The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-07-30
CHARLOTTE, n. c., JUN 30, 1910.

Ho NoIin tHTOliUidu, reSlulUG III tlul otuAt,
remarkable for the general good character,
the orderly and correct department Of us
people, can be Influenced By such appeals.
We pronounce this attempt an unworthy
arliice, unbecorning members OF Congress,
representing honest men, as the authors of
! this circular do, and Insulting TO the People
Of North Carolina, who would suffer rs lii.
lie by such laws as any other people N the
world.
[ But there is another Misrepresentation in
the extract las, quoted, which either betrays
an objectionable ignorance in those who
profess TO hold themselves ready to answer
amy inquiries which may be asked" or
shows a wiiul departure from the truth
Messrs. VI. and H. as it they were election.
eerng among conyicts from pententlary,
ask +" How would YOU feel 10 see one Of your
poor but respectable and good ncishb men
sold al auction by the sheriff Of your coUn.
~ as Stare, under this Harrison law, 10
some free negro r. II Cen Harrison had
ever sanctioned law by ahicA free negro
was authorized 10 buy poor and respecta.
bic man, he would deserve, and would re
ceivo from Us, nothing but The severest cen
sure. Instead Of feeling justly proud, rs
Americans, Of his glorious Victories ~ the
field over the British and Indlan forces. we
should blush to henr the name Of Harrison.
Instead Of rejecting, with feelings Of exul
tation, on the events Of long and well spent
life, 90 the unsulled integrity Of his char.
acter as a solder aud as a statesman, we
should say he deserved the curses Of every
" respectable good neighbur man.n But
what is the real state Of The case In ma.
ny Of the States of tie Union there arc slmi.
lar laws, and the idea Of white man being
sold 10 a free negro seems never to have bren
thought Of BY any one but Mcssrs. Mont
gomcry and Hawkins.
The law Of North Carolina, which many
of the members o( Assembly in North Car.
DINA voted for, docs not contain any clause
fofbijding free negro 10 hire convict
Like a Parrlride among the Athenians,
there was no law 10 preyont II, for NJ man,
it was thought, could be wicked enough 10
commit the crime. VIII i, be snd tia,
the members Of the Legislature Of North
Carolina ever voted for law TO sell poor
" bot respectable neighbor men" as slaves
to free negroes We hope not, We, the as
eerton may be made with as much truth Of
this law us Of the Indiana law. Examine
for yourselves the law Of North Carolina.
By this law of cur own State, which We
quote from memory, not having he book
before Us, Il IS provided that certain persons
who are idle aud dsorderly in their con
dIct mot confined to those who are convict
ed Of crimes, as the Indiana law VAS should
be " hired out, but ii such persons were
Of III fame, 80 that he or they could not be
hired out for the cesis, nor give sufficient
security for the same, and his or their fu.
'oro good hshaoiaur. IN that case, it shall
and may be lawful for sad Court to cause
the offender or offenders 10 receirc thirty
nine lasies on his or tkcir bare back, after
which lac or they shall be set a, liberty, and
the costs arising thereon shall become
county charge; which punishment may be
inflicted as often as the person may be gull
", allowing twenty days between the pan.
lshmeul aud the offence
Consult the journals Of the Legislature,
when the revised statutes we're adopted and
learn how many Of the supporters Of the Ad
ministra,ou voted for this law.
But To show how careful Gen. Harrison
was, as he has always been, of the rights OF
the poor, we call your attention. TO the fol
lowing section Of law Of the Territory Of
Indiana
"E1trac, from the laws Of tho Indiana Terri.
tory, printed at Niucounes, by Messrs Stout and
SMOOTH 1907, and now in the Library Of the
State Department, Washington City
Yes, extract from the rery same book from
which Messrs. Montgomery and llaN klns
copied their extract.
We copy the following from page 3i3,
chapter ls, section OH, Of The same book
No negro. mulstto, OF Indian shall a, any
time purchase any servant other than ti1f Of their
oirn complexion, and If any of the persons Atore-
said shall, nevertheless, presume to purchase
white servant such servant shall ifnme fiIfeiy be.
GENE free aud shall be so hcld, dcemad and taken"
Signed Ms follows: JESSE b, THOMAS.
Speaker Of The House Of Representatives..
b. CHAMBERS,
Persistent Of the Council.
Approved, September II, 1907.
WM. HENRY HARRISON.
Now, lellow.citlzens, we can repeat the
words of the circular, aud say I've deem
comment useless aud viii therefore only
say, " that on the l7th day of September,
1867, Gen. Wm. Henry Harrison, then the
Governor Of the Territory of Indiana" lthe
same man who is the son Of Benz. Harrison,
a signcr of the Declaration of Independence;
the same MAJ who was appointed Governor
of the Territory Of Indiana by Thomas JET.
ierson, the author of the Declaration of In.
dependence IN tho year 1903 and IN 1906,
afterwards BY Mr.. Madison in 1909, Gtier
h,s law had been passed; the same man
who fought aud conquered at Tippecanoe
and the Thames the same man whom cut
threats, abotIonls,s aud all horse thieves,
hog thieves, housebreakers, and forgers,
who do not wish to be made TO work, hate
so bitterly tins same man who lost his seat
in Congress because he defended Southern