The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-07-30


been intended to affect those only who
from their p0rery rere SO poor" we sup.
pose those who from any other cause
were so poor " would never have been
sold under this law Messrs. VI. aud II
seem to think there are two classes of poor
men FIRST, {" the poor " simply, and then
secondly, those who "irom their poverty
are so poor = But We are wiling TO give
these authors the foil benefit Of their ex.
tract from this law, aud We quote the law
Of Indiana, as contained IN the circular:
Iftaci Eopl ne La,.s 81 ~ Tdiaha Territo
~, prmtfd al lmc,aHes, BIZ NeeJs St0Hf d
Smut "a l-u1 and HQ,e IN He LiJrQry Of tie
Stat, D,f4ffm. bi Naghiagt9H ciiy,
CHATTER vi.
IN act respecting Cunes and Punishmcnls.
Sfc. 80 When dHy person or persons shall
On connection Of any cnue OF breach OF any penal
l4w, Dc sentenced 10 pay tiae OF fines, with OF
witAoatihe costs Of prosecution, il shall and may
81 lawful fur the court before whom such conyic-
ton shall Be had to order the sheriff 10 sell OF
hire the person or pprfous convicted 10 service
g 1uy person Aho wiii pay tic said iuc aud costs
r. sath Term u tine Us Tie sad cunt st1H {Hagc
rt0s.qails.
Ah1 ii .0fp person Or persons so sentenced
a.t "t s'.l' 'h.' a1ss""i rom ne t.i.
,l. IN - ~
- aa-conaiug shall on conviction before lus-
'.es o. the peace bc Whipped with th.rty.niuc
sifp'-, and shall, moreover, serve two days for
~ '.y sos' y
,.r.-4 -. !. Il, ,.... -,
Il -a. To- ill., er,p,I f-, ii s,ei All ever, cai,r,
Ia wb.eA a grand Iur, sh4l Be- sworn
jesse THOMAS,
-. -. - ,N,pTp1
p,,.,ssut. - ,lo rol,.rl
Approved. September Il, ls17.
WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON.
ladlaua, at tins tmc, was Territory
shr had not become u State she had no
peui;ru,tary-pruhsbly she had few rails IN
her borders. Ii vasraut had robbed
man of bls Eor4e. or stolen b,s hon. although
tna ,spfsat mlalI, have Owned pfoperly 10
the nma,,u, TT 4 thousand dollars sull. under
t!i. hu. ne miahl have been hired to
>ervlc for such term Of time as the Court
a i.d.yI reasonable" The object OF the
.aw VAS 10 punish and 10 reform Cylinders.
uder tins as notorious offender could
be hrcd out, for six or twelve months, and
made to WORK instead Of being confined u
jld, and fed al public expense out Of the
taxes paid by honest good nelghbor men,"
The law reached not on.y those Who from
,.t.t.
'"''' i''''''f "''' ~ P0o' a. -
10 pay COSTS Dat "l'se "uo ''l'rht oe ao'e
20 ply costs, aud who deserved 10 be hlfed
OF, and made 10 work It's perfectly plain,
thsr.C,,c ,k., ,ip. lac va. made Ia ana
'FPi''p "p't 10 i''s'''s '''' ''''" ~. N''''''''
aud u could OILY be earned INTO tisct asler
indictment; by q grand Jury, and after con.
y,ct,yn ~, tn,.l,, free fara. Who heard ties
..... - 81, u..s.. ~ ,,4
:, -
~ '''''F tcD'af sdN tda', uH4eI WIS
t&N' poor "Aitu "'H d"" ""''e ""'i''"
could be g sold toy tue sHetl'l, al Pu1ic auc.
tton. as sfdrfg Z" Are saS,s sold for
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tt.r ..,,..- a.. ,,,,,,.5 AL
NE on c'hNlS'l'n '"' ''''"''- ~ We"
might II be SAID apprentices are sold as
slaves Is Il unl hn insult "a YOU, does II
~, ey,o,.c n roo,eu,n, far ypnr understand
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tngF' ""9n SUI" o'''' w
Tor your EXAMINATION bu' VIZ WIN ""'
mlsrepresebt-we quote the words from tic
tbtfd bare Of the CIRCULAR:
oeF8l eo'hU'N wv ~ ~
Infa en- ~ lu@'' .H 'A' - - -
''h'i4' " imam ii'I'5 - w.. -
'ino' o' we ie',s'v,i y '..''.''I' G,,lb
t'c soy y ~ w 49,. y, ...,{.s,I,,
aftHa"g s'RH'a III gOO't 49, IN ,t.,.
I0e' N"'' Yea a'a W'h's'' - w - ~,
}'tf''g 1H'e'e % poy 49, ~ LIZA ~ I'll h,
.%' - - -. IL
wooli YOU !el 10 SEQ one Of your poor but res.
pertabie and good rcighbor mea sold al auction
by N" sherta OF your county ds ha'f, ui'"s'
~, - ~, , ,ss i5 H. ,a,r I,rg. Ia see
ana nj ,o,, moor bq, rr.pectihle neigLbof.women
knocked IN under the shcri'I7s hammer TO FREQ
n"gro a. Ais Stare 70 oo nnaeT b'' conaAn's ava
soP''n 20 9'e{ 'nsu'' "'.a , .o .n5 law
b-r GGsI master SERVICE. and he should appro.
bend her. and drug her before single justice OF
the peace, and, under ting Harrison law, have
ihry.nln' iashes inflicted Hpon n's W'o ,yf fap
~ 1"" - t.ii,., ra,, h., ll,ck masters