The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-06-25


Jackson and Martha Van Buren,. IN The
Proclamation and Force Ball. and IN
signing numberless internal improvement
laws; so hss the Rirhmnnd EnqaiFer H.
eel. in supporting. ether directly o.
sncireeily, in /" Spots" o. altogether, ell
the men ~ho have proposed OF sdsoeslsd
Ihese measures. 10 shori, show ~ q
man who 10 euilsless 81 Departure from
The creed of The Republican party Of '9s.
and ne will be content not only that he
shall Ihrow the frsi stone al Gea. Hsrri-
son. bul we ~ill very eheerfusly give
him oursuGrsges Coz the next Presidency.
LyRehburg Iirginian.
The following article was drawn up d
The request Of The lion. Thomas Cor
win. By Alfred Kelly. esq. Of Columbus.
Ohio. sller careful examination Of the
Journals Of The General Assembly when
The proposed measure vas under eonsid.
erslion. and The statute laws Of The state,
in relation TO the subject, and given Is
q correct statement Of al the material
facts and circumstances OF the case. Wm.
Miner, clerk Of the United States Courts
for Ohio. and Lyme Startling. IT,, Clerk
Of the Superior Court and Court Of Com.
mon Pleas for franklin county. having
carefully compared The statements wilh
the laws and journals referred 10. certify
The same 10 be LARRY snd correctly SCI
forth.
A concise statementof Facts
Relating 10 fhe charge against Gen.
Harrison cf"UOiing 10 sell ,Ohife men
for debi."
The vote which has been The subieeI
Of so much misrepresentation Was gwen
by Gen. Harrison in The Senate Of Ohio
sl The session Of ls20-'2l. Previous 10
that time. . law for the punishment Of
certain offences therein specified. (pass.
ed February IL. 1879 had been in
foIce.s This act defined and punished
crimes or offences considered less helm
Gus Than crimes which were Punishable
by imprisonment in the Peniienliary:
such as petty larceny, house breaking.
rescuing prisoners and offences of The
like grade. These offences were, by
this law. made punishable by fine and
Imprisonment, in the county Jail. This
law also provided that if The offender
refusrd 10 pay The fine imposed on
him by The court, anil costs of prose.
cuiinn. and the sheriff could find no pro.
peIty Of the offender that he could lie.
w on and sell 10 pay The fine and costs,
then he should imprison the offender il
the county Jail until the foe aud costs
should be paid. Bui IL is also provid.
ed that the county commissioners nigh,
order the sheriff or js,lrr 10 discharge
the offender imprisoned for the non pay.
ment ofsuch fine and eosis, from prison,
u they were satisfied that he was una.
bic 10 pay The 6ne. and cosIs+ hwa.
'onnd 90 praclice that The conviction
and punishment Of offenders under The
act aud-a grrs'iy 90 tirc expenses Of The
counties. and consequently served TO In.
crease the burden oil taxation on the peo
pie.
Most oil these petty criminals had liz.
lie or no property, or adopted means
o keep IL out OF The hands of the she. |
IN. so as TO proven, effeclually his
collection OF the fine and costs imoo..
q on them for the violation Of the law.
The result was. that in a msiorily Of
asses tie counties had 10 pay The cost.
V prosecuting these offenders, and of
nstaining them 10 prison thus com.
elIlng The innneen, to pay for The con.
ict,0n and punishment of the guilty.
i The session Of ls2O-'2l. a select con.
'i'tee was raised in The House of Re.
resen'aiives II examine this subject aud
'poTl 10 the House what amendments,
any, were necessary and proper. T. /;
ms committee reported a bill supple.
enlsry to The act referred To. the pm.
II
pal object Of which seems to have {
zen to diminish the expenses imposed
the counties by The prosecution AMI,
Of these ofiender.S ~
This supplementary bill was raSm.
ilted to the Committee on The y6lcia. u
, and was afterwards repor,et(Sack 10
. House by Mr.. Morris. (Ia,e Senator /,
C"ngress.) with sundry amendments. a
ntaInIng provisions for The punishment 4
certain additional offences, not contain. q
in the original act. and containing q
% the obnoxious seciinn, authorizing G
sheriff to cell offenders 10 such Il
rsons as would pay the fine and costs p
which the offenders were in prison. r,
the shortest Period Of service Of .noh =
enders. The bill passed The House,
IN THIS obnoxious section in il, by "a
se OF az ayes TO 81 noes. Thomas Ar
'rrIs, late senator in congress. Thomas n
annon. now senstor in the Ohio lepis. r
lre, brother 10 Gov. Shannon, NJ. r. ar
lllIams, late surveyor general of the q,
States. E. Whit,lesey. late member /,
Congress. among Others, voting in r.,
aflirrnatiye.H ~