The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-02-20

md amidst the cruel mockings Of H..
llace-a punishment which, we -. |
idsnt, never {pioduced any effee, y !. 60
han thatof hardening the heart II ras
rulprit, and inspiring him with ,bs : !, y
deadly ha.rei for the whole human s y
or of being confined. perhaps, for !, -
definitef period, in a loathsomne in II ! ! |
company with individuals .probabls n |
more deprayed than himself; the oa..i
would, in that case,.sbe doniesd,,.I
some worthygpriyates family ,fsxhs,. !
would realize all the 'advaniaaesY H.,
bya comfortable home and good q
|ple, together with the certain 3 prosn. ~ |
an early restoration TO the full shioss. /
|ofhis personal freedom. II NAV KIN
be remarked. that, rinasnueh al 6s., WI
which the bill under ,considera,;or'' y
supplementary, authorized tue id;s.
county commissioners TO ,dischars.S 80
offender, whenever ii should ann.
their satisfaction 7that he was un,N,
pay his fine and costs, none wo ,atf
sold, under the provisions Of tbe a. sss,'
which has been so basely ,misrepress,,
except such as should be in good h IN
and 10 whom temporary subec,ionn
der kind and humane master w.
prove a real blessing; while 10 5. =.
PEELED thus TO labor for limited pp,oI M
would be far-=less disgraceful yaa i \
tied up to the whipping-pos,, and ur.I
less prejudicial TO health than close ii
I:finement within the walls Of a prisos.
Nor shouId'those who are now prom om,.
by party animosity TO denounce Gelel
Harrison for the negative snppor Mil
he gave to the proposition referred toll
get that the abuse which they lavishh NJ
him on this account must fall wrhet.l
Justice on the heads ofmany Of their M
active and efficieEtfello s-laborers in0S.'
such, for instance, as Thomas Mol
late member Of the United States Seusl
Eli Baldwin, The Administrator cam
ate for the Executive, chair in i'd
Thomas Shannon, brother of The pnI
Governor Of the State, and now anil
Der Of the Senate, Niicajah r.. WiE,II
President Of the Ohio Life aud ri
Company; and many others Of intaI
note. .''', Y
The truth is, that, far from having Il
"uoted to sell free An,eriict.n citiizeas, n
cate in the market, and for dsbtp-I
the article in the State Register wouldkI
the uniformed reader TO believe-GrJ
HAsRI ON has always heen opposed evI
to the confinement of the persons d hsI
estbutuniortunale debtors. / Wheniptl
Senate of the United States, he vyI
member of the committee which repeal
4 bill to abolish Imprisonment. fordal
He subsequently supported il when |
came up for consideration; and fnalyrI
corded his vote in its favor. For lhert
Iofthe assertion, the public. are respstal5
referred to the Journals Of the I'd ssesd'
Il.ith Congress. page 325; and Of tlsil|
session 10th Congress, pages glol III
tl02y He is, and ever has been, envskk
ficalIy, the poor mans friend--of WHIT
striking evidence may be found recotE
in another column-and his lbeneyokA
lis bounded only by his means Asdj
present object, however, is not to vi
his panegyric, but tpdohim an aciOfaE
justices such'as.is due toaany cilizen,v
falsely accused, let his station be viti
may, we shall now conclude this aas 4
with the following extract from ausF
mnnication addressed by him, moi X
after the close OF the session Of 1Tongsff
10 the editor of one of the Cincinnati
'pers, correspondents of which, prob.if
through ignorance, had misrepreseaii|
his vote on the occasion above refrs||
to. With this, we submit bis cass
the decision Of the American peopt
full confidence that they viii, viA3I
either doubt or hesitation, return sHk
dictin his favor, and at the same lla
pass sentence of condemnation upon
calumniators. c iaGaa ,t4i. eaa ;
sd I'VE regret that we have moi ,rooa 4
the communication alluded TO-. Ws14
publish it hereafter. liJfa ah 81 III
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