The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1867-02-21
Posr OFT1s, CoNFEDRIT x ROADS,
(Which is in the Stait NV Kentucky0 !.
January %. 1867.

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January 20, 1867.
Wuu nv the most important cases.
important in a nashnl sense-eger tried
afore court Nv justis, came off afore
Squire Gayitt at the court house at the
Corners yesterday. 1t wEz important
becoz itinvolyed the very eggsistence
NV heinstitooshn upon mch Kentucky
is built-becoz upon its decishn hung
the great question whether or not the
Bible shood be respected and its holy
iGunctioDs obeyed--whether Kentucky
shood cling to the Sknpters, go ez a
Christian State, or, denyin it, 90 back
into infdelity and barbarism. skasely
need say that the porshens nv the Bible
to wich refer isthe ever blessed chap
ters relatin to Ham, Hager and 0nesi-
mus-the only parts NV the Skripter we
pay much attenshun to. But eff them
is successfully attackd, wat follows ?
The entire struckter comes tumblin to
the ground. Therefore, holdin to Aft
erkin slavery, we are orthodox believers.
The circumstances NV the case wuz
suthin like this: A nigger Nv the
name NY Gabriel, wunst the happy and
contented servant NV the eminent Chris
tian, Deekin Pogram, becom possessed
Nv the spirit Nv the devil, and sullen,
becOz the Deekin sold his wife to raise
the means to send his second son,
Isaaker, to a Theolojikle Institoot, sum-
where's in Georgia; and also enraged
becoz his female offspring, Elizer, hap
pened to attrack the attention NV his
eldest son, Eljer, he run away in the
first year Nv the war, and iollered the
Federal army, finally enlistin as a soljer.
Durin the progress nv the struggle, he
learned to read, and bein powerful in
prayer and sich, he headed a revival, and
hevin gifts that way attracted the notis
Nv Genrel Howard, or sum nv them IA
natics, who had him instructed, and
finally made him an agent Nv brapch
nv that accusid Freedmen's Burow.
And shoor enuff, after the war, he APP
peared in this vicinity, salaried by this
sosiety, and eOmmenst unfttin the mig
gers for their normal condishen by
teechin ON em to read, and stablishin
Sundy skools among em, and giyin NV
EN- advise generally, wich wuz aginst
the peace and dignity Nv the Common
wealth, The citizens stood it with the
paschense carakteristik NV the people
Nv Kentucky, ontll last Monday. The
Deekin he'd dispoot with njgger, re-
lative to a trifin matter nv wages. The
nigger he'd bin workin at the stipulated
price NV 81 per month--the DeekiG
brought in, ez a Offset, his board at g
per week, and luther than huy any fuss
about it, proposed to let him work the
balance out durin the winter months.
To this ektable arrangement the nigger
demurred, holdin that board was. n
! clooded, and this Gabrel advised the
nigger to sue, and he did so.
Enraged at this interference, the Dee
kin went before Squire Gayitt, and COM
planned Nv Gabriel ez a vagfant, and en-
ployed me to attend to the case. Pol
lock, the Illinoy store-keeper' yolun-
teered to defend the nigger, and there
wuz tremenjus eggsitement over it.
] opened the case by Stain that the
niggers biznis wuz to prove that he he'd
vizable means nv support-Pollock in
sisted that it wuz our biznis to prove
that he hedn't, but the Court decided
agin him. ~ -a
The nigger then swore that he re-
seeyed from his congregashen $50 per
month for his services! Il submitted
that, ez he wuz a interested party, other
proof wood be required. Pollock In
terdoost the elders NV the congregashen,
but / checkmated him there, by sub.
mittin that the testimony NV niggers
wuzn't admissible, wich the Court de-
cidedit wuzn't. aga lal d -..ag
Immejitly Pollock submitted that
! whether or no his client coodent be con-
,sidefed vagrant, ez he Good testify
himself to the fact that be (Gabrel) he'd
in his house 5000 in greenbax--a suffi.
shent support for time, at least.
Ther,wuz immense eggsitement il
the court. 7 ~ a-9
l%rWher duz he keep it, " asked th'
Squire, visibly agitated, tiga 3,
,a5" ,Is In his chist at the house wher h,
boards" sed Pollock. tiar a.i ss,e. 10 f.
"This court stands adjourned for thir
! ty minits," sed the Squire, boundin owe
railin in front NV him. Hold on" SCI
he, "hold on, Deekin a fair start is al
| want. Don't take advantage NV m,
age to git ther frst;p and pell-mel
over one another, the entire audience
eeptin Pollock, the nigger and me, start
ed on keen run for the house. In
few minits they returned, pantin ant
out Nv breath, when, the Squire callet
,theicourt to,order agin, which bein re
stored, heiremafked: g ss
a. aEf it Good be established that tn
nigger he'd 5000 in greenbax it Woo
necessarily discharge him, ez no maj
with that sum Good beeonsidered va
granti but he ruther thot eff the primer
at the bar shood look in the dreeksher
nv his house, he'd find it wuzn't there
any ysmore, es a house, tho the materia
nv wich it w6z built wuz layin around
permiskus. Likewise, probably, h,
wouldn't be able to find the 5000 he het
in his chist. The place that knowd i