The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-16
erence ofthis Solemn appeal to the All

erence ofthis Solemn appeal TO the All
seeing God is once extinguished in oui
minds; so that upon Civil rs well as beh'
gious considerations you ought TO Set youi
faces against this Sin and present all those
You know to be guilty of it
The devout observation of the Lords day
has hitherto been and ever viii be the IN Il
proper means of preserving a sense and
Keeping IN a visible face of Religion in tie
world; and you will do well to present
such as are remiss herein and absent them.
selves from their Parish Churches, or he.
have indcccntly there.
Drunkenness is not only n transgTession
of the Laws of God and the Laws of the
Land, but is q violation of the Law Of our
Nature. since it dcprives men of their Rea.
son and levels them with the beasts that
perish; therefore / don't doubt but Won
will take particular notice of Offenders OF
this Kind.
After thus ~discharging the Duty We owe
to Almighty God with which nothing ought
to come in competitionl the next we owe is
to our King and Country. And for the
preservation of these l might here recon-
mend to you IN Enquiry into all Urea.
sons, Murders, Felonys. and other Capital
Grimes; but rs these are moro properly the
business OF Grand .Jurys at the Superior
Courts ] shall confne myself to such as are
not Capital, and OF that numerous tram
shall only mention some hat are most re.
cent among us. and therefore likely to fall
under yOur COgnizancc and Enquiry.
You are to present Petit Larceny, all
buyers and receivers of Stolen goods Know
ing them to be So, all forccable entrys and
dctaincrs by Force of Lands and Tene-
ments. All Riots, Routs, and unlawful As
semblys, ARRAYS, Assaults, Batterys, and,
in General, all breaches Of the peace; All
that buy or sell by false weights and meas
ures, All common Barrntors and Stirrers-up
of suits and quarrcls either in Courts of
Justice or in the Country among the Kings
Subjects who would otherwise be Mt peace.
You are to present all common Gamesters,
Lewd and Disorderly Houses, Tipling-
Houses, and Licensed Ordinarys where
Gaming and other Irregularities are per.
mi.ted All Overseers of Roads who neg
lect to keep them in repair or to keep up
directions for Travellers; All concealers Of
Tithablos or Wheel Carriages liable to pay
the tax In fine, all breaches of the penal
Laws. Everything hat has n tendency to
promote irreligion, to corrupt the Morals Of
the people, to disturb the public peace, or
is contrary to good manners, good order,
and decency, you ought to take notice of
by 4 proper prescntment
The Oath you have just now taken is n
very good direction as to the manner of dis
charging your Duty, Where you are en-.
Joined to be diligent in searching put Of
tenders and Candid in presenting them. un.
influenced by the passions of Malice, Lore,
or Fear to screen tho guilty or punish the
innocent.
Gentlemen, Your office is IN ancient Ms
our Laws and las you have heard the great
est Bulwark of our Libortys.
In discharge of this important Trust /
recommend it to you 70 perform every part
of your Duty like Men who nave a strict
regard to Religion, Justice, and the Good
of Mankind.
From which 1 will no longer dotain you.
Editors Dispatch Colonel William Ca.
bell the elder, of Union Hill, was one OF
the magistrates of Albermarle county at the
period Of the Charge to the Grand Jury
in your hands C1757), and was presumably
the presiding magistrate. Ho was, at all
events, the author OF the charge, as he was
of n number of others of equal Judgment
and ability which are preserved among his
papers. Extracts from charge delivered
by him in 1853 have been sent inc addition.
ally by my friend.
Colonel William Cabell the elder was the
irst Of military title. though not of the
name, in the colony. He was n lawyer. Ills
father, the first settler and founder of the
bore the same name, but WINS known
Is Doctor, and is said to have been n surgeon
the British Navy. II. A. b.
From Richmond Ja.) Dipoteh