The Trinity journal., 1856-12-27

A LITTLE FAMILIAR TALK WITH A SUPREME
JUDGE.-In his decision in the case of Ar-1
gent vs.. The City Of San Francisco, Chief
Justice Murray had occasion to remark of
one Levi Parsons in connection with the
fraud. Inreply Mr.. Parsons a card to Judge
Murray, the following extract from which
may be taken as specimen of the whole
card:
Disgusting renali,y! corruption !dishon-
esty sake of good morals and all this from
the mouth of Hugh C. Marroy! You must
have been culling some of the choice flow
ers from the rhetoric that has been lavished
on you by the unanimous voice of the press
for tho last five years. Keep them, | beg
of you-they will form a nosegay to which
you are alone entitled. In venal.y, dishon-
esty and corruption, you have no rival-and
You are incapable Of inspiring any other sen-
timent than disgust
In the early days Of California you by ac-
cident became Judge Of the Supreme Court
Many who wished You we'll and who thought
you good-natured, good dfornothing fellow
Of very bad habits, regretted to see you
placed in position where yOn would incy
/ itably complete your own ruin and bring dis
grace upon the State TO such you promis-
ed reform. You pledged vOur honor to re
frain from drinking and gambling Alas
the latter was your trdde-the former was
an incurabc passion---and your pledge was
Of something you never possessed From
that time to the present your career has
been one of infamy There is no vice y0u
do not practice The bar-room-the gam
blng-hell, and the brothel, are yonr common
places of resort
Your ribaldry and obscenity are heard on
every corner of the street You reel and
Stagger to your seat upon the bench and pol
lutte the air Of tae Court room with your
drunken breath. Your opinions are com
pounded Of about equal portions of stupid
ty, dishonesty, malignity and brandy. You
have becn openly charged with bribery by
responsible persons and have rested quietly
under the accusation. Therc was at one
time feeble pretcnce that an inquiry would
be instituted by your friends bnt they were
soon advised by other friends to drop it, and
dropped i was
PRAcrcAL PREAcHNG.--Wc have no doubt
that rigorous landlord having sharked it
all the week, would he better pleased on
Sunday. to dozc through an able GOSPEL
sermon on Divine mysteries, than to be kept
awake by n practical sermon that, among
other things, set forth the duties Of Chris
tian landlord
A broker who has gamblcd on magniG-
cent scale all the week, does not 90 10
church to have his practical swindling an
ayzed by the New Testament snirit.'
A merchant whose last bale of smurrled
goods was safely stored on Saturday night.
and his brother merchant, who. on that
same day, swore false invoice through the
Custom House-they 90 to church to hear
a sermon on faith OH angels, on the resur-
rection ? They have nothing invested in
these subjects they expect the minister to
he bold and orthodox But if he wants re-
spectacle merchants to pay ample pew rents,
let him not vulgarize the pulpit by introdn-
cling commercial questions.
A rich Christian brother owns largely in
a distiery, and is clamorous against letting
down the pulpit to the vuIgarity of temper
ance sermons. Another man bnyS tax titles,
and noses about all the week to see who
can be slipped ont OF neglected lot
A merchant that plies his craft with nm
scrupuIons appliance of every means that
win, he too wants doctrine on the Sabbath,
not those secular questions. Men wish two
departments in life the secular aud relg-
iouS Between them high wall and opaque
is to he built They wish to do what they
please for six long days. Then stepping
the other side of the wall they wish the
minister to assuage their fears, to comfort
their conscicnces, and furnish them clear
ticket and assurance for heaven BY such
shrewd m lnagemcnt our modern fnancers
are determined to show that a Christian
can serve two masters, both God and NAM
mon at the same tine.-H W. Beccher
RATHER SHARp.-The following coloony
took place between Il lawyer aud female
Irish witness in case ol hog stealing at
San Francisco:
@ Madam, did you ever see the hog in
question
A.--Fath an | have Sir.
Q-Well, then will you be kind enough
to inform us how large the hog 5as?
A.-(promptly.) About half as large as
yourself, Sir,
The court, jury and spectators could not
restrain their laughter. The lawyer not in
the least disconnected, returned to the
charge.
Q.-Madam, will yon endeavor to be less
pointed in your answers
A.--Well, then don't he so particular in
akin questions. Ye shouldn't abuse n poor
lone woman in this way, Ye had better
pay me the bill ye owes me for washin' for
you. Cloud and unrestraincd laughter)
L. Lawyer evidently alarmed and ex-
cited Madam, will you be kind enough to
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