North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1841-07-31
JULY 81

IL And the prisoners wer. A,o.
fore Valentine for exam,.a,;., '' H.
10 Then the Govrrnor1 eos,..,
and said unto Valentine, 'ss
10 For inasmuch mos, nohlr VAL,
as IL hath pleased the law.ey., ~
people to make thee mini,,e, NJ Il. Ne
J; behooveth thee TO Judge rightly !. ~
mstter lest great expense cone sco, y
people and our whole tribe b. n... @
so fer. S' Q
10 And he declared unto vslrn,;.. 1.
that be had sent forth ,he eep,nrio, -
20 procure Q witness Do, ss he had ~ ~
there was no evidence agains, n. ,,, .a'
ers, we must therefore let them Or ''@
81 So when Valentine saw ,l,, Il,
could not be bound over on ,hn sh, "a.
thew were acquitted. "
- Then the Governor's so,o,.l -,
unto Valentine. there 10 We, m L,i,"..
offence whereof these men stand eb,,s,1
% Whereupon The prisot.n' .ou,..y
demsnded the authority by which N,
held the prisoners TO trial,
- Then arose the Hsnyr.., AZ.
with great swelling words declared ,b,,
they were detained according 10 law
IS But the counsel Of the prisoners IA,
liking the authority Of the covernn,,n
sistant counsel, dema ndet the papers
Is And they brough, forward w,r,,,
so patched and amended by raIrnliD, ma
the centurion, tina, il was null and VOID
~ But the Governors counsel d,cInyh
to be according to the decree of the En,,
Of the tribe, SO Valentine pronounced i
good.
% Now when the counsel FIR The pt,
oners saw that Valentine was ignorsni Of
the law, thew plead for jury,
20 And Valentine was about 10 pnrt
their request, when the Governors coup
sci rose in anger and declared unto Vs,,.
tiae that he would not submit, to ouch
fooiery.
50 Then Valentine was afraid Ia ,n,,
the jury.
81 So the examination was CONTINUED.
81 So the Governors counsel called o,
the centurion and the waterman to 'rs,ih.
50 And the centurion told INTO Varr
tine the whole matter even iron the b.
ginning,
81 And behold 40 he related his woudr'.
ful d"ings, the people shouted for they III
knew the centurion TO he o mighty mn
both in words and deeds.
IS And they laughed At hi. exploits and
he sat down,
Sc Now when Thomas the waterman
was called upon to testify, hs knew D'I
what 10 say for ,he centurion had tod ai
81 And he stood lcirne Varnlinr +"
spe, chless as the beast upon which Bt
lam o. old rode.
SO But q, length his speech zane h
he opened his mouth ard drclarrd 'S''
. ,nce the days 81 old th're hal sr'n ~
such mighty wonders wrough, in all The
city al Valrniine.--no nor in all the d.
minions Of Silas.
SO And the people were oil co "h''n'
On they said one 10 an other, 81 'f"a
Thomas and the Centurion were rfHt
but in no wise were they inJD''
ed nv the prisoners.
40 But tn. Gov rnor's counsel sf'"
lavlne aside his quid sPake alter '''
manner,
Al Most noble Valentine, We bes'ra
thee to hear rs patiently in this ms''sf
not let the prisoners escape w''h""' T'r
ishmen for their offence is excrru''s'
gfievrons, a.
AZ They have NOT fought the centrum
hut they have frightened HIM a"aS- "
they resisted not yet the centurion n'on
'ear, --theretore must these men oe ""
shed.
as And he commanded Valen''ps |"
b md them over to the tribunal o. +"
Judges, uv
~ But Valentine not having w.
mind of his own, went INTO the Law" a..
bis adversary to enquire what Inc '''''
lhouId be. n,.
IS So the LAWYER, wishing 70 ~
Valentine n laughing. stock Tor we P'p Inn.
.old him 70 make their bonds i've sI,.
ired dollars, or he was no lrirnG 70 , J.
4S So Valentine returned ard "sc'r ,m
,is verdic,-and the people lausnea w.
n scorn, ,t,t he
Al. Now when Valentine saw '.'. .,.,.
people laughed a, his decis'o'' ''' ~"
enance was fallen. .ou,yF
40 And even the Governor, .,.',s,.
vas ashamed OF the verdict OF v'r s1.S'
40 And he told him to lessen 'ne S,t
or he only wished to "ssvf 10"
,arnless," so Valentino dri as he a,,,,,i.
md thus the matter ended tor 'he w." NM,
-" so An And valentine gathered =. , ,. :, "t
Ind departed INTO his own dws r,na cont
ashamed in the presence 81 'ns P