Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-08-06
AGAINST Gen. HARRISON FOR lO-
TING 70 SELL WlnTE MEN 4OR uEBr.
SPEECH or Nh MASON or ONO
UN Iit.
Gs9cS" Appropriation Bsl
House Of Rrprcscn ,uycs. April 81. 1910.

e nitt'c u Nat clause 81 the lssi sc,itlu which rp.
iaeS 10 the charge Tat Gessyl Igy-,s,, t,,. =,
sell '"t'tc men FOR d,6,."
Aud, SIR 1t ypu should not, aflcr examination find
'he charge specifically provided Tor r, the bHl YOU
E see IT, WIN All as Variations, IA the printed speech.
= % s'N','. gentlemen who have preceded the in tie
i. h"MeN'r.wiih feeling akin 70 that ct
hnmiIiilo' that find myself engages, in deictdiu,
a distinguished statesman and ,irtu,,, -, -,
Az "''-Friulcd and most wanion calumny Nor NoulJ
'"s'h'ed now io notice 10. bar f,T the perSeNc-
'ns i'S>'ry With which the enemies OF tL,i i,,lt,t
"a" continue to urge tho charge M cer,an quarters of
North Currima s' "
IN GIe inshniictuse orjhs story lis opt,,rs ytIt
a'SiTed 10 combine truth and fnlseh,ssl M, s,,,b -
''''s rs io 'ecurc tor Il some degree of ,t,rr,p ,h
- ~ vac fun' hin' suhicciiug themselves Ia I'm.
'u'ts" or Wiiiul mI>re presentation AMI n ,,,, H.
'''' 'he'r eI!'rt has not proved entirely IN
successful But the inventors cpl Il
fraud cannot o>caro hc col,Ic,np,.,, 49,, - ~, ~
Eu'UN' ihS charge he'd It's otpin IA "a vol, ,L,, -.
cav as member of the : ,r,ai,, ,r O,i, ~,
January 1871 The journal or ib = SESSION y nos, H.,
~ ne h'', nei're proceeding futIer allow rar IN
~ 80 mn Gu ,tSe was Fabricated AID thrown mi,
'SN'A'i'h NJ 1886. when General Harrison a, - ,;,
candidate %; the Presidency n an, ,,,,td -, -
I''e"us % Nir Van Buren, IN Thar Slate and from, me-,
'o'' VINO had duuhticss searched a.. ,grii, ,,,,b
'ls'H'c Ia the patrioc hope ,tutI~ du~.yts,, -
i"'''>h thcm with in't"rais Tor eccIls ,I,,n
AlI iI.f
dId they find To reward th,,r it,,-,r.T u -, -
f"a ""1' they s'td hey di--a r,a, a ,,5oy;-; "a, -,
"A"t r'eH for de6i; bat they found yo. Ih,t =, -
i'-oe "' misrepresentation. aud therefore We'll
-" :" '"'r purpose. Now. sIr. what opiaon did
uese accdsers OF GCucral Harrison cur,r,,ir -, -
to his vote, found rccos,lc-l ON The ,,,,Ig IN
'hey honesty believe II justified by the ri,,.,
'''''s u'hef winch II was given! Did they heli.y,.
" was lhdeicisible, and that wnuII reader Inn,
Jnsly oon''i'us TO censure' nsuch had been their
'ch cciN'cueh then Why, with tho io ir,,l bc,o,,
heH'' dad they bring Gdse charged Why. If ibsy mo
"'N'u the vote was Iucontcsirh ly v.,s an ,,r,,, l.
ot hS'h'cNons IA policy, did they not q, brt,r. ib,
IHhhc wan true stIragsg' = tie caSe aud y,y, ~.
mex oy''i'"'ST lhI!; You ihry would haze rp.,r,,l
!" elr1l!Hg and Justification. a. thrv had n c,l a.
true Sa'a1l,ut ca,ji tlr, br, g,l lc ys -y ., -.
cause as t0tS'sooi Tus suppa,it,., ,,,,,lI NJ
"'eh Sh Wi'"oit Temptation and prariirc ,yIcS.r..
without any motive. Few men can a., f,,i /,
'''' e'prV,c enough ~ ucra deliberate C,l.c
"''i IL case Where The truth would answer th.ir
pur'">e Just as well ar even better Frn,r I'll IL,
am brought Q" tins practical colclusi,u ,,-r a .
me NepFe residing GOT of the = ate OF eA, NM, LII
c We 'h'' mere - nothing very OBJ ,ct ,nr Die in Tho
vote 81 Conceal H1rrI,pn, which ss nnnun,,,r. - 81,
H'a'e nave "im.iied hy their reSorting 10 act, of,
representation, thar they could not sccc,sl ,,.,r
van The weapons oC truth
~ feySri 10 ihc cSiiinaOc IN winch HIS cb,r,. +;
held 10y the rcprlc at Ohm. cofslSrip,, ,r,-, -. III
parties n"d especially 10y those who hive r.rs mo-.
noi"ruTs Tor ityIr zeal Iu ;r,plra I'M, ., .r, -
something 10 say hereafter
80 w>h npN 10 call ynlr an ,nou Il, tho VAT, o.,
GENERAL iiIrrlsop, and the circumstance. p-Icr li,
1t NH> gwen. Tho attention of the Ie,i-I,r m. q,
''H". rng Ms Session ol II s0.2I was llx,ou.y d.,
-" 20 we consideration "i some plan Tor the rcci
81 Nio People, Then suffering an .r "A d,rae Of l,,
al" cih."rra'SJnchi uHeNaunpl,d ia ~, bI,,,r, ,i
that STATE. With a currency reprcrI,ted ,,t -
GU ne h"1n"ial FespfCeS ct the State c-ip,cJ aud
Treasury exhausted, the People loudly con,l,i,,ot
VI me aln'I hI"erable burden Of taxation. tbr,. 40
Uh'lHed re.reuchment aud r.f,u m 1 . .yoc,.os
ih'id nj 10 the administration of the crirn,,i H.,
The country. Ia ihis posture of npbric o. -.
gradually IN 'rca ing expenditure Tor fb. rr,,r,,i,
an. punishment at uiienirrs, and a prnItcnliarv ,r,,,
dcd WIN convIcis, that hal become Am ,,,,.,I -
D' Tue treasury the Legislature assembled AMI mn
utr'"oA 70 provide c remedy Tor The yri.y ,,cc 9,
planned Of, by u.ttuipr n re yisi,u ,c IL -.
"'i core "i The STATE. The task was ,,,, ~ r., i'm,
any "iI amor but n Was accoinrif,hf,I ..tb a,
- '''''Ss as y u aiiInthlr ~ the fEe ci1diriop
- nc '"uh"y Ine great object IN view was 10 Ji
HuHh The public expenditures in criminal g.. D. /
'''s "eih ]" The lowest point consistent with III
'l's proposed a. be secured lJy the due anil rrr ~
t''''''inn OF punitive justice To cl.r tbc H.
- 'u'' 81 Representatives passed bill entitled d. e.
"Ft'"''"'.'g =" me act for 10 pIHistgrn, .c GER
h'H 9LrH'es therein HGg3-l. AMI scnt II 4, tr =
Tor concurrence. Several new nrsy;-,,,,,, -, -,
u"c"d INTO Tins blI. By u. certain of noes ,,lcI
"''"'' p'' punished BY in rsJHm.iu IN the men. lon,
were IN 'dc punishable hy linc and iinnri ,n,p
ia me county Jiii> JIt-dciiou ei' as--e. aud ir,
''> ia c'''iH ~ ciiicd cases was confc rrg mn i,i
VI '"e ica'e with power 10 impose fine If The ,c-r
&C." S''Hta plead gIliy AMI prrs ms c,uoroit,iu, ,
'ih''s ana batteries were aItIprlzcd TO do ,yh.r 90,
an p'!"r al common law, ulm.y. To a,r,r c,r,r,
nus o. S'Ne wan ihe p1riy injured; and then al
'uf'heT pFotr'HnSs We3e 10 Cease Also grand iurc.
were prohibited from finding Indictment for ,s,,rI,
and battery unless The parry accused had been dp,
recognized To appear IA court anI answer such proe
'"''"iL Md, in restraint OF frivolous or vex1pu,
prosecutions tor offences below the grade Of fel,n
'n' name "i INC prosecutor was required to be en-
',iS,I Oh me bill OF indictment. and be was made
'ianie Tor the costs ia The accused sIppld bc /
acquitted, unless the court should he or o,;r, H.,
Mere was reasonable ground Tor insituiinp The nr,
cn'ipn" '''' P''Se'
In addition 10 these various provisions. having III.
Se o'yeci ia view the bill from rle House contained
several sections intended to render more eff cp,I die
means provided by cyisiing laws for f,s all; :,
lines and The Gusts Of conviction and Io r,leys ,ho
counties from the oucrous charge Of supuutting the
offenders 90 prison, 10y aGJrdIHg Them an o,n,rruui,
II they dosifcd 10. Du # not by compelling llam I
''''' noe tue fcsi 81 ne community, for their own
maintenance. The 81 and 7ih sec IONS of f,e biu
as u passed The Senate, fellows:
sec 10 That every pers % a. lJuigel or sentenced
D" pay Hue i'r any offence specs led iu hf, ac or the
act Q" which is D. supplementary may DISCHARGE s,c
'",e ny iaN'f on TIC high ways OF The township In
nm
pT"nnnncing Inigmol for the pagmcu, Of f,o shall
specify. and make an 0uIer setting ont within what
period OF Time, and 70 what rate Ct daily WAGES. lie
line my be Tins trs,Srrg5t and u,ol ,,h,t road or
roads the 'ahor stIf 5c performed md execution rn1,
DE- E'a.i. upon security ur ufhcr,I-n fY , t..,g a.
hr pcr'rmonee Of s..gI labor The cefuf,lic Ufhr
supervisor oi The proper district shall be evidence fin,
NE whole cr any fIit Of tine labor has been pa-l,aJ
'"d' 81 lhe whole labor not por,ruc[ within the time
pres, rO'i' 'he parry shall nevertheless have credit
or The ampn'H of labor n.iualIy pcrf,rn,I. ana !,
'"ch labor shall not bc performed within rr time linn
ted hall be- t'r duty OF Gee clerk Co issue an ,or
i'n lNlih'ni prerIp" fnl| or rIr fine auI COSTS
sec. I'. RAJ al p.f"us convicted o. any ofIru rs
pcched U tbs act. or n hg act 10 which tHrs Is spr
'icmep''ry ard sentenced fU rmpr- luurur NAV DID, O
"g such Imprisonment hn rut 80 bl-I labor boz sg,b a
manners ne any tH0 Judges Jltlo court of common de-
nay d"rri 71I inriHr performance orsg,b labor. u,y r
70 'hr0 ir'w Gee I'II and secured Is 20, ryr,r m a
sc1pc urd tbo produce Of s4,h isaD. shall ,,,,f
% CO." county treasury.