The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-02-19

Ef it Good be established that the mig
gar he'd 5000 in grecnbax it would neces-
sarily discharge him, ez no man with
that sum Good be considered n vagrant ;
but he ruther thot of the primer at the
bar shood look in the dreckshen Nv his
house, he find it wuzn't there any more
eE a house, tho the material NV wich it
WIZ built wuz lyin around permiskus -
Likewise. probably, he woolent be able
to find the 5000 he he'd in chist. The
place that knowd il wunst will know il
no more forcver--it he'd bin conistcaied
by the enraged citizens. He wanted il
understood that no sich trifin impediment
in the way Of justis ez the possession Nv
$500 Good be allowed within the jooris-
dickshen Nv this court. The niggar not
bein able to prove his means Nv support,
and ez the couit knows Nv its own knoll
legc, that he an't now got any 5000, the
court wood ask the criminals counsel,
wat other nonsense he hez to plead.
Sed Pollock, the 1llinoy storekeepcr:
81 wood beg leave to state 10 this court,
that under The Civil Rights law, the de-
fcndent cannot be arrested ez vagrant,
ez the law under wich the accused is ar.
rested only menshuns persons Nv color,
making Il distinction agin en-"
Never, while mcmry retains her seat,
shell forget the scene that ensued. Filled
with sense Nv the responsibility restn
onto him, the squire rose slowly from his
seat, his face Nv deathy palenis, wich
he'd the effeck Nv heightenn, by contrast.
the intense rcdnis Nv his nose, and rsin
10 his full hitp, remarked that the court
he'd expected that objection TO be urged,
and he'd, therefore, prepared for it. The
law doesn't bind this court to any alarm.
in extent, considerin it ez infringin onto
the reserved rites Nv the States.
"Will the court be so good ez to men.
shun, for the informashun NV the pop
ulacc, wot the reserved rites Nv the States
are I" sed PoLLocK.
The court insists that it shel not be
interrupted when its deliverin itself Nv
opinion. Considrn it CT infringin upon
the reserved rites NV the States Nv whom
Kentucky is the chceiest and the loveliesl
among ten thousand"-at this pint his
nose glowed redder md redder, and it
seemed to me CT tho halo Nv lite encir-
cled his frosty he'd, ez he fcarlessly con-
tinued-"TnE CoURr HOLDS THAT LAW
TO BE UScoNsToOsnSEI., and ez sich shel
not regard it, Ilez the counsel anythin
more to remark T.
Nothing" sed POLLOCK. "Anl
KNOWN the Court ez well CT | do, | won.
der at my maxim sich an nss Nv myself CT
10 hev remarked anythin at a'l."
"llez the council for the State anythin
to say,
"Nothin," sed 7. 81 am wiIlin to trust
the casa in yoor hands. fccln confident
that justis--genooine Kentucky justis-
will be done"
Warcupon the squire he'd the primer
stand up, and drawn on black cap, in
a very impressive manner, sentenced him
to eighteen months hard labor, breaking
stone for the turnpike wieh We are buldin
from the Corners to the siashen, at the
'ohS'usiOli Va WIFI Oll.OCh very pTO-
fanely added, 'And may the Lord hev
mercy on yoor sole"
The nlgsar wuz immejitly stript Nv his
good close, wich the squire thot would
JUST fit him, and a SCOT Nv vagrants close
wuz given him and he wuz to wunst put
to his labor
We hev hopes that this will end the
Niger skools in this vlsinity. ez well ez
the discomfort that hez existed among the
niggcrs ever Hnce the disturbin GABREL
hez bin here. l he Corners is now enjryin
holy calm-more so than ANY period tor
month
PKTRoLErN V. NAsBr, 7. NJ,
(Wich is Postmastcr) and likewise Pro-
fessor Nv l'iblikle Politicks in the
Southern Classikle & Military Insti-
tOot.