The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-05-07

calling. ,nusi Be Oppressive and heart
rending.l They esanoi roik; % beg. they
are ssh.ned; and 40. Of necessity. thsy
must elder steal OF sisrve. Bot surely
these en- sxpset no sympathy from
honssf men. They do expect none. and
therefore. Ibsy. enneesl the truth. and
seek 10 srouss indigestion against Hsrri-
s0n br he lsise ssserion. that he voted
10 sell mea for their debts. To then.
however. Il 10 The reverse OF this which
mskes him terror. II is the hiring onl
Of thieves. and nei the selling Of poor
men. which alarms Them. IL he would
spare the former. they would be qniIe
content thai he should dispose Of The
honest debtor As be pleased. Bot they
know his chsrsrter too well. 20 expees
lhIs-and snlicipsle with horrid appre-
tensions. bis dispersion or The plInderers
on The Ain ii March next. Hence. these
tears and lamenistinns-and hence. this
indignant oui-ery about selling mrn fnr
debt. The mode OF disposing Of Offend
ers. proposed in Ohio. is not new in
North Carolina. BY our own Law. man
convicted OF beIag a yagrant is directed
60 be bird ont for the costs (.See Rerissd
Matuies. chap. 81. sec. ~ This Law
has been IN f0rce since 1884. and the Stat
ME Of which IL now forms q section. was
read three tines in both houses Of The
General Assembly. and passed. 80 late as
the session Of 1857. Yet. you may
hear persons declaiming against Hsrri
son. who voted for this very law. Why!
is yagrani worse Than theft
Ia q published letter Of Gen. Harrison.
in relation 10 this cslumny. dated l5sh
September. 1885, after stating The charge
made sgsins, him Of voting for Law 70
sell persons imprisoned Cor debts which
lhey were unable 10 satisfy. he expresses
himself 10 these worJs: .lfa vote oil
thai description had been published. and
ascribed 10 me, il was an Iafam9us
Forgery. Such On ACT would have been
repngnant to my feelings, and in direc'
conh,cl with my opinions. public am
private. through The whole course o. N,
lie. No such proposition iras eUer sub
niffed 10 fhs Legislature Of Ohio--non.
such wouid. for a moment, haze been
enfsrtained--nor icouid any son Of her,
hare dared 10 propose IL. So far from
being Willing 10 sell men for debts which
they are unable 10 discharge, ! am. an,
ever have been. opposed 10 all imprison
menf for DEBT. Will those vii. hav,
preferred The unfounded and msliciuu
accusation. refer 20 The jourGals of III,
Senate OF United STATES. % Session. 1911
Congress. page s2sl !. Will there b
which reporter blll,o abolish in hpa's9"
men, Cor debt. When The bill was befor'
the Senate, / sdvocaied lis adoption. and
on i,s passage, voted in ils favor. Sc
Senate Journal. Isl Session, 20h Con
gress. pages lOl aud lO2.
alt is moi little remarkable. thst.
the effort am accused Of having made
10 subject men 10 sale for The non-pay
men, Of their debts. had been successful
| might, from the Stale Of my pscuniar,
chromosomes al the time, have been th
frs. victim. | repeat. the charge IS
rile caiumny. Al no peri"d Of nv life
would | have consented 20 subject 'll
moor and unfortunate to such degrad'
| tion." Such is Gen. llarrison's denii
Of this most vile and abominable imputs
ZION. Which is true, the denial or IN
accusation! When il can DO estsblishe
that an honest man aad ihief, are on
and The ss,ae-ihat the hiring out FOR 81
|, crime a convicted offender, is exact
equiv allen, 10 selling poor man Tor u
. payment Of his deb,s--when the logic
The administration shall have estsbl,she
these propositions. they will have mad
GOOD their accusation. Till then. u
!. trainers Of The charge must stand convic
ed, in the minds Of men af sense 81
r lfairness, Of inexcusable detrsction.
: 81 LOG CABIN AND HARD CIDER.
al But whilst. by these false aud a,rociol
9 Icalumnies, il has been sought I'd raise u
. IpubIic Indignation sgains, General ilar'
lson, the psmperet. officials Of The adm,
Q lisua,ion have had the impnli.ic audscl
!, Ito sheer al his pre,ensions because OF
}. lpovetty-io style him the Log Cab
e and Hard Cider Candidate" aud
IS /" Poor mans President" That he
j. moor, when his possessions are compar
. with the princely fortune OF Mr.. Van u
4 rem, | shall not deny; but. IL SD, It
ir because he was too honest TO becoi
is rich. Certainly, he has had as lar
4. lopnor,unities Of smsssing vast estate
10 ever Cell 10 the LOT Of an American ci,lzt
:, His salary. like that Of many of our
re Ulcers, was small-barelv adequate TO
c. respectable support in The station VIII
~ lhe fiIIed-he scorned to avail himself
ii any opportunities 10 speculate on
III public lands which his situation atfur'
nd him-he knew nothing OF those 7
n. louisi,es Of Office" which such men
he lSwar,woai and Price, and Harris
ir- hundreds Of Others, under this most p
NO and vig,lant Administration. have use,
ns enrich Themselves at The expense Of
he nation. Therefore, and therefore ol
ii. he is not rich. And pray. sir. is ho'
- poverty a reproach! l. il indeed, C
=, ,h;s. ,ha, men protesting an exclu