The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-05-29

MORE OF HARRISON'S WHITE SLAVE
RI. AND WHIPPING TO BOOT-pROP-
GR1N QUALIFICATION FOR VOTERS.

MORE or IiARRISON'S WHITE SLAVE
ERIY eUALIFICATI0N FOR VOTERS
llarrsons conscience keepers tell us that the
old gentlcmans opinions remain unchanged. We
do not doubtit. In order therefore, to ascertain
what his real sentiments are at the present time,
we must look at his former cOnduct-lOok at his
former OFFICIAL ACTS.
In to-day's paper we copy an article from the
Madison (lndmna) Courier showing what llarrl-
sons views were when he was Governor of the
Territory of Indiana. 1t will be seen that he then
as governor, APPROVED of II law for Sci
LING POOR WHITE MEN INTO SLAVERY,
more odous and tyrlnical than the one he voted
for in this state several years after for in addition
TO selling poor man into slavery, his Indiana law
allowed him to be WHIPPED WITH THIRTY
NINE STRIPES" if he left the individual to whom
ne had been sold. What man, in whose bosom
throbs heart, can contemplate this grinding and
degrading Harrison tyranny, without scelmg his
blood boil with honest, hearty indignation? What
generous individual can think of the unfortunate
poor man, laboring in SLAVERY, and liable to
be WHIPPED THlRTY-NIN LAsHEs at the
caprice of his purchaser, while the wealthy villain
runs at large, without feeling scorn and contempt
for the tyrant who would give such law force,
when he had the power to prevent its coming into
existence Z
The same article from the Indiana paper' also
shows, FROM THE RECORDS, that General
Harrison APPROVED of a law, as Governor, that
prohibited any man from enjoying the right of vo-
Ting unless he OWNED FIFTY ACRES OF
LAND, Reccoect it, HARRISON WAS OP-
JOY THE SACRED AND INESTiMABLE
RIGHT OF SUFFRAGE, UNLESS He WAS
A LAND HOLDER, And this of course is his o.
pnion now, because his conscience keepers ASST
red us but few days since, that General llar-
rison's opinions had UNDERGONE NO
CHANGE
From the Madison, la. Courier.
SELLING FREE MEN As SLAVES iNTIfE
SrATEOFlNDiANA.
Blue light lars of The Ursi-Geaeral Horri-
son in far0r Of selling Freemen in Iadiaa0
--agansi allowiag The right Of suffrage to
the poor man, unless possessed Of a Property
Qualification! Sc, Sc,
Much has been said in defence of the charge
against General Harrison of voting in the senate
Of Ohio to sell free white men as slaves and
General Iarrison's own letters ofdeninl and excul
patton, have been extensively published, The
charge, however remains well established, and rs
long as the records of the Senate of Ohio shall
continue to exist, so long must the testimony to
establish this charge be perpetuacd. (See Jour
nal of the senate of Ohio of January Goth lS2l.)
But we have resumed this subject to show, that
this section of the Ohio legislature with all its obi
BUSINESS, was an old acquaintance Of General liar-
rison, and had no new horrors to present to his
mind for, while Governor of ''thc Territory of
lndianla," he approved and signed ''An act re-
spcctlng Crimes and Punishmen,'[ containing
sections more odious than the section for which he
voted in the Ohio senate more odious innsmuch
as it made an escape from this most degrading aud
humilialing scryludc, n criminal offence, punish
able with WHIPPING in the fall measure Of
TIIIRTY-NINE STRIPES ! ! ! and with u
double serviiude as to time (See Territorial Laws,
Revised code of 1907, pages 80, and iO-sectons
80 and 81.
SEC, 90 When any person or persons shall on
conviction of any crime, or breach of penal law
be sentenced to pay fine or fines with or with
out the costs of prosecution, 1t shall and may be
lawful for the court before whom such conviction
shall be had, lIJ'io order the sheriff TO SELL
or hire the person or persons who are conricted 10
erpice, TO any person or persons 'cho pHt pay
the said fine and costs for such term Of time rs
the court will think reasonable. And il such per-
son or persons sentenced and hired or sold, shall
abscond from the service of his or her master or
mistress, before the term of such service shall be
expired he or she 50 nbscondng, shall ON conyc-
ton before n Justice of the peace, beWllIPPED
VIII HIN ] -NiNi', SlhilIa, anu slul
moreover serve two DAYS for every one so lost.
"SEc. 81 The judges of the several courts OF
record in tins territory shall give this act in charge
to the grand jury at each and every court, in which
grand jury shall be sworn
JESSE b. THOMAS,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives,
"B. CLIMBERS,
President Of the Council
"Approvcd--Scpt, II, 1907
CIVILIAN HENRY HARRISON"
But was Governor Harrison at this time clothed
with the veto power his friends will ask. Aye
he was he was more amply than any executive
of any state of this union was. See the 'ordinanc'
for the government of the territory of the United
States, northwest Of the river Ohio" This ord
nance may be found in all our revised laws from
1894 inclusive to the present day, We quote
Gom it, the following words;
''And all bills having passed BY majority o