The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-07-30

difficulty and labor but II was accomplished with
as much success as was attalnabc IN the then
condition Of the country. The great object in
view was TO diminish ihc public expenditures, in
criminal cases, by reducing them to the lowest
point consistent with the ends proposed to be Sc
cured by the due and proper administration Of
punitive Justice To effect tins, the House OF
Representatives passed a bill entitled An net
! SVpplcmcatary 10 the acf for Tie punishment of
ccrtam oGeHccS therein Rdmsd;' and sent il to
tie Senate for concurrence. Several new pro-
visions were introduced into this bill. By it GER
tain offences which had before been punished by
imprisonment in the pentsutlary were made pun
lshable by fine and imprisonment in the county
jails."
1t was this bill " for the punishment Of
certain Offences therein named," which con.
tanned the 10Th section 10 which We have
Just referred Ia that 10Th section it will
be seen as follows; But nothing herein
contained shall be construed to prevent per.
sons beng discharged from imprisonment
according 10 the provisions Of the 31th sec.
ton Of the act TO which this is supplement
tary," &c.
In the act for the punishmeni Of certain
nifenceS therein specified, passed February
IL, 1915 tSee Chasc's Statutes, I'd vol
pages 1913, 4, ), 6, ~ you will find The
37th section here referred to, and which IS
as follows:
See. 81. That when airy - rson shall be con-
fined in Jail for the payment OF any fine and costs
4 that may be inflicted agreeably 10 the provisions
Of this act, the county commissioners may, If il
I be made 70 appear to their satisfaction that the
person confined cannot pay such fine and costs,
order the sheriff or jailor of such county TO dis
charge such person from imprisonment and the
sheriff or tailor. upon receiving such order in
writing shall discharge such person accordingly
! Pigrifed, That the commissioners maY, at any
time thereafter, order and cause to be issued al
execution against the body, lands goods or chat
tells of the person so discharged from impfi5on-
ment for the amount Of such fine and costs
Remember the 37th section was retained
aud Gen. Harrison voted fer this, and il
expressly provides that, if any person " can,
not pay such fine and costs" the county
commissioners may discharge them. 4
poor man, therefore, could NOT suffer By tbjS
tar. We repeat, this section is not given
/ by Messrs. Montgomery aud Hawkins
| This gives relief to those who could not
/ pay the fine, and this provision was retain
ed IN the Tar for rhich Gen. Harrisoa
roted.
But the case is stronger still. In the
4 celebrated l9th section, against the motion
\ to strike out which Gen. Harrison voted, il
appears that the criminal had the sane
remedy which was provided by law ii
case Of master aud apprentice"
Here is the ID section Of the law Of Oak
relating to apprentices, to be found il
Chase's Statutes, vol. /, pages $50, 6, in the
Library ~ Congress:
"Sec ,. That if any master or mistress shall
be guilty Of any misusage, refusal Of necessary
provision or clothing cruelty, or other ili.treat.
ment so that said apprentice or serrqnt shall have
lust cause Of complaint; or the sand apprentice
or servant be guilty of any misdeameanor, or III
behavior or do not perform his or her d1ty to his
or her mistress, tHeu ti.r 4.id ..--tar a-t's=e.
apprentice or servant, having Just cause OF cont
plant, may repair to any justice OF the peace in
the township, who shall upon the application by
either, issue lis warrant Of SUMMONS for bring
ing the sid mister or mistress apprentice or ser.
want before him, and take such order or dlrec.
ton between the said master or mistress, appren.
/ tce or servant as the equity and justice Of the
case shall require
We are very willing any honest, respec,
table netghbor man should read The ~ sec,
ton, the 37th section, and the I9,h section
above quoted, all parts Of the lar for
,chich Gen. Harrison roted, and form his
own opinion Of il. We quit this part Of the
subject by quoting the laws Of Ohio.
By the laws Of OHIO, now in force, no ne.
gro or mulatto can come and settle in that
State unless he produce certificate of his
freedom, and enter into bond for his good
behaviour and support. A penalty is i'm
posed on any person who harbors or employs
such negro, to be paid to the owner Of said
negro. The laws OF Ohio also provide that
runaways shall be delivered up to their
owners, upon their proving their property.
Negroes are no; regarded IN Ohio as stand.
ING on the same footing with white men,
Neither have Messrs. Montgomery and
Hawkins or any other persons charged that
a negro can purchase as slave white
man IN Ohtu.
The above extracts fully show this, If
there was no other evidence. But we quote
the following from the laws of OHIO, copied
from page $50 o'the Statutes orOhio, vol. /:
"That no black or mulatto person or persons
shall hereafter be permitted to be sworn or give
evidence in any court Of record, or elsewhere in
this state, in any cause depending, or matter of
controversy, where either party to the same is a
white person, or in any prosecution which shall
be instituted in behalf of this state against any
white person,"-Passcd January p, 1907.
These are the laws now IN force in the
State Of Ohio, in which General Harrison
lives, These laws we are authorized TO
believe met his appreciation, aud because he
wished to punish horse thieves, aud hog
thieves, burglars, and torgers, in Indiana, TO
make them work, instead of feeding them
out of the taxes pad by honest men, McsSrs
NJ. and II. would persuade YOU to oppose
him, aud vote for Ii man who has allowed
"negro witnesses to be examined against
white man." aud said there was nothing
IN tho proceedings which required his III
reference !"
II remains for you to say who is the more
: 49, oh Al y