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

S.,a,...s 4 cunning anfth inhoei' o. 'aanes 81
,g,,ss who was DESTROYS Of sowing ahu 49,,
no ~ own poisonous sentiments snoul" -.
.ss .s,hI,sh 10 the people, that mere - -
a I, ~ can upon eight rrifnesses 20 cefi'iy
lad truly copied and taken that eA'rae'
ma, ~ Ride itself If the people had no o'iei
''.s,,.s5 ~ deriving information and relied upon
~. m. nroof would be positive and uncohua-
S:r,sd But IL they would search and fead 'hs
R;IJ.. they would see very important PAT. iSu
heen omltied and left out and when inc "nose
es,.,sare was read correctly u was his ~
Sn,Ll,,L .o;d an mis- heart there Is no God
a. ~, ,be meanng and sense VI DIVINE trulh =
,o,.lly changed By reading the whole sentence
together. ,,la.,,
In 1901, when Indiana was almost "i'oe'r
- ,,,han iails were scarce, when money was
e,.,c.. and taxes very high, The Legislature ~
ina, Territory. right fresh from the people, pass
"a law declaring when grand jury ivunu q
bill Of indictment against any person, ana ne
,yas convicted thereon by The petit jury before
IN court, and sentenced 10 pay fine and costs
~ +, punishment for his SINS aud crimes u 'hey
,vere not paid then The court might order me
sheriff TO hire or sell the convicted defendant 70
lahor and work reasonable time win some per
SON. mo blacker than himself) 10 pay the hne
and costs of the prosecution. lien. HARRISON
approved and signed this law, as Governor o.
thai new Territory; and w. Montgomery anu
nj. IL. HAWKINS crn>uIe MN ioi ~ ~ tht 49,
want 10 know, what Is 10 be done with rogues
Are they To steal without convection o. punish
mept? Or il convicted, who shall pay the costs
the hard working taxpayers Of the county, %
the idle rogues When ielon has been caught
with his neighbor's sheep on has back ana iaIfy
con ylcied OF stealing, who shall pay the COSTS
she honest farmer, or the sheep-tbieii mat y
The question. think il unfair and unjust that
the farmer should loose his property, and then be
compelled 10 pay The cost Of the indictment.
That would look like paying the thief for steal
ing the sheep!l General Harrison Is an honest
man, without any fellow-teeng tor rogues and
thieves, and when they steal and are convicted
for il, he has said they must pay The costs ana
ii they have found stealing bad business ana
have nothing 10 satisfy the costs, they shall be
hired out 70 some Individual 10 work for the
amount Of the costs and charges Of the indct-
meni And what honest man IL America thinks
that Is moi right and just II every rogue was
Compelled 10 work his passage 10 pay his iine
and costs taxes would be lower aud villains
would be more scarce. Every body approves oil
making a convict work in the penltentlary; yes,
white men and white women, too, there confined
by iron bolts and bars, must work hard ana I'VE
hard, or receive The lash Of the s;ern oyefstef.
Well now is il not easier and better Tor con
victed felon (who, like the owl, feeds upon ms
neighbours poultry TO be hired or sold iof
month 10 a clever farmer, until he WORKS ana
makes money enough to pay ms jan lees anu
court costs2 Surely il Is much more Just that
that the Infamous rogue should go INTO the hela
and work and pay the jailor for his meat ana
bread, than that he should set quietly ~ 'he
prison fperhaps playing cards with some ieioW
sinner) and occasionally peeping through me
CRATES and overseeing some honest farmer toll
ing to feed his family, and obliged 70 pay high
taxes beside 10 support and MAINTAIN lazy ras-
Gals. who siarye their own families and steal
from their neighbofs. The yirtuous people OF
North Carolina (who are in the habit OF calling
things BY their proper names) VIII not be de-
luded By calling sinner SAINT or deceived by
tenderiy calling a hog-thiei, IA poor but re-
spectacle and good neighbor- man" Surely,
there is nothing respectable and good neigh
bor-manlke'' in catching slippery fellow with
your hog on his back but an honest poor man
may be broken up by having many such neigh
bors.
! think Harriscn's enemies and Van Buren's
friends must be hard run for objections, when
they charge and censure an old soldier for APP
proving law TO protect honest and good citi
zens against thieves and robbers. IAN honest
man is the modest work OF God, and we need
such men now, in public stations. ] want an
honest, intelligent, independent man al the head
of Government 10 prevent frauds, and punish
public officers Tor stealing the public money. To
guard against such deialcations as Swartwours,
WneH a fnllllOn ana a quarter Oh inc
ney was lost by officer
w Montgomery and M. L. Hawkins not on
y charge Gen. Harrison with approving law
TO sell white men as slaves, but they say he
has shut himself up and refuses TO be seen by
any but his keepers or answer any questions
asked him by the people 2 and that he actually
refuses TO be seen by, or even spoken TO, by
poor man"
How any SET of men. who respect themselves
tl.,r Ct1cb
ed accusations, is strange and passing strange.
The old war-worn soldier, having often done
battle for his country, has long since beat his
sword into the ploughshare, and his spear into
the pruning hook, and he is now plain farmer,
whose plain house is the seat OF kindness and
hospitality; and no matter how poor the person
may be who calls he "never finds the door
shut and the string Of the latch pulled I'M He
converses easily and freely with al. upon any
subject. His habits, like his principles, ave Of
the plain republican old-fashioned school. All
his neighbors and acquaintance, and tTenfy
Thousand pe0pie who met him two hundred
miles from his home, at Fort Meigs, early in last
month, know he is not . siW mp !" but made
speech TO that immense multitude, who came
great distances to look upon and honor the pa
triot, who, upon that rery spot had defeated
and conquered the united forces, and cruel Goa
lition, of the British and Indians. The grossest
misrepresentation and most vulgar abuse are
continually heaped upon Gen Harrison by the
Globe, which is the official organ of Mr.. Van
Buren, and is a sort OF daily circular letter issued
10 the people, denouncing and traducing his
competitor for the Presidency. IL is very I'M
grateful thus 10 traduce and SANDER Gen. Har
rison, who has often slept upon the wet ground
among his soldiers, and waded through streams
and SHOWS TO meet, and defeat, and expel the
enemies of our country while his accusers and
villiiiers, whom he protected, were quietly sitting
by the fire-slde AT home with one foot against
the lamb, smoking the pipe of peace.