Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-10-08

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10 the master or owner Of such servant four
times the value of thing so bought, sull
or received, 10 be- recovered with costs by
an action upon the case, in any court of
common pleas Of this Territory, and shall
also forfeit and pay the further sum OF
twenty dollars to any person who will sue
for the same, or receive on his or her back,
thirty-niue lashes well laid on, at the pub
lie whipping post, hut sail nevertheless
be less liable to pay the cUsls of such suit.
The fourth section ut an act concerning
prisons aud prison bounds, approved by
Harrison us follows:
SEC. 4. lfany person or persons shall,
directly or indirectly y, by any way or
means hnwevcr, without the knowledge
or pr,vity Of the keeper, convey any in-
strument or tool. or other Things whalso-
ever, TO any prisoner, or into ANY prison,
hereby any prisoner might break the
| full on, Of the same, every person SO "t-
! Tending snail forfeit and pay such fine, ashy
| the dire' ton OF the court shall be imposed
not exceeding one hundred dollar, accord
inc To the nature Of Tie cause Of the prlS.
| oucr's commitment, or suffer such curpo-
real punishment, not exceeding forty
| Stripes. as the cuur; snail iuQicI; and II II
shall so happen that the prisoner shall
make his Or her e>care, by means oI any
| instrument, tool, Or other thing SO convey
ed, without the knowledge ami pnrIly of
the keeper, the person ~ convey n@ lhc
same shall be liable IN pay all such SUMS
o. money as rhr prisoner stood committed
for, it on civil process. and shall also have
inflicted on hiin or HER, all such punish
menl as The prisoner would he liable 10,
If Il criminal, and had hccn convicted Of
the charge for which he ar she had been
commiIicd,. unless such prisoner would
be liable 'o capital punishment, in which
case The person assisting IN such escape
shall he punished hy hne, Imprisonment,
whipping, piilory, or sitting on the gaiiows
with rope about his or her neck, or any
one or more OF said puni>hments, Us the
court having cosIizance thereof sllall think
proper t" lnllct.
II WIS right reasonably to punish The
offences; but il was wrong, lSranical, bar
bar"us, 10 punish women 50 i2noni,nIous-
Iy. il has been truly said: '.SlDuld "A
distracted wife attempt by means descrih-
ed, to place in an unfortunate husbands
hands the ueans Of escape from The gal
lows, The law provided. that she might be
FINED, WHIPPED, PLACED IN
THE PiLLORI, or be confined on The
sallows with rope about Her neck
Even for conveying tools into a Jail, by
the use of which debtor husband might
makc lis escape, the Courl was author
ized to tnd the fond and faithful wife one
hundred dollars. and order her 10 receive
FORTY STRIPES"
Harrison asscnted To, signed, and APP
proved, these bdrharous laws!
Had he refused his assent, as Congress
had aivcn him the power to do. l'rcy wnu!!
:m Iave dis:r"cc;l The Tr:ri,rr:a Stat.
ulrs. 10 oprcvrnti,nIosi;":. OF iii; pninl,
we quote from tho ordinance of l1S7 for
the government oi The territory northwest
ul The Ohio, The following eAlrarl-,ec
pages 5. e. of the Ordinance, Revised
Laws of Indiana, published in 1913:
And the Governor, L.. islalurc Conn.
ell. An; House Of REPRESENTATIVES, shall
nave authnriry 10 make laws, in all cases,
inr The soni gnvcra;m"a, of the dI,,r'c', not
| repusnanl TO The principle, and articles il
this ordinance established and declared.
Aud all bills having passed by majority
IN the tiousc, aud Ivy Il majority in the
Council, siIal be referred To lie Governor
| for his assent, nu, no hill or legislative act
whatsoever shall be Of any lnrcc witbou,
his name"
So much for the Poor mans friend"
that the independent residents of los cab
ins are invited by the Federal leaders to
support.
Harrison in favor Of aud opposed 10 a
United States Bauk.
In letter TO the Cincinnati lnqui>iror
dated Sept. lG. 1922, au'l signed by Gen
eral Harrison, is The following clause:
IL believe that the charter given Ia the
Bank uf the Uui,cd States was uuconsli-
tuliouaI: it heng not one of those measures
necessary to carry any of the expressly
granted powers inIu ELECT. AMI whilst my
votes in Congress will show that vii!
take any constitutional means to revoke
The charter, my votes in the Slate Lesis-
larure will equally show l':at | am oppos-
cd to those which arc unconstitutional aud
violent. aud which will bring us in collision
with the GcHHril Government
Well. e Uuircd States Bank be not
nsces .ary carry inl" lfrcI'he p"wcIsex-
prcsslv 6-.,.a,ri 10 Congress 10y the Con-
Stitu,inn. of course it is Unconstitutional.
for upon no other srnt OF the ConSlIIn-
,ion, do the fricnIs oi the Bank place
their claim If ihcu, il be unconStitulIon-
al. General Harrison could not sign lis
charter. if lie were President, without vio.
lal,na his oath of office, aud yet in his let
ter to Sherrod Williams Inc says:
The question then for me 10 answer l.,
whether. under the circumstances you
state, il elected to tho office OF President,
! would sign and act TO charter another
F.! hank. answer, would, if il were clear