The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-07-25
P NJ Greenfield

We inylte every honest man IN the 1hitru
States 10 read the following circular letter oil the
Hon. James Graham 10 his constituents, and
see how clearly imposition and fraud are detect
ed and exposed Messrs. Montgomery and
Hawkins, and the eight witnesses, have '.waked
up the wrong passenger when they secretly
flooded Mr. Grahams district with Their dirty
iiffIe ThunIb-paper in favor Of maleiaetofs and
violators Of law.
TO THE FREEMEN OF THE TWELFTH
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF NohIH
CAROLINA.
FELLOW CITIZENS: Before the last Congress
sional election when ! publicly addressed the
people IN my district J informed them ! would
a, The polls vote for General Harrison. II he
were nominated for the Presidency did not
then intend or expect again 10 address you on
that subject; believing when the people had all
the principles and services Of the candidate
fdirly before them, they would make JudIclous
choice. But 10 my surprise and regret ] have
seen a circular letter signed and published BY
the Hon. w. Montgomery, and the Hon. Nj. i.
Hawkins, two OF the v an Buren, members OF
Congress, from North Carolina, grossly misre
presenting the opinions OF Gen. Harrison, and
deceiving the people, while they pretend TO re-
fer 10 his recorded votes and public acts. Now,
! UlDk, tnUSs VINO MI nOhoidUe stdNohSs kHht
witnesses in law should tell the rhoie truth and
not publish part Of a law approved by Gen.
Harrison, and withhold and suppress a part,
(and very important part too) on the same
subject and approved by him on the same day.
For instance in their circular letter, they publish
two sections Ihe Both and 3lsl) Of the Indiana
laws, leaving out and entirely emitting the 9th
section OF the law in the same book, on the same
subjeci-now TO the law and the testimony.
The only part Of the Indiana law publish
ed by w Montgomery, and NJ. T. Hawkins, in
their letter IS the following
Extract from the LarS Of the Indiana Territory
printed al VineeHRes, by Msssrs Stout and SHoof
in 1907, and nor in he Library Of The STATE De
parfnent Washington City
CHAPTER VI AN Acr RESPECTING cRIMFs And PusisH-
MESTs,
Sec 80 When any person or persons shall on con
yction OF any crime breach of any penal law, be
sentenced TO paw a fine or fines with without the
costs of prosecution il shall and may be lawful for
the court before whom such conviction shall be had
TO order the sheriff sell hire the person persons
so convicted service, 10 any person persons who
will pay the said fine and costs for such term Of time
as the said court shall Judge reasonable
A md If such person persons, SO sentenced and
hired or sold shall abscond from the service OF his OF
her master before the term OF such -erytude
shall be expired he she absconding shall on con-
,icon before justice of the peace be whipped with
thirty nine stripes and shall moreover, serve two days
for every one so lost
Sec 81 The Judges Of the several courts OF record
10 this Territory shall give this act in charge to the
grand jury at each and every court IN when grahd
Jury shall be sworn,
JESSE b. THOMAS,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
CHAMBERS,