Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-09-12
From the Democratic Recorder.
OYER AND TEMINER.

The People, %. Party" alias "Tha
hos tara same Old Coon"
| This suit was instituted in lS4I, foI
indemnity for losses sustained by viola
tiOn OF contract on the part of the defen
dants, and for The recovery of certain
rights and immuniIies, obtained by them
under false P'etences, in 1910. The pri
soner was brought into court under a
writ of hGbcGs corpus. His physical ap
pearance was baggard and emaciated in
the extreme. His eyes rolled wildly and
the general contour Of bis countenance
exhibited guilt which no affected limos
cence could conceal, restive spirit and
a logged despair which no assumed non.
ehalSnce could efectually suppress. HiS
habiliments hung loosely, and in tattered
fragments about bis person. His hat was
somewhat antique in its style-yery
much like those worn in days of the els
der Adams; the "black cockade' was
still conspicuous. His linen was origin
ally red flannel, but now il was consider.
ably Soiled. His coat was of 'manv col.
ors,' with strong preponderance ofred;
and of cut so very peculiar, that it could
be WON either end up. or either side out
His "iRerpressibles" were also indescr;
babies, though by the prism of scrutiny,
they might be divided into as many ele.
rnents, at least, as Parson Miller divides
bis beast. He was barefoot and his ped
a'eytremitiss were considerable lacerated
by the thorns he had been travelling on
for the last three years.
A jury Oftwenty>six was empaDnelled,
when the prisoner was thus addressed by
the Court aSta. a .eo-
"YSu Old Coon. You are arraigned
before the highest tribunal of your coun-
try, charged with the commission Of
some ofthe most fragrant offences under
the cognizance of fhuman. law. Ibflexible
justice, ever jealous Of her prerogatives,
demands OF US, her chosen instruments
on earth, the sirictest scrutiny into the
truth Of the Onerous allegations now rest.
ing upon you. Mercy, in her ethereal es
sence, even now hOVers over this August
assemblage, and in deepest commissera-
tiOB for your wO.begone aspect, pours
forth her lachrymal food in copious pro,
fusion. We know that
"The quantity of mercy is not strained;
Itdroppeth as the gentle rain from Heaven
Upon the place beneath" s- -.,
Yet,
"Though earthly pS~er doth then show likest
When mercy seasons justice" Gods,
the majesty Of humau law will often re-
quire resistance TO her most pathetic
pleadings, and sHCri6cial offering upon
the altar Of inexorable justice.
Hear now, the indictment, which, tho
embracing many cOunts, may be summed
upto this:-- c@s ttt 4.
For riotOus and disorderiy proceedings
against the peace Of the State. and the
welfare OF its citizens-for constructing
OF causing TO be constructed, many an.
seemly vehicles, and imparting thereto,
by meansOf horses, mules, and Iackasses,
an unwOnted and exceedingly uDnsturaI
IOcOmOtion-foT singing unseemly and
uproariOus melodies, on divers occasions. ).
the TO infinite amusement OF fools, and to.
the great annoyance Of men Of sense-for
breach Of promise in instances "tOo nu.-
merous to mentiOn"- vending, Civ
ing away, and otherwise disposing Of
coon meat as roast beef,' and for 'kick-
ing up arrow generally Guilty, or
mot guilty 10 this charge ,-yOu will re-
spOnd, . so