The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1846-03-14
VIOLATING THE TREATY.

Among the Appellants for justice at the Re
corder's office yesterday, was Damon Duntield
an old Ethiopian, whose woodsaw was hung OF
his shoulder, like the guitar of a troubadour ere
the days of chivalry had gone by. Damon
looked about as wise as an owl in daylight i; he
appears to have borrowed for the occasion, the
diapida,ed hat of Jacques Strop, and the re-
malnder OF his wardrobe seemed made to match.
His hair was grizzly grey, and his face wrin-
kled ant puckery, like POSITIONS boot.
81 wants to hab dis ere business settled,
massa 'Corder, dagreeabe to de cons,ir,u
shun."
What business is tha';" said the Recorder.
Whoy, you sees, massa 'Corder, dis ere
nigga has wlorlated de treaty after de boundary
line was greed to tween u.s." ......
DDS ERE nigga" to which Damon alluded,
was big, bury black, with teeth enough to
form the stock in trade of dentist, and pair
of eyes that curvetted about in their sockets like
the revolving lamp of a lighthouse.
"And pray" said the Recorder, "what has
this negro to do with the violation of the treaty
or the tracing of the boundary line!"
81 amt got muffin at all, said the fellow with
the mouthtul of bones.
"Bu. says you hab," said Damon, i" and I'll
just spain de whole ting to massa Judge, in
less time dan Id be sharpenin' my saw"
"WelI, then letsus hear you," said the Re-
corder.
"Wal, it's JUS dis, massa," said Damon
"you sees dis chill is an old squatter and no
mistake. Is had what you may call de pre-.
empion right to de cuttn' OBJ all de wood
tween Canal and Custom house streets, and
de Lebee and Dauphn streets, | doesn't know
how long wal dis ere nigga comes and ne cuts
into my Gus omers' weed, and cuts me out, fof
he interferes wild my vested rights. wal, masa
you sees speak to him like book, or JUS as
mgssa Buchanan did to massa acker-ham, ant
| conwinces him right up and down dat ne am
, no right to 'trude on my bound'ry.'
"Guess, OF feIla, knows de science OF WOO
sawin' well as you do" said the big negro
!, 80 ere amt notin' in de constlrtushun to per
, went me nelder."
"Sience, sir" said the Recorder; and silenc
d having prevailed. Damon continued
$ "WaI, as was sayin', massa Judge, when
J. showed him my exclusib privileges, ne tho't d
come the diplermatics ober me, but ne couldn
shine, no how, SO finerly he 'grees not to cut
wood within my imerts-no way, no somedeV
err"
II 81 didn't sign no documents" said the 81
IS negro.
You pledged de word % WOOD sawye
e aud darkey dat you wouldn't" SAID Damon
/ " and now cotches you at it ebery day."
D. add he commit any assault and battery 0
ID ?" said the Recorder.
IS "He didn',," said Damon, but you see
is massa Judge, he's strange nigga. and cal
Ill on YOU TO purtect home industry. wants yo
a TO 90 in for what massa Clay calls de 'Merica
ce system"
OF The Recorder assured Damon that'he won
he do ali in his power to protect home industry al
es to support the American system, but that
he could not interfere with his rival IN BUSINESS
lily prevent his saving wood within the magma
he boundary lines to which he Che palnt'if) seer
a ed to set up prescriptive right.
on The case was dismissed. Damon shouioer'
ef his saw and pledged himself to bring the ca
llO before higher court.