Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-10-29

Some fifteen years since the Psnio1syI
Of Ohio had become very expen11ye -
densome to the treasury IN co01o40
the great number Of convicts thee
for few months for committing -
and while General Harrison W.
Of the Senate of that state, the I X
introduced to revise the law; sons -
imprison them in the county jail; aomo
ed to amend it so that they shoul1oe -
whipped; and others proposed ~ -
victs should be sold out To WeakYiA 1Dol
long enough to pay the fine and Ao11
Harrison thinking it a milder p so|
put them in private families to 49, In
either whip or confne them m the jad or
state PRISON, voted for the proposition.
The next time he was q candidate, some
ono changed the vote, and charged him with
voting for selling out honest debtors, instead
of criminals. When he heard this charge he
came out in publication and put the thing
to rights. Lately seeing that something des-
perate must be resorted 10 to defeat his cleo
ton, the same story has been brought up, and
Notwithstanding they have seen his denial,
the Van Buren, Contra; Committee lately re-
peated the shameful charge in their address,
knowing it to be false. But something had
to be said to divert public attention from MIR.
v"r p'-c-'. vote in the New York Conven-
ton, IN 1921, to aiiUw nee negroes. owning
! $3.50 worth Of property, to vote; and pre-
venting poor white man not worth that sum
from voting. This SANDER against General
Harrison, like hundreds Of others brought Up
to impose on the people, will be dropped after
the election.
! Gen. Harrison has always been opposed to
for debt, and SO voted when in
Congress. To him the poor man never ap-
Pealed in vain. Whilst governor Of Indiana
Territory, the new corners always went to
him for advice and assistance; and in times of
scarcity, which frequently happens in new
settlements, his doors, his crib and smoke
house were open to their relief. Whatever
he had he divided freely without money and
without price. ! will name one other fact
that entities him to everlasting credit, because
no man holding power ever did it before, and
appeal for its truth to all the old settlers who
have lived in Indiana from 800 to 1911. 1t
IS this: The ordinance Of Congress Ito be seen
IN our revised ccde) of 1897 providing for the
I government of the territory northwest Of the
Ohio, authorized the governor to appoint and
commission at his pleasure all the Colonies,
majors, captains, lieute nants, and ensigns OF
the militia; and also all the justices, sileriffs
Judges, and other county Offices. No man
> could be governor who did not own 1000
: acres Of land. No one could be circuit Judge
who did not own 500 acres. No one could
De eligible TO q seat in the lower house who
: ibid not own two hundred acres, and none bu,
the freeholders voted, and they only for the
members Of the lower house. All the other
officers were appointed.
IL consequence Of these od;ous nroner,v
organisations but few were eligible to Office.
they had no voice in selecting their public
men, except the members Of the lower house,
+. and Tor the want Of land not more than hall
were entitled to vote for them. On cleo ion
days the sheriff used to proclaim to the p.o-
pie, ''Come forward gentlemen freeholders
ana vote. Gen. Harrison seeing that the
great body OF the people were deprived Of
every right that belongs to freemen, did not
) hold on to tho power put in his hands with
IRON grasp as public men generally do, but
sympath'zinc with them, he surrendered the
right INTO their hands, and directed the peo.
'Ip'e TO meet and elect their own officers. and
no would commission them. Gen. Robert
hanna. when young man, was elected she.
ran OF Franklin county in this way. and he
and an, all the old settlers will confirm wha, saw.
FMS proves whether Gen. Harrison has been
the poor mans friend or not.
Inc PRINCIPAL facts stated in this address,
have accompanied with undeniable proof.
the others am supported in by the records
so' the country and living witnesses. Thew
are before you. Reflect before y.,u sacrifice
your own interests, the interests Of YOUR
state, and Of the whole west. to eastern arts.
tocracy. AUSTIN w. NORRIS
Indianapolis, Oct. II, 1886.
POLITICAL RACE COURSE
UNION TRACK.
Inc tall races over this celebrated cour.. vii
shortly "come on" Some thorough bred hor.a.
nave already entered for the sweepstakes. Gre.,
sport and high BETTING is expected.
FIRST on the list is the hob-taled CITY bred ponv
N'"de rhook. lie is IN frs, rate keeping, and has
'un Wen over the provincial courses The south.
81. Docos are rather doubtful to his keeping the