Washington telegraph., 1846-03-25

The subioined is from volume Of hu-
morous sketches, written by reporter
Of the New Orleans Picayune, just pub.
lisned By Carey & Hart, Philadelphia,
entitled s.Piokings from the Picayune:''
VIOLATING THE TREATY.
Among the appellants ior justice ~ lie
Recorders Office yesterday, was Damon
Dunfeld, an old Ethiopian, whose wood
saw was hung On his shoulder, like the
guitar OF a troubadonf, ere The days M
chivairy had gone by. Damon looked
about a. wise as an owl in daylight; he
appears ia,have borrowed fol the occasion,
tbs q ,..te.l hat Of J z1f,as Stop. ard
the remainder Of his wardrobe scercd
made 10 match. His hair wa a rrizz VI
grey, and his face wrinhlcd and puckery,
like ros'ilion's boot.
Il wants 10 hab dis ere business set
tied, mlssa 'Cordcr, dagreeablo 70 Le con
siiriuslun."
"What business i thatl' sail the r.
coTder.
"Whoy, you secs. massa 'Corder. dis
ere nigga has wiorlated ie treaty after dc
boundary line was greed p tween u.s.
''Dis ERE nigga," to which Damon XIII
iudeI, was big, burly black, with tce.A
enough 10 form the stock ia trade ol
dentist, and a pair of eyes that cnrvetted
about in their sockets ike the revolving
lamp ola lighthouse.
And pray" said ill., Recorder, "Nhat
has this negro TO Go with the violation c!
the treaty or the tracing q the boundary
line!'
If amt 60. muffin At all" said the fellow
with the mouihlul Of bones.
"Bu; says you hah N said Damon, 'ianl
Al! JUS. splain 10 whole ting ID massa
Judge, in less time dan I'd BE shagpcuin'
my saw
well, then lei US hear YOU" said tie
Recorder.
"Wal, it's JUS dis, nas5at said Damlni
..yol sees dis chill il az Old squaileF and
no mistake. Is had what you may cal.
dc pre-em2,icn right to d. cutiiu Oh al
2, wood tween Canal and Customhnuse
streets, and de Lebee ana Dauphin streets,
doesn't know how long, wal, Ill 'gsc
uir-l comes ana be cuts into my Gus
omers' wood, and cuts me GU, for he
inieTiares wild my vested rights. Wal,
massu, you sees [ speak tn him lii,o
book, or jas as massa Buchanan did N
massa Pacler- r-ham. ard conwinccs him
ri sht up ans down dat he amt no right 10
'irudc on my bound'ry."
Guess, sl ieiia, knows &c science Of
wood sawin well as you do," said The hig
negro, ''der. aiH'i no;in' i'll de consiiriushun
to prevent ne, neider."
"SileHce, sir" said he Recorder; and
silence having prevailed, Damon cyniia-
ued--
"Wal, as was sayin', massa Judge,
when showed him Hlr eEclusib pribilpEls,
he iho't he come de diplermatics ober me,
but nc couldn', shine, NJ how, 50 fEerly
he 'grees MT 20 cut 10 wood wiiia Iny
i.mc.is-- no way, no somsdever."
Il didn't sigu no documents said lily
BIG negro.
You plslged q, word ob wo0d-sawyer
and 4 daEkcy dat you wouldn't" said
Damon. ''snd now cu;ches you at i
ebery day."
"Did he commit any assault and battery
on you!' sad the Recorder.
"lIe didn't. said Damon, '.Dul you secs,
massa Ju-se, he's = strange nigga, and !
calls on you to pur'ect home industry. ]
wants You 10 20 in for what massa Clay
calls de 'NIedcan system
The Recorder assured Damon thai he
would d. ali in bis power 10 project home
industry, an 20 support the American sys-
TEN, but that he could not interfere with
his rival in business, pr rrevert HI saving
wood within The imaginary boundary lines
10 which he (the plaintiff seemed TO sct
up prescrip.ive right.
The case was dismissed. Demon shoul-
dered h:s sa.., and pledged himsclfto bring
tie case before a higher cour.