Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1839-07-25
From the ". O. Picayune.
An Arkansas Justice,

The Way they Laile out the Law in the New
CguntrieS.---A particular friend of ours at
Batesville has furnished US with the ground
work ofthe following account, showing up the
manner in which they do things in the back
part of the "Rackensackn country.
In one Of the back counties lives ''big man.
famed Vowes, a red hot democrat, and not
over burthened with honesty. Rich in lands
and tenements, meaner than SCAR broth, and
regardless of what means he used to attain his
ends, Vowels has always a gang of sinks or
strikers about hlm--men who will do any thing
and swear to any thing he bids them short
time since he obtained a commission for one OF
those tools as "JaSSack" of the Peace, or rather
Justice OF the Peace. The fellows name was
Bumpy, an ignorant dot, as destitute Of con-
science as crying hyeaa after a seven days
fast. On receiving his appointment, With the
governors name and seal to ii, Bumpy swelIed
up with pride at once, felt himself wonderfully
elated, and started on his way hone rejoicing,
Arrived there he commenced strulting and
cutting digniied swell about and across his
cabin.
"What has got into you, Blumpy!" asked
his wife
"What are you galivanting about in that
high-lalutin style for?' continued his wife.
"l'm made man" was the mysterious an
swer.
Something has made you crazy, BIumpy'
"Crazy Look here" said the husband, show
ing the commission, "ook here, Mrs. BIumpy--
see this knew that keeping that horse Cham
pion would bring me out. am now Justice
of the Peace, and will be in the Legislature
next year, sure Hadn't we better put another
story on the house, SalIy?" continued the lel
low, swelling like a frog and blowing like
porpoise.
"ln course we had. Maint strut too. Blum
py"
"Certingl hold here" said her hus
band, offering his arm. They were both now
well at it, struttng and "ampifying" abou
the room. The children we're aslonlshed al
the mad pranks of their parents, and thought
they had found gold mine. "Mamny," sad
one of them, "Malnt strut, too, with you aud
dal?"
'.Set down, you rascal YOU" said Mrs. Blum
Ply. "Nobojy is in office here, but your dad
and me-" at the same time knocking the little
Bumpy over with chunk.
DUlllC ud1S dlbCI tllo anu WnSli bIdhiPy hNS
cooled off little, the sold man. was called up
on to make his first appearance rs a ustlcee
and try a case. Rigging himself out IN his
Sunday go-to-the-tavern suit he was upon The
spot in season. The case was one in which
his friend and patron was engaged-Vowel'
Us. Datem 1t was an open account his master
had made out against Datem for sundry goods
wares and merchandise, to which the latter de
INJURED.
Vowels opened the argument on his own &C
count in violent strain Turning to Datem
the defendant, he commenced with "D-n you
do YOU dispute mn account? You 1cont pay my
bill eh? MIR. BIumpy, your honor, that rasca
came to my house and made jest as free as
though il was his'n, d--n him. He found my
crib open, and he n,arUeIled into the corn, lie
eat my red tongue, (bacon.) His wife Raum'
lin my calico, his puihtS (daughters) dance II
my pruuells, he drinks my bail face (whlskey
like a horse, and now he disputes the bill, the
rascal. Esq. Blumpy, take your seat on ina
horse block, Try him and give him 'goss''
BUNNY tool, his seat with all the mock dig
Inity of the sham duke in the "Honey Moon
MOI a particle of proof had been adduced IN Ia
vor of his patrons claim, but that did not in The
least ol,er hi, decision, which was as follows
"Seeing as how my friend Vowels' crib ha
been open 10 Datem, the defendant, that thu
PLAINTIFFS cacoes has been worn by Datcm'
wife, his prunells danced all TO smash by Da
tents quilts, and his ball-lace swiled down b!
the defendant himself, in course ne has got Y
INV for them and fork over my lee INTO IN
4 bnrpan. Them's the courts sentiments"
Judgment accordingly rendered ugainat Do