Democratic banner., 1847-02-01
THE Decisiion of an .2frlcan Judge.

remote province of Africa; Astounding il
gold. The inhabitants met him, beaIin!
dishes filled with apples and fruits of gold
DO yoa cat such fruit amcng you?' sal,
Alexander. i have not come TO see you
riches, but TO learn your customs
THEN ti.ey led him to the market place.
where tic king was sitting in judgement.
y citizen just. then appeared before him.
and sai3; i bought Of this man, o king, q
sack fail Of c'.aif, and found ii large amount
of treasure in i. Tie chaff is mine, but
not thu GOLD; aud Tins man will not take it
back again. Decide accordingly, o king,
for it is his
And LIS OPPONENT, also a citizen of the
place, replied: DO you fear TO keep what
Us not your own, AID l should not fear the
like? sold you the sack, and all that was
in it; keep what's yourcwn. Decide for him
% king
The king asked the fr,t whether he had q
son? lie answered, Yes He asked the
second whether lie had a daughter ?
and received Yes fpr an answer. 'WelI,'
said Tie king, you are both upright; unite
your children in marriage, and give them
the treasure for n marriage gift. This is
l"y dccision,'
Alexander was astonished, when he heard
this Judgment.
Have | decided unjnstly,' inquired the
king Of the distant co~untryman, shat you
are so astonisbcdf'
'By 10 means,' replied Alexander; sbut in
lay country the judgement would have been
different
'AnG now" asked the African king.
'Both disputants,' said Alexander, would
lose their heads, and the treasure would
lall to the king
Then the king, striking his hands togeth-
,cr, asked: Sand does the sun shine upon
YOU! and does the heavens send ITS rain
upon you"
'les,'rcplied Alexander.
'Thcnit must be- continued the African
king, 'for the sake of the innocent beasts in
your country, for, on such men, tho sur
should neither slime nor the heavens SEND
down is rain
4 La,cyer's Rep0rt 1a BatHe.-A din.
ner given on News-Year's Eve by the citi.
zcns of Cincinnati, TO Col Mitchell and Ad.
%jutant Armstrong, of the Ohio volunteers
N their return home, from the army a
Monterey, where both were severely woun.
led. Among the other good things sale
and sung on the occasion, was the follow
ing, drawn up by Benz. B. Fessenden
Esquire:
Lnthrd States Regulars and ToI"nteer
VERSUS CityOf MOntcrey.-This was an &C
ion on the case, to o damages 70
1reach oftrcaty contract. Declaration, Is
count, special, rcciting contract, bre ach
&C.; to which were added the smOney'
~Icounts. Defendant pleads in law "Mexical
batteries and fortresses." Plaintiffs repl
Anglo-Saxon pluck and resolution; upon thi
issue taken, and cause submitted.
Generals Taylor and Worth, for plaintiffs
For defendant , Mr. Ampudia.
The case was argued on both sides wit
great force and considerable feeling, bu
, the arguments Of plaintiffs counsel, derive
from and based upon maxims and principle
of the canon law, which were made to bea
, upon the case were peculiarly convincing.
Court find for plaintiffs on the issue made
j "That Mexican batteries are no bar to An
Clio Saxon pluck and resolution. Judgemen
n for plaintiffs. BY consent of parties, stay G
r execution for eight weeks.
LONE-The following exquisite pa
sage we find in Tupper's Crock 9GOH:
Glove is the weapon which Omninotnn'
l. Ihad failed. Reason lie parties; tear he al
Iswers blow to blow; future interest
meets with pleasure; but love. that sun
g ~yainst whose melting beams winter cam
Stand, that soft subduing slumber viii
wrestles down the giant, there is not o
w human creature in a million, moi a thousa
n-lmcn in all earth's large quintil!ion, who
49, CLAW heart is hardened against love-"
n The temperance cause is flourish
in Charleston, S. c., and some praisewo
III! efforts in progress to have a meeting