The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1842-06-08

months on,board his vessel. he landed her
on an ISLAND iitllhe South Seas, wholly re-
garlless.of If whafIDightbefal her. 1t hap.
pcned that theRoman was presented to
the. sa yage monarch of the Island, who be.
came enamored of her. He made her his
wife, placed hersonsthe throne, and at his
death left her sole sovereign ofhis domin.
ions. By European vessel, which re-
Gently touched at the Island, the poor
wood. cutter has received intelligence of
his wife. She sent him presents ofssnch
vast value, that he will probably be one of
the weallhiest individuals in Sicily, until
it shall please her majesty, his august
spouse, to summonh him to her court.
JUDICIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to.the
last war, when Judge Chase, U. S. Sena-
tor from Vermont, was on his way to Con-
gress, he passed the first night Of his jour
ney at Windsor, vi. where man stole his
boots.s The thief was apprehended, and
lrietl, and Judge E-Proceeded to de-
:liver'the. sentence of the court to the fol-
lowing effect:
Tim Flama gin, you are found guilty Of
stealing pair Of boots. You stole them
in the faIEofIhe year. which aggravates
the offence; for had you stolen them in the
heat Of the. summer, the sufferer could
have walked abroad barefooted, without
serious us:sineonvenience. But the case is
worse than this, YOU stole the boots from
a greatsman-ffom Judge Chase-and not
only fromJudge Chase, but from Sena-
tor in the American Congress, and that,
too, presiotssto The commencement OF an
important session-a momenlousEperloo'
when. il twas pectcd on every side that
war gainst' Great Britain was to be de
clared. See, and stand aghast at the re-
suits which might have ensucd from your
nefaroussact. The Judge might have been
disposed toscast his vote against The war;
his vote might have been the turning point
of the matter, By the loss of his bouts he
mi Oh { have been delayed several days In
others, and in the mean time,
the awful question Of war might have been
brought un. In consequence of his ab-
sence, the decision might have been in ia.
Vor Of war; and thus upon you sir, would
have resulted the whole responsibility OF
that horrid event
You. and you onl ly.-would have been
hssnfsrR!s hefsssnfs rrR1!ssnilng FROM the cohfief-iof
the blood of thousands spilled OH ihe heia
of ba,,le-fur plunderings and burlington
massacres and carnage-for'nurw wives anu
daughters bulchereG or violated d-t"r the
tears and agony cf widows and orphans!
Yes, sir, all this would have rested upon
YOU, and in consequence of the heln"us
ness of vour offence, in view of those
dreadful consequences which might have
resulted from your act, the court sentences
YOU to six months Imprisonment IN the
common jail" .,
Judpc E--delivered this without
smile, and the man seeing whom he had 10
deal with, answered him in turn:
"May it plase your honor, it's an alsy
sintence to be shur, for such dadc as yei
honur saws, but I'd be after putin it to yel
bonors conscience, if six months bent
very unfortunate period to slime down Tor
III be comm out ojail jst as winter l;
comm an may be won't be able 10 be
qi,,in work, and then I'll be deprived o
boots 10 my fate and si:.les to my mouth
IF yer honor moo, would be kind and gen
tale enough TO sit me down three or nine
months, il would be more consderate II
your honor, entirely
every good, Mr.. Prisoner replied th'
Judge sill perfectly composed in counte
nance; ",he court in validity of your plea
reduces the term to three months. "Iak'
him away"