The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-03-10
From the Portland Transcript.
Letter from Ethan Spike.
HoRNBY, Febooary 1855


was drawn aout of the box last fall, an
sworn TO support the CONSTRUCTION accord
in to statoote. Beyond gincral dee that
jewrymen was buound to 90 for the coun-
try-right or wrong-wich country they
is, l knowed eenjist nothin Of the super
noomary dewties pertainin to SIGH funk
summaries.
Wall fust thing l knowed, was sum-
moned to Portland to try Jarman an a
niger for KILN Mr.. Albion Cooper on
the high secs. 1 never could see why the
turm high secs was used in SIGH cases.
sposc it means food tide, an l know
that pork killed at one time of tide haint
the same as when killed at another time
Of tide-likewise beans pulled on full
moon don't bile 30 we'll as when the neon
is gibberish but if TELLER mortal critter
is slewed-it don't stan to reason that it
makes any difference whether he was
slowed at high water or low. It's muir.
der any way. Thems my idees of the law
on that pint.
Wall, felt rayther praoud that my
tust sarvico to my country as jewryman,
was one of life and death and when l
thought of them cussed pie.rats, felt as
though Of had my way, I'd hang every
Jarman an niger l could get holt on. In
this hero patriotic an christian frame
went to the Court haouse. / found
smart chance of brother jewrymen thar,an
pretty soon the clerk begun to question
fust one an then another, till at last they
kim to me.
Mr., Spike" said the clark, Have
you any conscientious scruples agin hang.
int" said he.
Wall" said I, that depends on sar-
cumstauccs. Eff it war the fust person
singular agreein to nominative me,muscu.
lar gender, empeerytyve mcod-that war
to be hung hen. But eff it war we.
you or them,fu tense indickytyvs mood,
not darned scruple," says I.
"Hev you formed any opinion for or
agin the prisoners 2" said he.
mot pertikular agin the Jarman,"
says l, I" but hate niggers as gineral
principle-an shall go for hangin this ere
old white wooded cuss, whether he killed
Mr.. Cooper or not" says I.
Do you know the mater of on oath ?"
the clark axed me,
II orter," says I, "Ive used enough
Of en-. I begun to swear when was ony
abaout--
"ThatIl d." says the clark. You
kin go hum says he, "you wont be
wanted in this ere cusc," says the clark,
says he.
What" says I, "aint l to try this
niggcr, at all"
No." says the clark.
But I'm jewryman," says l, ian
you can't hang the niger onless I've sot
on him" says L.
Pass on" says the clark, speakin
kinder cross.
But" says I, "you, mister, you don't
moan as you bay, I'm reglar jewryman
you know Drawcd aout of the box by
the secickmen,' says I. :" I've oilers had
q hankcrin to draw niger, and naow,
when marciful dispeusatory seems to
have provided one for me, you say shant
set on him Ar this aour free instertoo-
tions' Is this tho nineteenth sentry ?
And is this our boosted"
Here somebody hollcred-" Silence in
the Coort %
1.-The Coort boz didn't finish this
remark, for couple Of constables had
holt of me. an in the tvinklin Of bed
post was hustled daown stairs into the
street.
Naow, Mr., editor, let me ask, what ar
wo comm to, when jewrymen-lesal law.
full jewrymcn kin be tossed abaout in this
way! Talk abaout Cancers, Mormons,
Spiritooalism, fres-lovs an panicks-what
mr. they in comparison ? Here's a great
principle upset As an indervidool pre-.
haps I'm of no great uccaount-taint for
me to say, but when as free an enlight.
sned jewryman, 1 was tuck and cared
daown stairs by prefape hands, just for as
sertin my right to set on nigger-wy it
seems to me the pillows of society was
shook, that in my sacred person, the hull
state itself-Deirego IN all--was fggera.
lively speakiu, kicked daown stairs! If
thars law in the land, I'll have this case
brought up under writ of habeus corp us
or icksey Dick-sit.
Wall, bsin thus stripped of my jswdi- |
shal robes so to sneak. / went into coort