The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1855-04-25

desire to control the free institutions of
their own country, and to perpotuate the
power of the pro-slavery and Democratic
Administration.
But he, like certain Democratic mem
bers of Congress, getting a little con-
fused" got into difficulties. and the fol.
lowing letters are the result thereof.
Let all true men who would preserve the
integrity of the government ponder these
| humorous facts.
| Sag NIGHTS.
| RICH DEVELOPMENTS.
In this day of awful exposes" VIC
think the public will be interested in the
following affair which we find in the Blu
cyrus journal Of March lst Sans"
councils and secret organization, with
their 4" midnight orgies" must knock un.
der now. The Sag NIGHTS" are introduce
ing some new features in the business.
Wonder if the Statesman has the Official
report Of this AFFAIR."
One G. ". Johns an official of Geucr-
al Pierce" and two democrats. Hall and
Jackson, started for Rchlnnd by Rail-
to form Sag Nicht Society. and reached
that place Feb. lG. The faithful met
them, aud got into n regular spree
Drunk camc.n and brought in the Mar.
shall, who nabbcd G. W Johns, while
others. being swiftcr of foot. managed to
escape. Thercupon this worthy wrote
as follows to the editor Of the Crawford
County journal:
MANSFIELD. Feb. Is. 1850
DEAR Sir Here am as /" tight as
as thunder, and n good deal tightc, than
any of MS were when the Marshal under
took t" nah the whole gang for getting
struck with = Jersey Lightning" Fortu,
natcly for You fellows you wore a little
more nimblc than was and understood
the private alleys with which |. being
stranger, was unacqniainted But do
not think you and Hall and Jackson dis.
played tho right kind of disposition to
jump and run, leaving me alone. to drop
into the hands ofan officer without having
any in,imation given of the proximity Of
The success of the administration and
the certainty Of obtaining our reward
depends on our keeping united. But the
idea of forming Sag Nicht association
in Mansfield is all knocked in the head
for the present, (confound that Muscat
of Shack's) Gen. Pierce will think that
| am dcvilsh queer clerk. and am 40
ing up" his business in beautiful style by
getting iuto such a confoundcd scrapo
Really. cannot help but blame you fell
lows; bat no matter now. The Mans
field Guards are all right so the Post
master tells me. As soon as get clear
of this arrest will let you know, and
you and Hall aud Jackson can come over
and assist me in organizing.
In haste, yours, G ". JOHNS.
Here was a fix bnt G.. w. Johns is
genius. lie got bail, agreed to appear
before the Mayor. changed his mind. and
sent stick" His next letter. therefore.
was dated at
ASHLAND, Feb. II, 1855.
Here | am clear and clean. and ha wing
the letter which ! wrote at Mansfield
stu III my pocket, viii continue an ex.
planatory note i'll connection and remit
to you. You don't catch me in Mans
field again. The Movor No., b,y;na
time TO 20 into nm examination bonnd
me over to appear the next tthis) morn.
ing for examination. got soma Of nv
friends to enter hail for m, and after
wards found out that tbcv orc nutt;nc
the temperance law in forcc without ,nv
distinction as to the standing or con,,cc,
fion of tho person arrested S,einc no
chance for myself if 7 came n tr;,l I,
"cut stick and left tho hail in f,r II
would have had some conjunction
about doing that if tbcv had ,ro,,cJ ma
right, bu, l had hard work 10 coox NV
friends to bail me and cvcn ,hor L,I
to promise that 7 would .,y q cood
word for them 70 tbo P,c.;d.n, ~
case there sboIlJ hammer INV ,na;I aao :"
cies or other government offccs ~ no filcJ
With the certificate, ,hnt Ia - Nv.
possoss,on from pierce and o,hor ,o.j
inc mon IF Wa.L;nn,on.nI - liz c.
and Of which tbcv !. I'd eli l.no.IaIa" +
think il wos tLe;r dn,r - " s,on go. !
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