The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-07-30

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y by verdict Of jury Of good and lawinl men,
said Court may prortsd TO hire tho offender for
any time, not exceeding the space of SIX months,
10 make satisfaction for all costs but If such per-
son or persons be of i'll fame, so that he or they
cannot be hired for the costs, nor give sufficient
security for the same and his their future good
behavior in that case It shall and may be lawful
for said Court to cause the offender or offenders
to receive thiry-niHe lashes on his or their bare
back after which he or they shall be set at llber-
ty, aud the costs arising thereon shall become
County charge, which punishment may be mile
4 ted as often tile person may be guilty, allow
i ing twenty days between the punishment and the
offence.
By this law, man or woman can be
HIRED out for "oosTs alone, aud if no one
should bid HIM or her of, he or she is TO be
WHIPPED Under this law too, FREE NE.
GRO can hire WHITE MAN OR WOMAN
: Now pray who voted 10 restore this law even
after it vas considered by many obsolete !
No LESS THAN THE WHOLE VAN buren,
MEMBERS OF ORR LEGISLATURE AT the
Session OF $50 I, all the acts printed IN
the Revised Statutes were read three times
III each House aud passed At the last
Session, bill passed both branches, lrithoht
dissenting uoice, 10 give effect to the Re-
ylsed Statutes as printed. (See 10. House
Com 537, and 10. Sen. 1879 This law is
published at large in the printed copy thus
passed Ii any Van Buren, man was oppos
ed to il, why did he not move to repeal i, !
How can nE, after voting for such law,
slaud up and accuse Gen, Harrison! Here,
then, is a law far more Objectionable than
those which received the sanction Of Gen.
H.-s!andlng on tho pages of our Statute
book--re. enacted in the last two years, ap.
proved BY the entire Van Buren, Tepresen.
tatlon in the observation-disclosures by ma.
ny Of the same Party as Just and polite yet
Gen. Harrison is denounced because he did
not exhibit the same sympathy for GRIMES
AND CRIMINALS that they are now exhibit.
lng Let the People examine the Journals,
and call those TO an account, who thus by
condemning others, have SO eifectually con.
demned themselves
As additional proof of the infamous char.
acter of this attack on Gen. Harrison,
We call attention 10 the following extract
from the Message of the Van Buren, Cover
nor Of New Hampshire, Mr.. Page.) Read
II, Fellow Citizens, and ask Yourselves what
right have the friends of Martin Van Buren,
TO condemn others. Let the Mechanics
read Il
So aactuatiug have been tn prices Of manu-
featured articles ~ the market, that few are dis
posed 10 contract for the labor Of the convicts
- u . ~ " M u T.
MECHANICS can BE ADVANTAGE.
OUSLY LET FOR PARTICULAR BRAN
CHES OF BUSINESS. | would therefore
suggest the propriety Of continuing authority 10
HIRE OUT part or ALL the conyicts on
suitable terms
Again; IN the year 1901, Congress pas.
sed an Act, adopting for the Cove rnmeut Of
the District Of Columbia, the Laws Of Ma
ryland and Virginia. See Story's Laws,
vol. 80, Page 20s9th.) In each of these
States there are laws similar to these OPP
proved by Gen. H.-rhich the Van Buren,
Members Of Congress are nop sdnctioHingi
Why Dc they not move to repeal them?
Why has not Mr.. Van Buren, recommended
their repeal Can the People place conf.
dence ~ those who daily cry out against
acts, when done by others, and approve
them when done BY themselves or their Par
lyl Shame
Let il .e remembered, Fellow Citizens.
thaI the true question presented by the In.
diana and Ohio laws, was this 4" Shall the
honest portion Of The People rork TO sup
port criminals and rogIcs, or shall they be
made to labor for themselves, to pay for
their o,ca bd8eae8s p THIS IS the true IS
sue. Who will say that the poor Of this
Country shall be taxed to support them .
Let him stand forth, and let the people de
maad Of the Van Buren, men who are Witty.
Ing General Harrison, whether this be their
doctrine No man who IS disposed TO do
Justice, can believe for one moment, that
Gen. Harrison IS an enemy to the poor, and
uniriendly to their liberty. tlis whole life
has been spent with such and for such. It
"as 10 battle, by the side OF poor men, be
won that fair fame which political dema.
gogoes are now endeavouring to tarnish.-
lie is Of THE PEoPLE-ihe hard working,
Industrious portion Of the People. He it
was v ho contributed more than any other
man 10 open the wide bosom Of the fertile
West for poor men, where their enterpris.
my genius could have fair play, aud where
they could build 10 homes tor themselves
and families. Nor is this all-he 1t was,
nho defended the fires sides of these poor
men from the tomahawk and scaIpng knife
Of the ruthless savage, and his heart and
hand are still opened to share with poor
men GhGIever Of blessings may have fallen
to his lot. Yet this Is the man, tins IL the
patriot, whose name, every brawllng dema
gogne Of the Administration has uttered on
" to Willy aud abuse "Gen. Harrison
unfrlendly to poor men, and refusing to see
them "A laser LIE WAS NEVER UTTER
Ed But who are they that are busy in
circulating this calumny The followers
Of one Who shews fondness for the royal
spIeudour Of the crowned heads Of Europe,
who sends his sons abroad, where they learn
to ape the fashions Of Lords and Dukes
who himself is endeavouring to introduce