The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-08-06

Of sowing and spreading bis own POISONOUS
sentiments, should assert and publish 10 the
people, that "there is no Cod" and call
upcn tight uitaesseS 10 certify that he had
truly copied and taken that extract from the
Bible itself. If the people had no other
method Of deriving information and relied
upon that, the proof would be positive and
uucontradic,ed. But il they would search
and read the Bible, they would see very
important part had been omitted aud lelt
out ; and when the whole sentence was read
correctly, It was this, "ihe fool hath sad
IN has heart, there Is no God. 80 that
tho meaning and sense Of divine truth IS
totally changed by reading the whole sen
tence together.
In 1907, when Indiana was almost wi
derness, when jails we're scarce, when mo
ney was scarce, and taxes very high, the
Legislature OF that Territory, right fresh
from the people, passed a law declaring
when a grand Jury found a bill or indlct
meut against any person, and he was con
yicted thereon by the petit jury before The
court, and sentenced TO pay fine aud costs
as punishment for his SINS aud crimes II
they were not pnld then the court might
order the sheriff to hire or sell the coustc.
ted defendant 10 labor and work reasona
bic time with some person, mo backer than
himself to pay the tine and costs Of the
prosecution. Gen. Harrison approved and
signed this law, as Governor OF that new
+ Territory aud W. Montgomery and ii.
T. Hawkins ceusure ban for II. " ell nov,
| want 20 know, what IS 10 be done with
roaups Are they TO steal without convlc
llou or punishment or il convicted, who
shall pay the costs the hard working tax
PAYERS Of the county, or the idle rngues =
+ u hen a ieIon has been caught With his
uelghbors sheep upon his back, and ialHy
convicted Of stealing, who shall pay the
costs, the honest farmer, or the sheep thIei
That is the question. think II unfair aud
unlus, that the farmer should loose his pro
perry, and then be compelled TO pay the
cost Of the indictment. That would look
ike paving the thief for stealing the sheep
General HARRISON IS on honest man, with
out any fellow feeling for Togues or thieves,
and when they steal and are convicted for
It, he has said they must pay the costs aud
II they have found stealing bad business,
and have nothing 10 satisfy the costs, Ihcy
shall BE- hired cut 10 some individual 10 work
for the amount Of the costs aud charges OF
he indictment. And what honest man IN
America thinks that this is not right aud
Just Ii every rogue Was compelled to
work his passage 10 pay his 6ne and costs,
taxes would be lover aud Williams would be
pvre scarce. Every body approves ofmak
ing a conylc. work IN the pcnltentary yes,
white men aud white women too, there con
fined by iron bolts aud bars, mus, work
hard and live hard, or receive The lash OF
the stern overseer. Wen now, IS II not
ensler and better for convicted loIon Ewho
like the ow feeds upon his ighbor's pouI
tty) to be hired or sold for tBouih 10 O
clever farmer, untl he works and makes
mouey enough to pay his Jall fees and court
costs. Surely It IS much more Just that
the infamous rogue should 20 Inio lho field
and work and pay the jaIIor tor bus meat
aud bread, than lie should sct quietly in tie
prison (perhaps playing cards with some
feilow.slHner) aud occasionally pocping
through the CRATES nnd overseeing some
honest farmer toihug to feed his family and
obliged to pay high tayes beside 10 support
and MAINTAIN law rascils who starve their
own families and steal from their ucighbofs.
The yitluous people Of North Carolina lsho
are n the habit Of calling things By their
proper namea) will no, be jeuded BIZ cali
ing a sinner saint or deceived by tender.
" calling hog thlei, "a poor, but rcspcc
table and good nelghbour.mau." Surely
there Is nothing respectable and good
neighbour mar ike " IN catching a slippery
fellow with your hog on his back but 40
honest poor man may be broken up b hay
ing many such neighbours.
think Harrlson's enemies and Nan Blu.
rens friends must be hard run for obiec.
tons, when they charge and censure an old
soldier for approving Law TO protect hon
est and good citizens agaIns: thieves aud
robbers. "An honest mau is the nobIesl
work Of God, " and We need such mcn nov.
10 public stations. want an honest, intel. .
aIcnl, independent man OF tho head Of the
"oVeEamcut to prevent frauds and punish
public officers for stealing the public muuey.
10 guard against such dcltlcalious as Swnft
"oul's, when a million aud a quarter Of the
public money was lost By one officer.
W. Montgomery and VI. L. task ins not
only charge Gen. Harrison w,tn approving
law to cell white men as slaves, buI ,hcy
say " he has shut himself up, and refuses to
be seen by any but his keepers or answer
any questions asked hun by the people =
aud that he actual y refuses 70 BE- seen BY,
or even spoken to, by poor man"
How any set Of meu, who respect them.
selves or their constituents could make such
un!ounded accusations, is strange and pass.
tng strange. The old war worn soldier.
having often done battle for his country. has
long since beat his sword into the pIoupb
share, and his spear into the pruning hook,
and he Is now plain farmer, whose plan
house Is tire seat of kludaess aud HOSPITAL
liz and fuagtar hpty 1890.