The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1840-07-16

4. We lake . Tor granted that any in
ielligenl man wiil see 81 once lhis mis-
slslsmsni. and will. ~ soon as lhs las
% read. be ensirsly satisfied lI.sl selling
horse thief. Of hog thief. or ons
aho hal eammillsd forgery ar perjury,
slief lie bad been . conuicied'' BY l~rlss
men, cannot properly or with ruth b.
said y be selling ..Tespeetsble and goo.
neigh pr men" far lawyers fees.
We know she People,, ..lhe respectable
and good nsighbor men," OF Nonh Ca.
faiinA loo wsltao believe. Tor one moment
that hey VII oppose the election Of
Zen. f1sfElsen berause be uished 90 pun
lab lhsses. safgers. aud peljaTed wretch.
60. the vie dad nni know cor people
would suppose shal Nouh Carolina was
den 81 thieves. IRON reading this circu.
lar. How easld homes. people suffer BY
such hwl No honest man could com,
plain Of IL. Il was passed TO protect
honest men agsiasg ihase who violated
The lave "a God and man. aud relieve
honest men from taxes. And surely no
North Csral'nisn. residing in thai state.
remarkable Tor me general good charac
Ter. lhs orderly and correct department
oil us people. can be Influenced By such
appeals. We pronounce This sl.emp, an
u,slrorihy arftilce. nnbecoming members
OF Congress. represenlIng honest men.
~ Tie authors Of lhis circular do. and
Installing 10 The people Of North l,srolina,
who woGld suffer a. lllile BY such laws
as any other people in The world.
Bal there % anolher misrepresentation
70 lae extract last quoted. which either
osusys an objectionable Ignorance in
lhose who profess 10 bald themselves
ready 70 answer :. suy inquiries which
may be asked" OF showsa wIlfuI Jepar.
luis from the sfush. Messrs. Al. and N
as u they were eleclioneering amona
consicts from . penilenlIsry, ask " How
would sou feel 10 see one of your poor
bui fesP,ciabls and good Neighbour men
sold q suction by The sheriff Of yonr
county. as q siape, under this Harrison
lsS, 70 some free negrOl" II Gen. Hsr-
risou had sanctioned law BY which
Tree negro sas authorized 60 buy poor
aud respectable man,.hs would deserve.
aud would receive livm us, nothing bul
the ssserest eeasose. Instead of feeling
Jaslly proud, - Americans. of his glorious
siclones IA The field over The BRUSH and
ludisn forces, We should blush 10 hear
The name OF HARRISON. Instead ofreaecl-
ing, with leslmRs of oxidation, on the
events VI bong sad well. spec. life, on
!as so shssllSa 81 his character as
say lie deserved ihe cursts We sheals'
respectable good neighbour man." Ba,
what Is The rial stale Of lhe case! Ia
many 81 The States Of the Union there are
srnlldr laws, aud The nles OF a white man
beng sold 10 free negro seems never Ia
have eeeu thought oI by any one bu,
Messrs. Montgomery aud Hawkins.
Tue las 0I Nurh Carolina, which
many oI lie members OF Assembly IN
North Carolina voted for. does Not contain
any clause iorb,ddIug Tree negro To
hire convict. Like psrrlrlde among
the AIhenisns, there was nolsw 10 prevent
IL, Tor no man, q was thought, could be
wicked enough 10 commit the CRIME.
Viii q be said that The members Of The
Legislature VI North Carolina ever v0,ed
Iur Law 10 sell pour - but respectable
! ncighbOt men" as slaves 10 Tree negroes'
We hope not, YET the assertion may be
made with as much ruth of this law as
al the Indiana law. Examine for your
selves the law Of North Carolina,
BY tins law OF our own State, which
we quote from memory, n0, having the
book before US. 1t is provided that eer'ain
prrsons vino are Idle aud dIsurderly IA
their conduct (nut confined 10 those "hu
aFe comuicted Of crimes, as tie Indiana
law was) should be " hired Oul, but II
such persons were Of I'll fame, so that he
or they could nut be hired oul Tor the costs,
nor give sufficient security for the same,
and his or their future good behavior, IN
tia. case, il shall aud may be Lawful ioI
said court TO cause the offender or offend
els 10 feecire hiriy.niHe tashes on hi;
or their bare back, alIer " hIch he or they
shall be set a. lIberly. and The costs arising
thereon shall become county charge
which punishment may be indicted a,
often as the person may be guilty. allow
ing twenty days between the punishment
aud the olleuce." a a
Consult The journals Of the Legislature
when tie revised statutes were adopted
spi learn how many supporters Of lh,
administration voted for this law. @
But to show how careful General liar
rson was. as he has always been, Of III,
ngh,s Vi The poor, we call your attention
10 The following section Of law Of N,
Territory Of Indiana:
Extract from the laws Of the Indian
terriloy prinied al VInceLnes. by Messrs
Stout and Smool, 10 1907, aud now in th
hbrary VI The Stale Department, Wash
ling.on city,"
Yes, extract from the Uery same boo
| from which Messrs, Montgomery an
LA. klns. copied their extract
We copy The following from page 34a
. ' ohantar Al saeti.,n n, n ,.I The su,,ao ha0l