State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-11-08
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A oNcrmont Patriot, Extra" has Just /.
made its appearance reiteruting the Islander
long since put downfall d" Gen. Huri |
son is IN (dror Of ,oiite .SL1uery" 1t origi-
mated some time ago, in the New York
Evening Post ana was Immediately trans
ferrod to the Patriot, with flaming com
ments, representing General Harrison, to
be in favor Of selling poor debtors into
slavery. The Evening Post, though Il most
thorough going Van Buren, paper, having
discovered its mistake, made al honorable
retraction. that retraction, the Patriot has
taken care not to publish but has, OH the
contrary, kept ON, repeating the charge
and now, just OH the eve of the election,
repeats it in an extra sheet, in which it
exhibits eigh! hands, pointing to the heading
-" Gen, Harrison in fapor ef lchiie slare,y"
which il prehXcs 10 Il flaming article on
the subject
The charge is based upon the vote OF
General Harrison in the Senate of Ohio, in
lc2O, against striking ont Il certain section
ola bill making provision for The puliSh-
ment of crimes which section provided
that criminal, sentenced TO pay II fine, or
costs or both, and committed to prison
therefor, might be transferred from the
custody of the Sheriff and the confinement
of dungeon, to the charge of such indi-
vidual IS should agree to pay the fine and
cost and that, therefore, the relation o!
master and servant should exist between
them until the criminal should, by his labor,
pay such fine and costs; taking care to
provide, however, that Tor injuries done to
the criminal, by the person thus purchasing
his service, he should have the same rene
dy, rs was, or might be, provided by law,
in favor of APPRENTICES, against their
masters.
Hthus appears, according to the Patriots
own showing, that the dreadful deed by
which General Harrison has exposed him
self to its bitter dcnunciations, was the cX-
preston of an opinicn by his vote, sixteen
years ago, that it would be humane to take
a criminal from a dungeon, and put hirl
into the hands Of some one who would pay
his fine, aud give him the privilege o.
,corking il protecting him, during tina
service, from wrong, by the same law which
protected an apprentice bound 10 hade.
This is tie SLAVERY" which the Patro
put in capitals and surrounds with US
| thought that "s!ave'y' consisted, essen
> italy, in holding a man as property, subec
to sale and transfer as chattel. | had ~
idea, before the Patriot undertook to ell
tighten me on the subject, that man sur
rounded with the protection due to Al
/, 'apprentice,' was to beregarded as a Slase
F. BUT it seems that all the principles OF com
mon law, and common sense, are 10 be out
, ragged for the purpose of fastening the obi
, um of oppression upon a man proverbIa
for his humanity, merely because he hap
, pens to be candidate for office, and stand
in the way Of tie Presidents candidate.-
} General Jackson must hare his tcW, and hi
candidate must be elected, no matter hoy
much truth or common sense are set Il
nSught.
The provision in question, with rcgar
: to sentenced criminals, might, or might no
n have been the best that could be made.
i involved question about which good an
= wise men might d,lltr-as ii seems, the
Il did in this case for find that eleven OF
of thirty two Senators voted ,ciA Gener
i Harrison, while the section which he vote
against striking out had been actually ado
ted by nearly unanimous vote of Il
House OF Representatives.
1t seems that lo " months after III
vote of General llarrison's was given,
was called in question in the public print
on which occasion, he gave the toliowil
explanation which has been published,
believe, in your paper, but which no
send you for republication. The PaIri
has not published it, and dare not.
To the editor Qfthe .4dueriiser;
,s Sinh your paper Of the 18th inslui
observed most violent attack upon Gle
q en- other members of the late Senate N
" myself for supposed rote given at The /,