Litchfield enquirer., 1867-02-28
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lucky shood, ,clingin to the Skripters, 90 on
 ez Christian State, or, denyin it, go back into Infdelity and barbarism ii I Tskasely need say that the porshens uy the Bible to wich refer is the ever blessed chapters re- latin to Ham, Hager and Onesimus- the only parts uv the Skripter we pay much altt altt- tenshun to. But of themiis successfully at- tackd wat follows? The entire strueter comes tumbin to the ground. Therefore. holdln to Aferkin, slavery, we are orthodox believers. ofio 5H001 12A9I ill" 1.@--sF oIJs he circumstances nv the case wuz suth-
 in like tllis: A nigger uv the name uv Ga- brel, wunst the happy and contented ser ! want uv that eminent Christian, Deekin
 Program, becum possessed uv the sperit uv the devil, and sullen beooz the Deekin sold his wife to raise the means to send his sec I ond son, Issaker, wich wuz a studyin for the ministry, to Theolojlkle Institoot,
 sumwheres in Georgia; and also enraged becoz his, female offspring Elizer, hap pened to attrack the attenshun uv his e1d- F est son, Ehjer, he run away in the f1st year uv the war, and follered the Fedral army, finally enlistin as soljer. 4Durin the pro gress uv the struggle, he learnd to read, and bein powerful in prayer and sich, he headed 8 revival, and hevin gifts that way, attracted the notis uv Genrel Howard, or sum of them fanitics, who had him instruc- ted, an finally made him an agent uv a that accursid lFreedmen's Burow. And | shoor epufI after the war, he appeared in this visinity, salaried by this ,sosiety, and eommenst unfittin the niggers for their normal eendishen by teechin on 'em to read and stabishin Sundy-skoo.s among em, and given uv em 1s advise advise, generally, wich wuz aginst the peace and dignity uv the com monwealth The citizens stood it with the pashense carakteristik uv the people uv Kentucky, ontil last Monday. The Deekin he'd dispoot with anigger, relative to 8 trifin matter uy wages. The niggsr he'd bin workin at the stipulated prise uv $4 per month Deekin brought in, ez a offset, his board at $2 per week, and ruth CT than hey any fuss about it, proposed to let him work the balance out durin the win ter months. To this ekitable arrangement the nigger demurred, holdin that board wuz inclooded, and this Gabrel advised the nigger to sue, and he did SO. .ra4-. a-ls
 Enraged at this interference, the Deekin went before Squire Gavitt, and complain ed uv Gabrel ez 8 yagrant, and employed me to attend to the case. Pollock, the H. inoy store keeper volunteered to defend the nigger, and there wuz tremenjus egg sitement over it. ~ - ...s r '.... -l ......-s l I opened the case by statin that the nig- gers biznis wuz to prove that he he'd viz able means of support-Po Polluck insisted that 1t wuz our biznis to prove that he hedn't, but the court decided agin him.
 F. The nigger then swore that he reserved congregashen $50 per month for his servi- ces. I submitted that, ez he wuz interes- ted party, other proof would be required
 Polluck interdoost the elders uv the con- gregashen, but checkmated him there by submittin that the testimony uv nigger's wusRt admissible, wich the court decided 1t wusn't. .r
 Immejitly PollucA submitted that wheth- CT or no his client coonent coodent be con- sidered a vagrant, ezhe cood testify himself to the fact that he (GabreDhed in his house $2OO in greenbax-a sufficient support for @ time, at least. ....f .....-rs - E..
 Ther wuz immense eggsitement in the court. ...,...-
 'sWher dug he kesapp it?" asked the squire visibly agitated. t-. l-..
 .In his chest at the house, wher he boards" sed Polluck. '.'-'' .'''
 ssThis court stands adjourned for thirty minits," sed Squire bounding over the rail- ing in front uv him. Hold on," sez he; 'shold on, Deekin fair start is all want
 Don't take advantage uv my age to get ther frst," and pell-men ovar one another the entire audience, ceptin Pollock, the nigger and me, started on 8 keen run for the house. In few minits they returned, pantin and out uv breath, when the Squire called the court to order agin, wich bein restored he remarked:- gti ./.EtttHU
 Elf it cood be established that the nigger he'd $2OO in gresnbax, it wood necessarily discharge him. ez no man with that sum cood be considered vagrant; but he ruth CT thot eff the prizner at the bar shood look in the direcDhen uv his house, he'd find it wus' mt there anyimore, ez house, tho the material uv wich it wuz built wuz lyin round pesmiskus. Likewise, probably, he woodent be able to find the $2OO he he'd in his chist. The place that knowd it wusnt will know it no more forever-it he'd bin confsicated by the enrsged citizens. He wanted it understood that no sichr trifin impeachment in the way uv justice ez the possessiun uvi $2O0 cood be allowed with in the jeorisdi kshen, uy this court. The nigger not bein able to prove his means of support, and ez the court knows uv it's own knollege, that he aint now got any $2OO, the court wood ask criminals counsel, wat other nonsense he hez to plead 4 ,.- Sed Pollock the nlinoy store-keeper:-
 s1 wood. beg leave to state to this court l CQaG, uuucE b00 OAN1I xA1CeS 1AWs buS AcloAu- ant cannot be arrested ez vagrant ez the law under wich the accused is arrested on- ly menshuns persons uv color,s making a l distinktion agin em. "F .b4f-sr;g5sn-r. l Neverwhile memry retains, her seat, shel 1 forget the scene that ensood. Filled with a sense uv the responsibility restin onto him, the squire rose slowly from his seat, his face uv 8 dsathly palenis, wich had the l. efeck uv hightenin; by contrast the in- l tense rednis uv his nose, and risin4 to his full bite, remarked that the court he'd .ex. tpected that objection to be urged, and he'd therefore prepared for 1t. That law dosnt bind this court to any alarmin extent, con: siderin it ez infringinI onto the reserved # rites nv the States. la' 4o dea1s .ian H3q@a1- l s.Wil the court be so good ,ez, to men i hun, for the inforrnashun ny the populace I wat the reserved rites uyi the states are?' Used Pollock. ,s9e..E A,asnG .a9iaoz i ,l ss.The Court insists that it. shel not be in rlterpreted when it's deliverin itself ,uv ! T opinion, Considerin 1t ez infrinngin upo, i reserved rites uv the States, aYnewho1
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