Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-01-24
From the History of Connecticut.
compendium of The Ancient Blue Laws.

The governor and magistrates convened
~ general assembly are the Supreme Power
under God, of the independent dominion.-
trom the determination of the assembly no
appeal shall he made
Whoever says there is power and iurisdic-
above and over this dominion shall suf.
~ death and the loss of property.
'onspirators, attempting to change or
Ovcrturn this dominion, shall suffer death.
y, The Judge shall daterinine controversy
Sithout jury.
No one shall be freeman, or give a vote
unless lac be converted, and member in
i'll communion with one of the churches al
lowed is this dominion.
No man shall hold any office who is not
lound in the faith, aud faithful TO his domin.
ION; nnd n fine Of twenty slillings for the
first offence, and for the second he shall be
dislianchised.
Each freeman shall swear, by the blessing
oi God, TO bear true alliance to this dOmn-
ion, and that Jesus is the only King.
No Quaker or diSscnter from worship Of
the established dominion, shall be allowed
to give u vote for the election of magistrate
or any officer.
No lodging or food shall be offered a Qua
kcr Adamiic, or other hereto.
lfa person turns Quaker, hc shall he ban.
ished aud not suffered to return on pain of
death.
No priests shall abide in this dominion
he shall be banislcd, aud suffer death on his
return
Priests may be seized by any one without
a warrant.
No one shall cross a ferry but the auhori-
zed ierryman.
No one shall run on the Sabbath day, or
walk in the garden or elsewhere, except rev.
erenty to and from meeting.
No one shall travel, cook victuals, make
beds, sweep houses, cut hair or shave OH the
Sabbath day.
No womuh shall kiss her child on the Sab
bath day.
Tho Sabbath shall begin at sunset OIL Sat
urdny.
To pick an eni of corn growing in neigh
boEs garden shall be deemed theft.
. a person accused with trespuss in tho
/ a;v..s thsll Lc jndged guilty, unless hc clear
hinseifby onth.
When itapPehrs that an accused has con-
ledcratcs, aud refuses to discover them, he
may he rucked
Whoever publishes lie to the prejudice
ofhis ncighbor, shall sit in the stocks, TO be
whipped 10 stripes.
No minister shall keep a school.
Whoever brings cards or dice III this do
minion shall pay fine of 10.
Whoever wears clothes trimmed with gold,
silver or bone lace above two shillings 10y
the yard, shall be presented by the grand
Juror, and the sclectmen shall tax the Offend
er at G3O0 estate.
A debtor in prison swearing hc Inns no es-
Il IL Il svt..
faction.
Whoever sets fire in the woods aud burns
a house, shall suffer death aud any person
suspected of this crime shall be imprisoned
without the benefit Of bail.
No one shall read Common Prayer, keep
Christmas or saints days, make minced
pics, play cards, or play on any instrument
OF music except the drum, trumpet aud Jews
harp.
No minister shall join people In marriage
us the magistrate only join people in mar
lngc, MS they may do il with less scandal to
Chrisi's church; when parents refuse lhcil
consent To marriage the magistrate shall de-
tGrmne the point.
What gave rise TO these absurd aud ridi-
culous laws? Why, priestcralt to be sure,
aud that alone. And why nre not these laws
in force now? Simply because people pay
iiile more attention TO the teachings o.
truth and common sense, and pay less regard
to tho clergy.
But there are other laws in force in this
nation, which will in a hundred years appear
us absurd, as tho worst of these laws do nov
! to us.
| There is the Fugitive Slave Law! The
| time will come when that alone will he alb
! hOrred thousand times more than the who'll
! code of Blue Laws. Then there is the Law
| for Imprisonment for debt; the law for hang
/ ing men; the law which requires christian
! to fight; the law for holding slaves, the sab
| bath laws; the laws that rob men of thel
right TO portion of the soil the nets whc
grant land and money for the support of thee
| logical schools and other minister machines
with many others. The time will com
when they will all be casscd with tho Blu
Laws to be ridiculed or abhorred by genera
lions more enlightened than the present.
They too, originated in priesicratt; and n
people become more enlightened, they am
pricstcralt will sink together They are
part of the millstones that will sink old la
hylon so deep that she will rise no more.
Amen, and amen, saith my soul. Ma
that craft which has shed oceans OF blood
and robbed the people of millions OF none
be destroyed by the universal diffusion OF Ill
everlasting truth.-PiedslUe Boat
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