Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1858-02-05

wherein goods, wares, and merchandise
are kept; or rob any person in the field
or highway-such person, so offending,
shall, for the first offence, be branded on
the forehead with the capital letter b, on
hot iron, and shall have one of his ears
nailed TO post and cut off and shall also
be whipped on the naked body fifteen
stripes. And for the second offence, such
person shall be branded as aforesaid, and
shall have his other ear nailed and cut OFF
as aforesaid, and shall be whipped on the
naked body twenty-five stripes. And if
such person shall commit the like offence
third time, he shall be put to death as
being incorrigible."
In no instance, perhaps, was the infu-
ence of the Connecticut law book" more
apparent, than in the act "for the due OBJ
servation and keeping of the first day Of
the week, as the Sabbath or Lords day !;
and for Furnishing disorders and profane-
ness on the same" By its regulations
no person was allowed to perform and Ia
Dor, works of necessity and mercy, only,
excepted or engage in "any game, sport,
play, or recreation" on Sunday, CT on any
day of public fasting or thanksgiving,
under a penalty not exceeding 60
Whoever should be guilty of ''any rude,
profane, OF unlawful behavior on the
Lords day, either in words or actions, by
clamorous discourse, or by shouting, hal
looing, screaming, running, riding, dan
cling, jumping, blowing of horns, or any
such like rude or unlawful words or &C.
tons, in any house or place, so near to
or in, any public Westinghouse for di-
vine worship, that those who meet there
may be disturbed by such rude and pro-
fame behavior" was to be fined 40s for
every such offence, and whipped on the
naked back, not exceeding ten stripes, nor
less than FIVE" No person was allowed
TO ''drive team, or droves of any kind.
or travel on said day, except on business
relating TO "present war;" or unless "by
some adversely" he had been belated,
land forced to lodge in the woods, wilder
ness, or highways the night before" In
the latter case he was allowed to proceed
no farther than TO "the next inn Or place
of shelter"
No person was allowed to be accom-
panied by an attendant on Sunday, while
going to or returning from ''the public
worship of God" unless necessity or mer-
cy required if. Listening "outside Of the
Westinghouse during time of public wor-
ships" unnecessarily Withdrawing ones
self from ''the public worship to 90 with
out doors > and desecration of the time
''by playing or profanely talking" were
also strictly forbidden. The old New
England custom, according to which Sun
day was regarded as beginning at sunset
on Saturday, not only obtained in Yer
mont, but was in measure defended bv
law. "If any number of persons" these
words of the statute, SHALL convene and
meet together in company or companies,
in the street or elsewhere, On the even
ing next before or after the Lords dav.
and be thereof convicted, (they) shall
pay fine not exceeding 93, or sit in the
stock not exceeding two hours" To this
section proYiso was attached declaring
that it was not to be "taken or construed
to hinder the meetings of such persons
upon any religious occasions. The Off
GERS Of each town were required to "re-
strain all persons from unnecessary walk
ing IN the streets or fields, swimming in
the water, keeping open their shops, or
following their secular occasions or re-
creations IN the evening preceding the
Lords day, or on said day, or evening
following" A wholesome dread of DISC
beying any Of the regulations enioined by
this act was inculated by denunciation of
penalties of various kinds against Sabbath
breakers.
For facilitating the infiction of punish
ment, every town was ordered to "make
and maintain at its own charge, a good
pair of stocks, with lock and key. suf-
ficient to hold and secure such offenders
as shall be set in the most public place in
each respective town." In accordance
with the principles Of philanthropy and
Christian charity, measures were taken
for "maintaing and supporting the DOOR"
and many laws having for their object
the welfare and improvement of society
were enacted.-HaRs History of Yer
mont.
KANsAs-NEBRAsKA HIsroRY-Tbe
following paragraph, from the New York
Courier & Eqquircr, we commend IN tho