debtor; ! obtaine'
the Wi. Of execution, bat the sheriff con
rsntly refused 10 act upon it. The judge
himself in spite Of his own sentence, appro
we'd the SherifTs resistance, whilst hi'
Ipredilection, little regulated by The
laws, approved Of the execution OF a writ in
favor Of another creditor before whom | he'd
right 10 have my judgment executed in
consequence Of the priority oil date. The
Chief Justice Mr.. Hey, reprimnnded Sc
vereIy the injustice and arbitrary despotiSm
of an inIeroT judge.
This inferior Judge was the ex-Captain
Frazer, (or the family Of the last Lord
LovaD who in The war of 1856, the Goth
Regiment, had tried by distinguished ser
vices TO eilace his domestic disgrace Of
lT45 and l746. In 1865 he abandoned the
army for the office OF jndge. Captain, now
Judge Frazer, is man ofgood understand
ing when he thinks proper to make good
use of il; his intellect is well cultivated,
better than would generally be expected of
man who had passed his early lie in
camps and armies; his manners are those
OF gentleman of distinction, naturally just
when his judgments are not dictated by
hatred or friendship. But he is of fancifuI, |
tickle, capricious and imperious character.
A Judge so pulled mp with his own personal
grandeur and yet stained with the Taught
mess & despolisn of a discipIinarian was
alarmed to see himself on my account the
object of the animadversion of the Chief
Justice. His resentment was long time
'mothered under the projects of his wrath;
accident made it explode suddenly. A
lumber OF carts employed in the building
If church in the same street where nv
IwelIing house is situated, embarrassed his
passage as he was riding by. A man who,
n the habitua (ancies of his own selfish
owe, had imagined that all was to give
way before him, got qnile enraged to meet
With such obstacles. With whip in his
and, he was about 10 strike one of the ,
arters, bnt this man more experienced than
ne Judge in the art OF handling a whip,
Immediately as brave Canadian, slopt
ne efiervescence OF the furious Judge
'uring this scene was walking with some .
lends on the gallery in front of my house. a
oiIing with rage, he insulted me, as v
can soldier or cragoon would have done,
hich showed to those present that pas 8
on had made him forget what he was. j,
His Imagination was so full ofproects of a
against me, that he could not, at \
e table OF Colonel now Gen. Christie, re-
ain from announcing TO those present the
he reserved for me: " A maois-
ale,S said he, had one of his ears cut: the p
ngue Of another one shall soon be cut.n r,
He very soon airer this occurrence came pi
my house, undoubtedly to be the exc.
toner of the sentence he had pronoun-
against me. was again on the gal
y whence he inperiousIy babe me descend
him. This did in an instant, when I h
IS near him with one hand he took me by ~.
collar, whilst with the other he passed ha
cane over my head. But from thi, G Ga
nacl.g attitude the only result were two ties
WIS that he cowardy inflicted on me on on
n his fists. My surprise was replaced lha
courage at the danger threatening me scr
giant t was however disarmed. | took the The.
d of him by bis long hair and brouobt tho
to the ground bathed in his own blood ell"
Ich poured freely from the severe the
urds which his face received from the acc acc
on the pavement. During the battle NAL
Dardly had strength enough to call for aen
e friends who came to separate us.n lun.
ner,
,r spas
hat