The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1841-09-21

Resolred, DC. That the sum of five hundred
and twelve dollars and thirty.cight cents be
paid from the Patent Office fund to reimburse
what is still due for publishing said Digest.
Approved, September l, lS41.
observation-disclosures NO. 3.
A RESOLUTION TO provide for the distri.
button of The printed returns OF the Sixth
Census.
Resolred, &c. That the aggregate returns
of the census for the year eighteen hundred and
forty, directed TO be printed under the superin
tendance of line Secretary of State by the act
entitled 'An act to provide for taking the sixth
census, or enumeration of The inhabitants of
the United Safes" shall be distributed and dis.
to the State of Maine, Two hundred; 10 the
State OF New Hampshire, one hundred and
fifteen; 10 the Safe Of Massachusetts, three
hundred /; 10 the State of Rode Island, forty
to the State of Connecticut one hundred and
twenty TO the State of Vermont, one hundred
and ten TO the State of New York, nj ne hun
drcd and eighty 10 the State of New Jersey,
one hundred and fifty; to the State ofPennsyl
vania, six hundred and ninety n the State of
Delaware, forty A; 10 the Safe of Maryland one
hundred and ninety; to the State of Virgi ria,
five hundred TO the State of North Carolina,
three hundred and ninety; to the State oil
South Carolina. two hundred and forty TO the
State of Georgia, two hundred and eighty 10
the State of Kentucky, three hundred and len
10 the Stale of Tennessee, three hundred and
thirty; to the State of Ohio, six hundred and
ten 10 the State of Louisiana, one hundred
and forty; to the State of Indiana, two hundred
and eighty, 10 the State of Mississippi, one
hundred and forty; 10 the State of Illinois,
two hundred and thirty; to the Safe of Alaba-
ma. two hundred and forty ; 10 the State OF
Missouri, one hundred and sixty to the State
of Arkansas, fifty; TO the State of Michigan
ninety TO the Territory of Florida, thirty to
the Territory of Wisconsin, twenty; TO The
Territory Of Iowa, thirty ; 10 each member o
the present Congress. and the delegates from
the Territories, the President and Vice Presi-
dent the United States, TO each, five copies
being in the whole, eight thousand five hundred
and ten copies and that the remaining copies
be placed in the Library ofCongr ess for future
disposition.
Approved September !, 1s41.
The WAY THEY ADMINISTER JUSTICE IN
TEXAS. The following is the report Of certain
proceedings recently had before John E. LETTERS
ESQ.,, high Judicial officer of the Republic Of
Texas, who is thus described -
"Thc above. named individual is from New
Jersey, and if he had lived in the days of Ho
garth he might have been immortalized in
coors. lie is four feet six inches high, and
six feet in thickness, with an abdomen worthy
of Falstaff, When dressed out in his mud
pumps, hunting shirt and Mexican chapeau, he
looks the fac simile of The Jack Of Clubs. His
nose resembles a vermiiion pear, halfway
buried in basket of strawberries. The fol-
lowing is report of proceedings before him
at the late court -
Republic Of Texas
Jim Donagan.
The testimony was conclusive against the
accused, and the prosecuting attorney declined
summing up.
Magistrate You must speak on this case,
or d-n me, IN discharge the criminal. You
can't come i, over old LETTERS by laying low and
playing dummy. My judgment is, that the
prisoner stole the mule out as he is poor
man. this entirely does away with the criminal
intention which constitutes theft, as brother
Bill used to say in the Jarsies, in similar cases,
and brother Bill was first chop lawyer.
Then, as there was no criminal intention.
the mule will belong to the prisoner, and the
prisoner will be discharged by paying costs Of
prosecution. The prosecuting attorney will
be sent off to the brig two days for contempt
of court in not argueing the case and producing
the law. The court will now adjourn all cases
on the docket till more ice arrives from New
Orleans, for the court prefers ice in liquor This
hot weather; and the parties must bring it in
literally when it arrives, or they will be erased
from The docket them's old Jeffers's senti.
men:s. Now slope!"
.,,. ~ od bulk which was driven ashore In 1871