Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1865-1872, 1867-03-01
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An Important Case al tie Corners, Under
The Hagram Act-7he Decision Of Squire
GdrW


the Eagrant Act--7h Decision Of Squire
GdrM.
PosT OFFIs, CoNFEDRIT X ROADS, J
(wich is in the Stait NV Keptucky,) :
January 2S, 1867.
Wun nv the most Important cases-im-
portant in a nashnl sense-eyer tried
afore a court NV justis, come off aiore
Squire Gavitt at the Court House at the
Corners yesterday. 1t wuz important, be-
coz it involved the very egeistenee NV the
insttooshn upon wich Kentucky is built
- becoz upon its decishn hung the great
question whether or not the Bible shood
be respected and its holy injunctions obey
ed--whether Kentucky shood, clingin to
the Skripters, go on ez a'Christian State,
or, deny in it, 20 back into Iniidelity and
barbarism | skasely need say that the
porshens NV the Bible TO wich | refer is
the ever blessed chapters relatin to Ham,
Hager and Ouesimus-the only parts of
the Skripter we pay much aitenshun to-
But eff them is successfully attacked wat
! follows? The entire structure comes
turhblin to the ground. Therefore, holdin
to Afrekin slavery, We are orthodox be-
levers.
The circumstances NV the case wuz suth-
in like this. A nigger Nv the name NV
Gabfel, wunst the happy and contented
servant NV thai eminent Christian, Deekin
Pogrm, becum possessed Nv the spert Nv
the devil, and sullen, becoz the Deokin
sold his ~ile to raise the means to send
bis second sun, Issakor, wich wuz n stu.
dyin for thA. rinistEg, 90 q Thcolaitklo
lusttoot, sumwheres ia Georgia.; aud also
euraged becoz his female offspring, Elizcr,
happened 20 attrack the ationshun ~ his
eldest sou, Elijer, he run away in the frst
year NV the war, aud iollerod tho lcdral
nrmy. finally onlistin as sojer Durin
tho progress NV the struggle he learned TO
read, aud bein powerful ia prayer aud
sieh, he headed revival, and hevin gifts
that way, attracted tko nots uy Gonrol
Howard or spm Of them fanatics, who had
him instructed, aud finally made hin an
agent Nv branch Nv that aooursid Feed.
mems Burow. Aud shoor enui, after tho
war, he appeared in this yi,inity, nalarled
by this sosioiy, aud commenst uuhtdn the
niggers for their normal condshen by
teeehn on em 20 read, aud stablishln Sun
dy skools among en-, and given NV en-
advise generally, wich wuz against the
peace aud dignity NV the Commonwealth.
The c.Isens stood il with tho pashcnco
earakteristik Nv the people Nv Kentucky,
outil last Monday, The Deekin he'd u
dispoot with nigger, relative TO n trlilln
matter NV wages. The niger he'd bin
workin at the stipulated price Nv IS per
monlh-the Deekin brought in, ez u Oft.
set. his board al 81 per week, and ruther
than hcv any fuss abou, it, proposed to
let him work the balance out durin The
winter months. TO this ekitable arrange
ment the niger demurred, holdin that
board wuz inclooded, aud this Gabsel adj
yiscd the uigger to sue, aud he did 50.
Enraged at this Interference the Deck
in went before Squire GNitt, complained
nv Gabrel ez yagrant, and employed me
to attend to the case. Pollock, the Hi
noy sioro-keeper, volunteered to defend
the niger, and there wuz tremcnjus egg
siiement over II.
| opened the case By Stain tlat the
niggers bizness wus to prove that he he'd
yizable means NV support; Pollock insist
cd that it wuz our bizncss TO prove that
lac hedn't, but the court decided agin him.
The niger then swore that he reserved
I from his congregashon $50 per month for
his services. | submitted that cs he wuz
interested party, other proof wood be
required. Pollock initrdoost the elders
uv tho congfegashon, but | checkmated
him there by submittin that ;he testimony
uy niggcrs wuzn't admissible, wich tho
court decided It wuzn't.
Immeietly Pollock submitted that wheth-
er or no bis client eoodent be considered
yugrant, ez he Good testify himself to
the fact that he (GabreD he'd in his house
s200 in greonbax--a suiilshcnt support
for time, at least.
There wuz immense eggsitement in
the court.
"Whcr duz he keep it," asked tho Squire
sisibly agitatcd.
"In his ohist at the house wher he
boards tod Pollock.
"This court stands adjourned FOR thirty
minutes" tod the Squire, boundln over
the railin In front NV him. "llold on,
sed he "hold on, Deekiu. fair start h
all want. Don't take advantage Nv my
ago to get ther first" aud pell.mell over
QUO another tho entire audience, eoptn
Pollock, tho nigger aud mo, started on
keen run for the house. In i6w min.
its they returned, pantn, aud outuy breath,
when the Squire called the court TO order
agin, wIeh bein restored no remarkedi ,
Ef IL Good bo established that tho Mig.
gor hod 5000 In greoubax Il wood aeoes..
sarily discharge him, ~ no man with that
Gum Good be considered u ypgrant but he
fuIher thot that Of the primer ut tho bar
shool look Ia the drorLphen NV his house.