New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-27

,.f., ,srspre q. ve were going toward each o<Aer
fast q We osuld 70. Bat be never slscked up, and
By this time were within shout eight tsse q each
Other IhAlted and hallooed ct the top Of ny voice;
"Dodder, Why IN hI don't you stop About then
he did stop and r.sed his ssn TO strike
me- sai z out: Mr. Dodder, look cut foa msy
vorlup my cows but you wol'up me .i'n Ias.
switch, you II wouup IN animal thai noce M
q in the &C; Of booking which vas followed VIE .a
nutuous shouts and laughter that continued seVera
minutes.
Now, gentlemen, If you convic; me, this Court can
fine me e2se and jug me for Elk months, snd !ou
really think ought to be convicted OF thls assam,
say so for sm 10 favor Of living up to the laws as
long as they are laws, whether II me ,ag"i'9
Slave law, the Nebraska bill, or the Excise laws:
will read you little Law however, which nave lu-'
seen in q book found here-(ihs speaker picked up
q lsw book and read a. follows: =" Every man
"hse q right TO defend himself from personal vo-
"lence." Now ! dent know whether that Is 9 Jaw
of the bar Who sitting near the speaker remarked
10 him that il was good Law. Well, gentlemen,
here is an old man who looks as if he might know
something. and be says It's good law Now If you
will turn to Barbour something, page $685. you'll ind
that the same doctrine is applied to csttle-lgrest
laughter Therefore j take II had right 70 de-
fepd nv cows against Dodder's ten foot switch.
WHY, gentlemen. nearly all my wealth is invested in
them three cows and You cant wonder that be-
came q little excited when saw Dodder switching
them with this Ten foot pole. | am poor man aud
have a large family, consisting of wife and six
children. which / reckon is doing very well for 80
small a man ar / am, and could not afford to let
Dodder Kill my cows
Now. gentlemen don't believe you convict me,
after what have ssid. But if you do, and tins
Court fpes me $3.50, shall "repddiate, because
cant pay And if I'm jagged for six months, why
these Dodder. will have it all their own w,y up here
But notwithstanding all this am willing to rick my
self in YOUR hands and if you think ought 70 have
stood BY and not done any thing when saw Dodder
bamnerirg my cows, why then am gone IN, toll
gate and all. -
IL is true, am q poor man. but not mean one.
The pame Of Arlington can be traced to the hay
Flower When abe landed the pilgrims on plymoutn
Rock among the passengers was widow, Mary A.
ltna ton with four faheress children, and em de-
scended from that Puritan stock and from that day
10 this there has never lived Arlington who hahn
Yankee spirit enough to Dodder for polling MS
cows. m done.
Roars of laughter during which the defendant took
bis seat After few words from his Honor the Jury
retired and in a few moments returned with verdict
Of Net Gully
.een pnnsing down the stairs leading to the court
ward with unbounded powers Of locomotioni when
the ard was gained they fairly ran, and supposed
never stopped until the deep woods Of Minissk hid
them from the gaze Of men,
Arlington heard the verdict with the sang frod OF
philosopher. No emotion, other than the turning his
cud of tobacco in his mouth and an extra squirt OF
Juice, was observable.
II may be as well to remark, tina, the Dstrict-At-
torney reui ed to be ped against his eloquent oppo-
nen, ano lie, the cause 90 by default az he said not
word in reply TO the speech Of his opponent. The
Distrot-AttoTbey wac in tight place, and took the
wisest coure to get out. Ii Is not often ne meets
with such formidable prisoners.