The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1880-08-20

the table when trying case before jus
tice. Thus matters went on for long
time, until he received his first check,
which | will relate.
A Methodist Clergyman, whose name,
think, was Case, very eccentric, amount
ing almost to insanity, had trouble with
his church, and was suspended from preach
Ing. Mr. Case felt that injustice had been
done him, ana he resolved to break off all
connection with the Methodist church.
Accordingly he wrote notices and posted
them up in all the public places for miles
about. The notice read as follows
BE it known from shore to shore.
That I'm q Methodist no more"
Subsequently Mr.. Case had some busi-
ness trouble with one of the citizens of
Burlington, which resulted lis lawsuit,
before justice of the. peace. aud he re-
tained young aesr-ss-y, lately from
Massachusetts,, who had sseves tried gass
i'm Burlington. The Yankee was very
modest In his manner. with the appear
ance OF being \ constitut iotIal coward.
Rorer was retained on the other side.
When the trial came on, as Rorer depos-
tied his ARKANSAS toothpick'' OH the
tabls, accompanied with his usual threat,
the great throng of spectators, drawn there
by curiosity, evineed much sympathy for
the beardless and sorrowful- looking youth.
VINO seemed to shiver In every joint, as
Rorer threw his Arkansas glance upon
him. During the examinations Of the
witnesses the Yankee lawyer appeared to
be in great awe of Rorer, yet it was no
tieed that his examination was much more
able than was expected. The testimony
showed very clearly that justice was on
the side of the Methodist parson, but it
was just the kind Of a case tor Rorer to
win by bullying, or, had the modern term
of .'bulldozing" been known in those days,
it would more forcibly express the idea
that wish to convey.
Mr.. Case was the plaintiff, in his OPEN
ing argument the young man fiom the
State of the Adamses and the Websters
merely pointed ont the law on which he
should rely, made a few comments, and
resumed his seat AS though greatly frigll-
tened at the idea of opposing an Arkan-
sas earthquake. Rore straighted up his
waited gladiator, and grasping his knife
which he brandished within few inches
OF the head of his opponent, began in sub
stances as follows
MAY it please your honor, you have
heard the idio:ic attempt of this northern
mudsiil to n,uddIe this honorable court ia
regard to the law which is applicable to
this case. The cowarsily Yankee, who
sits there trembling like the sneaklng cur
that he is, and dare not say that hts soul
| in his own, knows that he lied TO your
honor lie knows il he knows anything,
| that the law which he read to your honor
does rot apply to this case. and trust
your honor will administer a fitting re-
buke to the young upstart who has had the
stupid imp Ludence To- attempt to thus Inn
pose upon the credulty of this intelligent
court. | dare him to deny that he has
lied. Your honor can sec that ne is afraid
to look up. The mean, contemplate liar
| is Invariably a cowafd. The truly brave
| man. who dares 20 look the whole world
in the face, seorns to tell a falsebood.
And this liar, this northern liar, the werst
of all liars, when detected in his baseness,
sits there like whipt spaniel. EYidcDtly
| the young man has mistaken his calling.
! II had him i'm Arkansas | would put -
driver over him and teach him to jump at
! the crack of the whip. In some such way
as this he might be male serviceable to
mankind, but as lawyer-iaugh
| II will not pursue thought so abhor-
rent to chivalrous and refined gentlemen !:
Turn now to the client of this contempt
| lille Yankee. Look at him A halt
| witted, broken-down preacher, with no
more sense than to put mp notices like this
all over the country:
BE 1t known from shore to shore,
That I'm a Methodist no more.'
LAS your Honor is aware. against true
piety aid true religion have not word
to say. The true clergyman, who is ready
to give his lite for the salvation of i'm
mortal souls, must ever command my
highest respect and veneration. But the
knavish hypccritc. who steals the livery
of heaven TO serve the devil In, is to me
an object of the deepest loathing. Look
at this poetical aud divine hypocrite |.
The very expression of his countenance
shows that after being paid II debt in full
he would bring suit to collect it orer again.
This Northern honesty This is Northern
morality. No wonder he employed such
a thing as this to help him to rob Tny client,
for no respectable lawyer would be engag
ed in any such dirty work. Any gentle
man possessing the least germ of the chiv-
airy of spirit and nobleness OF soul which
cllaracterizes the sons of the South would
scorn to sell himself for paltry gold by en-
gaging In anything so mean and contempt
ible.''
OF course have not given the precise
words, but iIave clothed in my own Ian
guage the idea expressed By Rerer, as
remember them. The foreg ding is fair
sample of the whole speech, for It was In
no sense an argument. Yet it was speeches
like this that won cases ia those days, and
no doubt many political issue is being