The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1840-05-08
From Me Statesman.
MORE OF HARRISoN'S WHITE
SLAVERY, AND WHIPPING To
BOOF-PROPERTY QUALlFI-
CATION FOR VOTERS.

AiON COh w lEhS'
Harrison's conscience keepers tell Us
that the old gentleman's opinions remain
r unchanged. We do not doubt It. 10
order, therefore, to ascertain what his
real senllHenls are at the present time,
we must look at his former conduct -
look at his former OFFICIAL. ACTS.
In to-day's paper we copy an article |
: from the Madison (lndiana) Courier,
showing what Harrison's views were
when he was Governor Of the Territory
of Indiana. II will be seen that be then,
as Governor, APPROVED ofa law for
SELLING POOR WHITE MEN IN
TO SLAVERY, more odioas and ty-
Tannical than the one he voted for in
sthis State several years after; for in ad.
dltion TO selling a poor man into slavery,
his Indiana law allowed him to be
"WHIPPEO WITH THIRTY
STRIPES" if he left the individual 10
whom he had been sold. What man,
IN whose bosom throbs heart, can con-
template this grinding and degrading
Harrison tyranny, without feeling his
blood boil with honest, hearty indlgna-
tlonl What generous individual can
shtnk OF the unfortunate poor man, la.
boring III SLAVERY, and liable TO be
WHIPPED THIRTY sLASHES al
the caprice Of his purchaser, while the
wealthy villain runs at large, without
feeling scora and contempt for The tyrant
who would give such law force, when
ne had the power TO pre'entits coming
into exis.encel
The same article f ON the Indiana pa
per, also shows, FROM THE RE-
CORDS, that General Rarrisnu AP-
PROVED ofa law, as Governor, that
prohibited any man from enjoying the
right Of voting. unless he OWNED
FIFTY ACRES OF LAND. Re-
collect il, IA RRISON was OPPO-
SED TO ALLOWING ANY MAN
TO ENJOY THE SACRED AND
INES TIM.ABLE RIGHT' F SUF
FRAGE. UNLESS HE Was a
LAND HOLDER. And this of course
is the opinion now, because hs con-
silence keepers assured Us but few
days since, that Genersl Harlson's o.
piDions had UNDERGONE NO
CHANGE"
From the Madison Ia. Courier.
SELLING FREE MEN AS SLAVES
in THE STATE OF INDIANA!
.Bl"e light ldWs Of the Vest General
Harrison in taUor of selling Free,men
an Indiana against allowing the
right Of suffrage tohe poor man, an
less possessed of a Property QaaLG-
cation J.! gc. &c,
Much has been said in defence of the
charge against General Harrison of vo-
ting in the Senate Of Ohio 10 sell free
white men as slaves; and General Har
rison's own letters of denial and excul,
patton, have been extensively publish
cd. The charge, however remains wei
''es:abiished, and as long as the record,
Of the Senate of Ohio shall continue tt
exist, 90 long must the testimony to es
tab'ish this charge be perpetuated. (Se,
journal Of the Senate Of Ohio of Janua.
~ the 30 h 1891
But we have resumed THE subject tc
show, that this section of Ohio Legisla
ture with all lis odiousness, was an oil,
acquaintance Of Gen. Harrison, and hat
no new horrors TO present to his mind
for. while Governor ofthe Territory o
1ndiana,' he approved and signed 'Ar
act Respecting Crlmes and Punish
ments.' containing sections more odiout
than the section for which he voted i!
the. Ohio Senate: more odious, inasmucl
as it made an escape from this most de.
grading and humiheiing serviiude, cri
minal offence, punishable with WHIP.
PING in the fall measure ofTHlRTY
NINE STRIPES |! and with dou
BILE servitude as 10 time. (See Terri
torisl Laws, Revised code, Of 1907
pages 80, and 40 section 80 and 81. y
'SEc. 80. When any person, or per
sons shall on conviction of any crime
or breach Of penal law, be sentenced tc
pay fue or fines, with or without the
costs Of prosecution, it shall and ma,
be lawful for the court before whom
such conviction shall be had, G-F"to or.
der the sheriff to SELL or hire the per-
son or persons SO convicted, TO service
'Oany person or persons who viii pa,
the said fine and costs for such term O
time as the court will think reasonable.
And il such person or persons, 81
sentenced and hired or cold, and shal
abscend from the service ofhis masle
or mistress, before the term ofsuch SER
vice shall be expired, he or she go alb
sconding, shall on conviction before
justice Of the peace, be WHIPPED
WITH TH!RTY-NlNE STRIPES