The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-07-24
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From he Yf1kee Blade.
FUN on TEka, CIRCUIT.
BY AN ALABAMA SOLICITOR

TX AN ALABAMA SOLICITOR
the State of Alabama, as Solicitor OF the
4" Bloody Ninth Circuit, had a rough road
10 travel. The people generally were Lone
OF the mos. refined, and the Stale Dscksi, in
particular, showed a class Of individuals who
geographically described themselves as "the
fellows, hard 10 head" novice in the
prosecuting line, soon found ihs, it would
require all my vigilance and Tao. to prevent
frequent and disastrous defeats. The expert.
ence, fertility Of resource, mputssce, and
general sharpness Of tie " 5 ate. opponents
did, IN fact, % often wiz IS lose. I'd. az
and the testimony" might be as apparent as
The nose on John Tyler. face, and UT the
.ra.cals would often, by come ipgsniols 'Ed
de,ilish device, clear The Vel arrsn,ea ~ 81
es of Legislative enscimen.s. a.cef.linod
10 short, ny the wa, il was whispered COO
6den'ialIy in my ear, by that arch enemy Of
"l5s State" Butsell Blscka IA, au old FrIIow,
half trader, bsll.iawyer OF mi nilaDie physl-
ornou!cal chataclcris,ics aud atei miaabe
BUSINESS mica lens in every county OF cir
cult ascsfta,ued say, that to be fiji
cient, Solicitor mus: get ihe hang q his
customers
Another disadvantage under which labo'.
ed was this the Judges and Solicitors no
previously 10 my lncumbency, h1i adUiuis.
tered the Law, had, in 'lender commsera
ton of the freshness Of the country-,hsn
bu, recently occupied by whies-eahbited
great Ieniency towards those who CHANGED TO
be arrsigned for mere nlsdemeanois. Mut.
der, arson, burglary, and the IKE, were pun
ished promptly enough; but offences against
the statutes inh,biling gaming retailing liquor
without license, adultery, and so forth, were
viewed with much allowance in the cid Ninth,
in truth, the Judges themselves hAed iocdy
and Whist, per Sc, aud did mol perceive that
The favor Of the one was regulated By the lie.
gal competency Of the other increased or dl
mnIshed by the absence Of those cifcums'an
ces which go to make up a case cf raawfu
gaming" So fat cid this sentiment Ead prac
lice obtain, that numerous kes snd stories
were concoc,ed, and 90 dly related, iilust'a
tive Of the penchan. for lqlor aad c1rds, Q
the aforementioned ancouarles. Anon!
these, q bit OF b1ndiaoge, thai old Burrel
aforesaid always PECULIARLY plagued b.
Swallow, my predecessor vlh-thst in his
1.-THE said Burref.) county, the Grand Jur
never adjourned until all their loose cash hs
been transferred TO The Solicitors pocket,
nad that then he Grand iGqyes, stood dis
solved, ipsO facto. Swallow used 10 aug
consUmedly at BIrfeiPs wit, and decar
that the Solcitarship Of the N.nh wou'
saFve any msn that hscn't lock ard Ski
enolgh 10 bea. .ha Bench. Bar, and Jlfi.s
The Circuit, al poker"
The Bar OF the Ctcu., we're, On the Who'll
ciever set. Oaly few rode tn oj "a all Il
cognIies-ths rest would be met al two
three of The Courts only. Among ITO
whose names will occasionally appear III he
notes, weIo " Sam Wheat" who rode The e
tire circuit, aud had fnger 10 nearly eyel
case OF importance lie ls VINO, III
him, 10 another respect, was a cultivated ms
and an able Lawyer: BOTS" who s,ue
TO lis own Courts where be Ie: leferior me
take precedence Of hin. cut Of sheer bishfl
ness, notwithstanding he lad q piqls.t ye
OF shs'p sarcasm in MN, wii s.nct ne Q
casonsily punished Boansrg Mr. -
was sui generls-lbe most oset.4i nan
ever saw. Lastly, was Kitchen dsyli tst
capital fellow, c.-zy on ,he scAlec. Of 1.
whereof he kne ~ less thaa ua4s1,ot, b
gifted wilh fosncy # erpre.s.an, elfue.
ness Of manner. end oddry q ,hods = 1.
wAen worked together - ono o b. 81. ~
never failed to make Judge, lawyers. Iur