Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-01-09
Orleans County Court.

neutrality-suspicious. tor piaiht'u VI
SI29,9j and cost.
VIM. II. Baxter rs. Sam'l G. Bush
--DeJt-verdict for plaintiff S74,93 and
Gusts.
Betsey s. Currier rs. Amos Metcalf-
Ca.e-Verdict for plaintiff $3.50 and
costs.
State rs. Thomas O'Brien-arra 'gned
for resisting an ofFicer-plead guilty and
awaits his sentence.
State rs. Thomas Wrlsh-charged with
the .amc offrncc--plead guilty and await
sentence.
State rs. Henry Northrop-iheft-
plead guiiy-not Yet sentenced.
State rs. DIN Aikrn-theft, stealing
miuk ,kins-pleal guilty and awaits SEN
trncp.
State RS. L. Raimo--thpft, stealing
mink ,kins-plead guilty ard awaits hi
sentence.
So the court moves on; trials are had
aud verdcts given TO stand forever. But
amid,t it all it Is SAID that bo'h parties
are beaten, the drtrndrnt c.rta MY in rN-
cry way, aud the plaintiff eeldOm rtcov-
er, enough damages To pay his COSTS
We are little skilled in such matters. hui
If this I've true We should suppose that
pariie, would 10y and hy take the hint.
We have noticed one feature in the
trials Of the present term which strikes
us uniavorably, not only for the PATTI. ,
hut tor the whole community in which,
the scene occurs. We refer to iuprach-
-mcni. Up TO this time there have been
three systematic and spirited forts a!
this mode of warfare. We know not
low the attempts resulted in the partir-
ular cases, but We havea strong sentiment
as to the effect upon community. That
can he only had. Ii Is almost IA fatal to
the party imprached as hanging. How
can he again appear in court, or in any
place offer his opinion or his knowledge
in the events OF his neighborhood? Even
the boys in the street will catch it up aut
gay THAT man has been impeached. -
Why, We would about ~ soon have Il
man undertake to prove ia guilty of ar.
son IS to prove that our reputation for
truth was below par" Ii one know,
anything relating to ease between tht
parties. they. or either of them. have
right to that knowledge. He has no RICH
To refuse TO tell what he knows. Trut
lie should never thrust himself forward
protessii 10 know something in ever,
case, no" attempt TO tell more than ht
really does know. But when called up
on, it seems rather hard that he shout
be treated a. an outcast from society sim.
ply for telling the truth. Then again
there is the process by which the thing i,
sometimes brought about. Mr.. A. ha,
the misfortune to have dealings with som,
poor creature" and because the latte
cannot shave HIM out Of a certain sum. h.
raises hue and cry against Mr.. A.
Day after day the report goes abroad tina
he is liar. and unless the community ar
ashamed Of the sound it comes to til
that even our best men have Leard tina
MIR. As word is doubted.
Then comes en- the court. A. zoe
forward honestly, and to the best of hi
ability gives in evidence what he know
in a certain case. II bears rather har
against ore Of the lirigants, and he turn
round and mar,hals his hosts to put hin
down. The question is flippantly put h
the lawyer, and the witness declares tina
:" A. Is below par But when asked VIII
tod him so, he refers to some one VIII
has heard it second handed And the
in any subsequent trial. although the fir,
trial was unsuccessful. yet the. fact tllf
the aff.myt was once made reduces tn
par And 50 it goes. Common re-
port il dangerous thing. The ancient
furnish a notable example. 1t came t.
b" sttilrd idea in Rome that Carihag
must he destroyed, ard it was d-s,rove
Jnst because a celebrated orator closed II
every sTeerh with the cry, "Cartbao
must be destroyed Nor can it bp sa;
that the picture is oyerdrawn, or improl
able.
And yet it may he necessary. If
man will destroy his good name. his re-,
u:ation should be put on trial. VI
would express no shade of sympathy f
lying witness. lie is the most dan -
Gus OF all men, worse than the thief
Sill, unless he is pretty clearly beio
par We would give cur voice against ii
practice.
NgwsPAPERIAL.-E. p. Walton
the Hatrhmn1a has enlarged hi. name