Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1867-02-22

P0sT-oFFL,. CoEFEDRTT 4 ROADS, ,
.wich Is In the Srai5 Of Kentucky.
January IS, 1861
Wan nv the most important case-in-
UGrtaut ID national seuce-eVer tried af0re
= court nv iustis, come off at0re Squire ga
TI5t, at the court house, at the Corners yes
rerday IG Wuz important becoz it involved
the very eggisJence w the insUrushun upon
which Kentucky Is buIlt-becoz upon its
decision hung the great question whether OF
not the Bible sh0od be respected and its
holy iujuuctI0ns obeyed-whether Kentucky
scOOd, cilngin TO the Scriptures, 90 ca ez
Christian State, OF, denyIn II, 20 back into
In6dsiiry and harbarism. | skarcely need
70 say that the p0rshuns az the Bible to wich
l refer Is the ever blessed chapters relatin
10 Ham, Haga, and 0nenismus-the only
part otrhe SkrpteT We pay much attenshun
%. But It them Is successfully attacked
wat follows The entire structure comes
tumblH 10 the ground Therefore holden
20 AtrlSaH slavery. We are orthodox believ-
ers
The circumstance Nv the case WIZ suthin
ike this \ Niger NV the name Of Gabriel
Rgnst the happy and coBten5ed servant Nv
that eminent Christian. Deekin Pogam,
e-~-tA t4H Itl- tftIlb NV LAlE lEFIts
and =Gtlsa becoz the Deekin sold his wife to
raise the means to send his seCuud sun, Is
sasgs which Tuz q studein for the ministry,
to q IhsoloiIkle InstiF0ot, s0mewheres in
Georgia and also anrared bOc0z his female
offspring Elizer happened to attrack the
artenshuu uv his eldest son. Eliier, he run
away % the first year Nv the war and fol-
lersd Che federal army, finally euIisten ez a
fa-g-rr rg-- 10 risa
he learned TO read, and beiu powerful in
prayer aad sich, he headed a revival, and
hcyIH gifts that way, attracted the notis w
General Howard, or SUM Nv them fanatics,
who he'd him instructed. and finally made
him aa agent uV a branch Uv thar accursid
Freedmen Bur0w And shoor enuff af-
ter CHe war, ne appeareq n tnIs Vicinity,
sa.aried by this society and eommeuct IN
ittiu the uiggers for their normal condition
By tecchIn on EN- 70 read, and stabllshIng
sunday sk00ls among EN-. and given Nv EN-
advise generally, wIch wuz against the
peace and dignity Of the Commonwealth
The citizens stood it With patience caTaeter-
istic nv the people nv Kentucky, OutIl last
Monday. I'VE Deekin he'd a dispoot with 4
Niger, relative to tTJfiin matter w wages.
The nigger he'd bin wOrkin at the stipulated
price NV S4 per month-the Deekin br0t in
ez an offset his board at s. per week. and
rather than have any fuss about It, propo-
sed to let him work the balance sut dur.R
the winter months. To this equitable ar
raagemeHt the Niger demarred holdin that
board wUz incloo6el. and this Gabriel advl-
sed the nIgger to sue, and he did so.
Enraged at this interference the Deekln
went before Squire GSa7i5t, complained Nv
Gabriel as a vagTant and employed me to
attend to the case. Pollock, the Illinoy
storekceper, volunteered to defend the nig
ger and there WIZ a tremenjus excitement
about It,
[ opined the case By -tatin that the mig
ger biznns WIZ 10 prove that he bad vlst-
Ole means of support Pollock insisted that
it wuz our business TO prove that be hedn
but the court decided agin him.
The nigger then swore that be reserved
from Bis eougregashun $50 per month for
his services. [ submitted that ez he waz
an interested party. other proof wood be
required Pollock introd0osed the elders
Of the songregashun, but checkmated hlm
/ there, subulittlu that the testimony Nv mig
4 gers wuzn admissible, wich the court de
cjded It wuzn {.
4 lmmejitely Pollock submitted that Wheth
er or 10 bis client c0odcnt be considered a