The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-07-30
TO the People OF North Carolina.


ia on ten. Harrison the charpe of having
voted TO sell poor ,rhite men for debt. y
We unhesl,atlngly pronounce i, an INA
NOUS FALsEuooD, and shall endeayour 10
explain the meaning and object Of the laws,
90 which he gave MS support, and on which
are founded this shameless calumnv The
FIRST was law signed by Gen. Harrison
when Governor Gf Indiana in lc01; the
r'acr a BIN introduced into the OHIO Legs
l,dre IN the year 1921, under neither OF
Which was il intended 10 sell or hire POOR
NJFS FoR DEBT, but CRIMINALS, FELoNs, OR
THIEVES, for the " fines and costs " incur.
red as q penalty for THEIR TURPITUDE =
Nor could such persons be sod or hired un
Ger either Of said laws. except under pecu.
Ear circumstances. The ludiana law left
d; discretionary 'riit the Court, and they
were not expected TO execute II except IN
those cases where the convict had become
hardened in crime and the facts of his case
required It's most rgid enforcement. Bu!
whence this sympathy Cor crime which the
leaders of the Van Buren, Party exhibit .
Is there an honest poor man in the Country
who is tstlli4g TO he TAXED 10 support
CRIMINALs-men Who PILFER and DO NO
LENcE Is il just that the peaceab!e and
honest portion Of the People should be com
PEELED 10 take the bread cut of the mouths
OF their children to feed the lazy, worthless,
base culpriis who croad our county prisons,
running the community 10 enormous ex.
pense MUsT INDt sTRY AND HONESTY
lABoUR To SUPPORT CRIME Must the
hard working poor men Of The Country,
VINO obey the laws, be required 10 sell their
Little possessions 10 pay taxes 10 feed vice
No II would be UNJUST. Let those work
Tor themselves who commit crime
The Ohio law, only part OF which the
reytlers Of Gen. Harrison have ever pub.
lished, has been grossly mlsrepresented,-
/, was introduced under the following exI
geucies, the existence Of which the most VIC.
lent partlsans bave never denied:
IL the year ] 500, Oa.5 was suffering severely
under the pecunlary embarrassment which spread
itself through the nation. Thieves ana pick poe
ke,s appeared to increase. while the pecuni4ry
distress prevailed. Ii 4 man stole less sum than
iwenty-5vs dollars or committed any other MINOR
offence, bis only puuislmen was fine and in
yrisonment IN the county f4ll. The expense OF
'npgeaendlng keeping and trying offenders con. .
sututed 10 small item ID the public expenditures.
But waen an IDLE v-g45oU1 had stolen the sheep
picked the pocket Of the honest. industrious
-.Len, s14 was convicted @. it, lie was general
found destitute Of property and unable to psy
'.c costs 81 hls conviction; or II he mad prop
f=tr, be usually found meats 70 secure i from
t-z c'Srers Of justice, The consequence was, Z
'I-, the expenses Wa paid f.. cs' Of the county .
.aCs. Ia1s the honest and Industrious citizen,
at,aE losing his properly by varlboal thief Uas
e--rp=.al 20 c5atrigGte has money to pay the OK.
7rsa =: -11yirtsr- The offender, This vas con- .
eyed hardship. and .4B was introduced pro. .
ding i..-; such ofeuler should PSI the expen-
80 ar.-ag from has own ,arp,.1te, by ia5orng
.-s each persons Is w0lla pay the highest qrce
bis Uosz."
But ssla there was Incorporated into tie
B.a a provision Jy which one wao vas
-s,s'g iEs5lraf, and unable TO pay the
tine ard costs, could have been discharged.
We call attention to the proyiso, as publish,
"a b, the an B3teu leaders themselves,
VIZ
.talg hers.a ~-aszs-e5 SHALL To- construed
.. r--rea- PERSONS .roal Being discharged from
-'7-saE s-=7-7s 70 toe provisions OF toe
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.ss. 90, s-av aa inflicted agreeable to the pro.
g. 'as A.. .ae County Commissioners
r. T. 70 -FIssf 70 .-elf satisfaction,
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-..ar 81 Js.a,. prou receiving such order ia
-a ..-. arzs zaeh person accordingly:
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... $50 l- go ID. u. .o " 80 "a az
., Of tue 5,s9u 20 saargs8 !-om i-agr.soa.
III IN tie a'loga, % such fine and costs
iader this section then, one Who vas
,lly and honestly Iasglyent could be dis.
cuarzed, and none bot those who added 10
tbejr cuues a fraudulent concealmeat Of
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