Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1843-08-09

he. chose. From the position he had taxi
en-, ii appeared thai one quarter Of a dollar
had The supreme power of translating him
from pig to puppy, or from puppy TO pig
again, and no marvel if | should happen
tothink that his story was we'll adapted 10
his own case g.. ESQ M 80 1ssE..
/ He said that J. A. Spear was the mean
est of all Gods race, and finally TOO mean.
TO live, because he did not wish TO have
others engage 10 human butchery to pro-
tect him and his property. This is the
amount of the argument that he introduc-
ed against The defendant and the rest of
his plea was made up of abuse aud cpl
thets, some Of which | do not recollect.
The greatest difficulty he me. with was
10 getting hold of phrases and language
10 abuse the defen6an; enough.
! An aged man, (who was i(on-Resist-
ant entered the room while he was plead
ing; but was not suffered to be 10 the
room two minutes, before the speaker
commenced TRADE of abuse upon him,
This old gentleman had come there 10 an.
swer for his two sons who were minors.
| When the case ofthese two brothers came
| on, the old gentleman asked question !;
| but one impudent pertifog ger attempted 10
silence him by Indignantly asking him if
he was an attorney. Yes,replied the aged
father, | am an attorney for my boys.
| The court suffered the young sauce-box,
but be was rebaked By another. so that
once ne showed some signs of shame.
i One of his sons was gone on a journey,
training day, aud did not return for more
than week after training. .
The other had never been warned, nor
had notice of his enrolment, aud had a
certificate from The surgeons mate, on &C
count Of bodily in6rmity. Besides this, he
employed young man to train for him
whose services were accepted all day. and
his vote received in the election of officers,
but al night the Captain said he should
not accept Of him. Astonishing as il may
appear, both Of these young men were
amersed 10 fine and cost. @-..
The justice who ser as counsel with It.
A. Vance, was Miilerite, who was heard
to state that if he had any thing to do with
the affair. he should 60 for filming every
man, guilty or not guilty, let his excuse
be what il would and it appears that so
far as his influence extended it was pretty
much to that effect. .
e Query. lfChris: had made his sppear.
;, ance before training, and that personally
q as the Millerites expected he would, who
: can doubt but they would be for collecting
d fine of him or imprisoning him il he hac
D refused TO do military duty. If they
2 would have Chaplain to call upon th,
n Father TO engage in battle, amidst The re
!, port of the cannon and the groaus of th
d dying, would they not call upon his sol
y to train2 Hear the Chaplain summon
e the Father to engage in battle, talking {:
t, him as he would an intelligent tiger, an
10 yet it is done in professedly Chrislia
le community. And il Chris: should come
s. as they say they expect him, would he nj
10 fad the Mllerites beating their fello,
Il servants and ealing and drinking with th
y drunken2 g
in Before close. it is due that shoul
say that one of The party is ashamed
at the doings Of that court, so much that
al said he was glad it was not in the villae
,g where he resided. For, said he, it wou
en- have disgracec the place. This town W;
oy noted throughout the county on account
he the law suits and quarrels 10 it before, b
there was never any thing of the kind
i, town half eqnal to this before. Nor Is it
~ be wondered ar, since the justice is Il
5; man who, when he was committee of
p small school district, used his influence
ne preventive Melhodists from holding r
Re. ligious meeting lnthe school house, so th
", they heldIheir meeting in private hous
re And on another occasion he tried to pr
* vent his wife from going to meeting, al
he after he had said al. he could to preve
he her going, and she was still! inclined to g
de he laid violent hands upon her and TO
lily her dress. Such man as this was a