The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-10-05

law referred to was intended To apply onI
to persons who were imprisoned for fine
imposed, and costs accruing in Grimm,
r cases. While it is but an act of iustice /;
2 General Harrison to state this fac, ,ber
= can he hut little defence for him even n
The ground on which he has chosen to pIac
II. The subjoined will show the view whc
was taken of the subject while under con
s'deratIon IN the Ohio Senate. The senti
ments expressed Ivy Gov. Lucas are ,ust
fpatriotic and humane -
Extract from the journal of the Senate O.
Ohio.
TUESDAY, Jan. 20, 1921.
senate met pursuant to Adjournment
he Senate then, according to the or.
der OF the day, resolved itself into a commit
rec "f The whole npon 'the JiHfrom,be Hous.
entitled an act for the punishment, of certain
""ehces therein named and after some time
spent therein, the speaker, (AIIen TrembIe)
resumed the chair.
Mr. Fiihan then novel to strike on,
'he ioth section of said bill, rs follows:
DE II further enacted, that v hen ann
Pe.s"" sha'l he imprisoned either upon ere
enf'on or otherUiss, for the non-pay,nent of
r"e or casts, or both, it shall be lawful for
VIC 0"eriH OF tie county, to sell mt such
p,'on DIS SERVANT To any person within
''''S Si"te, who will pay the whole amour,
oae' i"r The shortest period of service. of
w"'ch sale public notice shall be ,iyen at
'east ten days; and upon such suie beino
effected, the sheriff shall give to The uur,
chaser certificate thereof and deliver nver
the prisoner t" him, from which time rho
'e,"''"n between such purchaser and the
Pr's"he: shall he that of MASTER and SER
Want until Tie time of service expires, snd
ior injuries done by either, remedy shall be
lad III the same manner as is, or NAV he
provided by law in the case of master and
apprentices. But nothing herein contained
.naIi be construed to prevent persons being
discharged from imprisonment according to
me PROVISIONS of the thirty seventh section
.. 'he act to which this is supplemental
u u siIaiI he considered expedient to grant
shch discharge: Provided that the court
~ pronouncIng any such persons convicted
under this act, or The act to which this is
may direct such person or
,r persons to be detained in person until
ne hne DO paid, or the person or persons
'therw'se disposed of agrceabIy to the pro-
'isIons of this act" s
winch motion was decided in the affir-
native, yeas 30, nays IL.
And the yeas and nays being required, .
hose who voted in the affirmative were. d
,iessrs. Bearsley, Brown, Fithian, Gass, u
ieaton, Jennings, Lucas, Matthews, Nc e
i'itnn, Newcom, Rohb, Russell, Scofield. u
helby, Spencer, Stone, Swearineen, II
thompson and WOmeidorf-2O. u
And those who voted iu the negative IL
ere, Messrs Baldwin, Cole. Foos, Foster. 4.
ii. IIARRISON.) Mclean, .
swell, Pollock, Ruggles, Roberts, Whee- :
r and Speaker-l2."
Secretary of States Office,
Columbus, Ohio, Sept 10, 1896. L
certify that the foregoing is true and
curate copy from the Journals of the SEN lcr
OF he State of Ohio, bciag the first ses- Inc
IN of the 18th General Assembly held at 70.
December, 1920.
See page 3O3, 304, 3O5. -
CARTER B. HARLIN. ID
Secretary Of State.
General Robert Lucas, now the demo-
htic Governor of Ohio, was then a mem
of the Senate, and in the true spirit of
patriotism, made the following remarks
support of the motion mabe by Mr.. Fifth
OF Champaign, 10 strike out the I9th
;hon, n trne copy of whose speech as -
IN published, is below.
MIR. Lucas said that he would vote FIR OF
motion of the gentleman from Cham
igne, MIR. FlthIan.) to strike out the Sec
n. lie considered it not only a violation
that provision of The Constitution of tho
ate which declares that there shall b- moi.
'r Slavery nor involuntary Ser,itude in
state, hut It contains principles of the
'st revolving character. 1t declares tbat
person who is unable to pay fine, or
SITS, shall be liable To he sold and ,ba,
individual who will pay the fine and
st tSr the shortest time of service. shall
the purchaser.
" What will be the operation of this sec-
u y SAID Mr.. Lucas. We will sun-
Sc case :-suppose one Of the Patriots
the Revolution should be insulted bv ~,
einy ot ms Country, or a Tory, who had say
ight against him IN the struggle for Ib.r- one
and he should be provoked To con,r,;,
assault, in defending the honor of b;s :. :
our laws he migb, b.
'secuted and fined. He poor. and un. DO
e to pay the fine. What would fnIlow to |
der the provisio $ Of this section, Ur fed
PUBLICLY ADVERTISED FOR SALE rho,
he is dragged by the Crier along the
ects-the man who provoked the ass,ub "o
IS the amount of the fine and cost for bs the
'rtest term of service, say forty ve,rs me,
iE OLD PATRIOT Is knocked bee
~ 10 HIS PROSECUTOR aud