Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1836-09-30

Ntd wan INC splF'i " pcINp's''N' 'dh pu-
cnism and Jacobnsm. Blu, he is an IT.
r,clainb'c Jacobin. HIS remarks about |
the mcau and miscfabo attempt to deter
rRrEMEN from going TO the polls, show |
that tie poison Of Isaac IliIlism ia in
his very bones.
VIII our readers bchcvc that the inla-
nous attack on Gen. Harrison, 'n1i'ed TO
the counter by the following letter, has
been published in the Globe, Argus, Sen
tincl. and almost every Van Eurcn paper
in the country.
General Harrison is ian enemy not TO
be despsed,'" says the Richmond Enqu'r
or. So we should think from the recent
attempt made to lalsly history aud depre-
cia,c the worth of gallant soldier and
accomplished civilian. The Albany Argus
ia : adopt ed the last cfftrt Of this character,
and asserts that Gen. Harrison voted 10
sell white mcn into slavery for debt 1t
! he did so, he hal for his companions in that
vote Mr. BALDwIS, the present Van Buren,
candidate for Governor in Ohio, aud Mr.
MoRnrs, the Van Buren, Senator from that
State.
The fact, however, is that the law for
which these gent lcmen voted. had refer
cnce to criminals, those fned under the
criminal code Of the 81 ate.
The vote. upon the provision Of the
criminal bill above objected to, was called
in question as carly as December 1921, by
writer in the Hamilton (Bu'ler comfy,
InrclIigcnccr, Ohio, who attempted to mis-.
represent it, This called out an cXp'ana
ton from Gen. Harrison. which appeared
n that paper OF ID .ccmbcr 81, 1921. 1t is
subioncd, 50 that every reader may be in
formed Of Gen. IIarrisons views on The
subject, expressed when he was neither
candidate for, nor in any public Office.
"To the Editor ofMe Advertiser:
.'SIR la your paper Of the 18Th instant, oh.
served most violent attack upon eleven other
members of The liie Sen AMI myself for sup.
soyed rofe given the las, session. for the passage
ola law 80 sell debtors IN certain cases such
has beeI conduct, lacknowlel.e that we should
Orlv deserve The CPn-tire Wllirh the
bestowed on ~, but the eXrrraton Of every honest
man in stcc'y. IN act offhat Kind is not oniy
opposed 10 the principles Of justice and humani-
~, but .wuu'd he - papille violation of the Consti
iulon Of the State, which every legislator is sworn
10 support and. sanctioned by House Of Repre-.
sen;aii,cs, aud ~ Senators, il would indicate a
STATE Of dcpra,ity which would Gil every patriotic
bosom with the most alarming anticpalons. But
he fact is, that no such proposition cuer
made in the Legislature, or eren thought Of
The act to which the wriicr alludes, has 10 more
relation TO the collection Of debts. than has TO
, the discovery Of the longitude. II act for
the punishment Of offences against the State am!
that pant Of it which has so deeply wounded the
/ feelings Of your correspondent, was passed by the
House Of Representatives and ,ocd for by the ~
Senators under the impression that it was the most
mild and humane mode Of dealing with the offend.
eis for whose cases II was INTENDED! II was alop.
ted by the House of Representatives as Il pant Of
the general 81 stem If criminal Law, winch aas then
undergoing u compe.e revision and amendment
the necessity Of this i crjncei by the following
facts. For several yeats past, il had becom" appa.
lie Il that the Peniicnliary system Was becoming
more and more burdensome At every session a
/ large appropriation was called for to meet the ex-
cess Of expenditure above the receipts Of The csidh.
b li>hucnt. Ia the commemorative Of The session Of
1920, the deficit amounted 10 near $50 900.
This growing evil required he mn,rdiIte inter /
position Of some vigorou' Legislative m"aSne Two
wc,e recommended as being hkel, 10 p,"dnce the
na.cmcnr. aud secondly, lcs.ening The number Of
CouNicis who were sentenced for short periods an
whose labor wi, found Of course 10 he most unpru.
ducrr,c In pnrsu,nce ufrh" hter principle, hrlis .
to the amount Of s o or upwards, subjected 10
punishment IN the Pcnllenliity, inSrcal Of $40
which WAS the former minimum sum-this was
easily done. Bat the great difficulty remained /
10 determine what should be the punishment Of
those numerous lhrccnics below the sum Of s. So By 4
some, Whipping was proposed hy others, punish. /
mrnl by hGrd tabor in The County ilils; anil Nv /
others II WAS thought best to make them work The
highways. To all Ihe.e there appeared insu.iera. |
bic oil jcr'ons fine and Imprisonment was adopted |
by the House of Representatives as the only alter.
4 native, and ds ~ was we'll known, their ,eXalu.us
pilleingS wee generally perpcua lel by the more
worthless NHghbnnls in society, il was al led that
when they could not pay the fines and costs which
are always part of the sentence aud punishment
thit their service should he sold ont 90 any ucrson
who would pay their inc and costs ir them. This
was the clause which pas ed, as hrlicyc, by
unanimous yulc Of the House. aud stricken OUT in
the senate IN opposition of The II who have been
denounced. ule further trouble IN examining
the jpmnnls would have shown Your Correspondent
thar this WAS considered u substitute for whippnp
which was lost only by single vnle in the Senate
aud IN the House by small majority, after being
once passed.
think, Mr., Elitor, have said enough to show
that This uhnnxious law would not have applied to
unfortunate 'deblors ol Ga years. but TO Infamous
offenders, who depredale on the properly OF their
f'iluw.cllizens, aud "ho hy the constitution Of the
State rs well as the principle of existing laws were
subject TO inyo pituitary servilude. ! must confess
had no very smsune expectations of her eicial
results from this measure, II would apply TO con.
N'cs who had Obtained the age If maturity. But
had supposed thu woman or youth wh) were
convicted OF IN offence, and remaining in Jail for
the payment Of the fine aud costs imposed, minhi
wIIh glcai advantage he transferred to the residence
Of some ,iriu0uS private family whose precrpt and
c~amplc would lead them back 10 The paths Of rec
Iude. would appeal 10 The canhlr Of yonr cor.
respondent TO say whether If there were an indivd.
ull confined under The circumstances ! have men.
toned Tor whose fac he was interested he would
not gladly him transferred from The filthy inclo
sure of jail, and the sill more filthy inhabitants
10 the comfortable mansion of some yirIuous Citizen
whose adnonilions would check his vicious propen-