The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-09

laoOht tbfee iDcneS across the but-end, ant
have also proved that when he struck. III,
COW fell. Il is true my witness couIdu'
swear that the stick bit her, he was 81 IA
of; but take the blow and the fail tosethei
aud We can guess the rest Ifyou, gen
tlemen. sbouii see me pointa gun at MAJ
and pull the trigger sce the fash and hea
the report, and ut the same time see h,
man drop,I think you would say that l sho
him, although you might not see the bal
strike him. .ef g3AZda ,G si.s4l r-t2 .-ai
1 +Now, the TACT is gentlemen, that el
Sunday | vas lying on my lounge in m,
bouse, when my vile said TO me that Dol
der was chasing my cows. Jumped vi
and pulled on my boots and went out o
doors and saw DOdder and the COWS com
ing up the road. Il is true, he says, he
was not driving them. but he says lie anG
The cows were both going along the road il
one direction, and this was as near as
could get him TO the cows or the truth; but
tits proved that the cows were going a.
lead, Of him and he was following after
them, striking at them with this liule switch,
ten fee; long, three. inches across the but,
and 1 reckon you'll think he was driving
them. | sung out to him, "Dodder, stop!''
but be didn't obey my order, and Just
threw stone in that direction, which went
about ten feet over his head, al tie same
time going toward him, while he was com
ing toward me-. Hepai no attention, and
sung out again. ''Dodder, stopP', Still
he didn't mini me, and then / just threw
another stone; but on he came and on |
went, and Threw the third stone, which he
says bit him in the bach Of his neck, but
which think is rather strange, as we
were going toward each other as fast as we
could. But he never Stacked up, and by
this time we were within about eight feet
Of each o.her, halted and hoilered at the
top ofmy voice, "Dodder, why in
don't you stnp?" About then he dill stop
and raised his ten-foot switch as to. strike
me. ! sang out, "Mr. Dodder, look out
You may wollup my cows, but it you vol
lup me with that switch you'll wollup an
animal that'll hook" Here the orator
made an appropriate gesture Of the head,
as in Che act OF hooking, which was follow
ed with tumultuous shouts anil laughter
that continued several minutes -. 3
Now genslemen,if you convict me,this
court can fine me $3.50 and Jug me for six
months, and if yon really think I ought to
be convicted Of this assault, say SO, for
am in favor of living up to the laws as long
as they are. laws, whetherit is the Fugi-
tive Slave Law, the Nebraska Bill, or the
Excise Laws. l will read you little law
however, which have Just seen in a book
| found here, the speaker here picked up
a law book and read as follows; every
man has a right 10 defend himself from
personal violence Now l don't know
whether that is law or not, but find it in
a law book. A veteran member of the
bar, who was sitting near the speaker, re-
marked to him that il was good law Well
gentlemen. here is an old man, who looks
as il he might know something, and he
says this is good law Now, il you will
turnt 10 Barbour something page 500, you'll
find that the same doctrine is applied to
cattle. Great laughter Therefore L
take it had right to defend my cows a.
gainst Dodder's ten-foot SWITCH. Why,
gentlemen. nearly all my wealth is invest
din themthree cows, and you can't won
der that | became little excited when |
saw Dodder switching them with his ten
foot pole.y lama poor man, and have a
large family, consisting of wife and six
children, which reckon is doing pretty
we'll for as small man as am, and l
could not afford to let Dodder kill my
COWS! SC s1a.5 y .zp.
Now, gentlemen. / don'i believe you'll
convict me after what have said: hut if
you do and this court fines me $3.50, /
shall "repudia.e," !" because cant pay"
And it I'm jugged for six months, why
these Dodders will have it all their
own way up there. Bat, netwithstand-
ing all this, | am willing to risk myself
in your hands, and, if you think | ought
to have stood by and not done anything
when saw Dodder hammering my cows,
why then i am gone in, "toil-gate and
all. s.t.. - . .reJgH 7sG Z fs ~
4. ut is true l am poor man, but not a
mean one The name of AlIerton can be
traced to the May Flower. When she
landed the, Pilgrims on Plymouth Rock
among the passengers was widow, Mary
Alerton, with four fatherless children, and
am descended from that Puritan stock;
and from that day to this there has never
lived an Allerton who hadn't Yankee spir-
it enough TO stopa Doller from polling
his cows. I'm DONE"
Here the laughing was exceedingly bois-
terous, in which all participated, and it
was several minutes, despite thesrepeated
cries of ''Orderl orderl' by the Court, be-
fore order could be restored. Our eloquent
and usually unvanquisbable, District At
torney, fearing to cope with SO formida.
bic an antagonist merely remarked ,''tIt
is plain case, 'lGc., 4, and left it to the jury
who promptly brought ina verdict of mot
guilty. t,s ,,.-sF "A ,,-ry-,.
Never hesitate about doing good thing.
Be sure it will all be right in the end,
whether the deed is marrying a pretty
girl, giving ten dollars to the 'heathen, a
dinner to poor family. or rosy glances to
Mary, the pleasant chamber maid, Never
hesitate, but plunge at once into the good
things of life an 4 other tandem iuxuries,
iaaTnE CopnLEs's "LAsT" WoRDs.--"I
feel that / Ddr weaker each succeeding
day and that i am fast approaching my
end; a few more stitches and 'ctct will be
over; in heaven there is rest for my weary
III. aorfl, Ii hossn M sorrows that heaven can