Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-06-02
'GFN UARRiSON'S VOTE no SILL.
WHITE MIN INTO SLAVERY


,,uc~, seesn, 10 bc aFaia RESUMED by Tic ulcn
~ho isd.lrr he hope that 'ley can "Vrie
8own~ william Heavy Harrison Il clearly
siso~s Toe shiis 70 ~hifh ,ho men IN power
are drires snd DC vile Islander. misrcprcsen-
iaiiun and falsehosd 70 wiiich they 80 natuT-
ally psh. ., was NJ Dosicc IN slilsiny who
first ssariri this base SANDER. il Was no siran-
gt 70 he ar of deception who eoncor,cd IN
his'Own owrup; hcan ,his malicious misrcp.
rnsenisilon ab8 ], might wei have emanaied
frsa, tie yoperfy-sirri,s conductor of the cH-
irs Clo,e, though we charge him not as the
author. The sentence al The bead ofihis ar
,isle has l<ca lrumpoiel forth By tie Van Bv-
fvsPress. With all The forms Of si.uleraiion.
whicb brain. prolific in the isnpoagc Of abuse.
could invent. uniil in their Imagination il has
become ''monsIrous We a, FIRST thought II
Was not worihy Of notice, anI cast il aside n
uoag the rubbish. its proper place--oor would
VIC notice tie slsadcr noN, il We were not aP-
pFebcnsise Tint our silence upon the topic
migh lie construed into iacit admission Of
It's being Fconde IN truth. II will lie seen
that !, is Do new thing under the sun, bit an
old Islander newly dressed up tosuii the times.
In i,s origin. sone 20 years sisce, iicmhraeed
~ Scnstors ~ the ststc Of Ohio, now tie
eaors,uy is laid to tho charge Of Gen liarri-
son alone, and the purpose IS apparent. We
give tic section OF The ball bsiore the logisla
ture of Ohio, IN relation to which tie iniqui,-
Gus vote was given, together with General
Hauison's explanation, that our readers may
have the whole subjec, before them. and Judge
for themselves The vote was taken upon
motion to strike on, the 18th section Of the
bill, which reads as follows
BE II further enacted, That when any per
son shall he imprisoned, either upon execution
or Otherwise, for the non-paymen, OF fine or
cost, or both, u shalt he lawful Tor the sheriff
Of the county 20 SELL OUT SUCH PER
son a. a SERVANT TO any person within
this State, who will pay the whole amour,
due. Tor the shortes, period of service of
which sale public notice shall he given a,
lsast ten days aud upon such sale being ell
feo,ed, tho sheriff shall give the purchaser a
certificate thereof, and from which time the
relation between such purchaser and prisoner
shall bc that OF MASTER and SERVANT,
until the lime Of service expires aud for inlu-
RES done 10y either, remedy shall be had in
the same manner as is, or may bc, provided
~ lsw in tho case OF master and apprentice.
Bot nothing therein mentioned shall be con-
strucd TO prevent persons from being dlschar-
god from Imprisonment according 10 the pro-
visions Of the 31ih section OF the act Ia which
sh,s is supplementary, Il n, shah he expedicnt
30 grant such discharge. Proyided that the
led under tiss act, or the act to which this is
supplementary, may direct such person ~ per-
sons TO be detained in pnson until the iise be
paid. or persons otherwise disposed efsgreea-
bly, 70 the provisions Of this act"
Gen. Harrison with eleven others, voted
sgains, the motion 10 strike out this section
And this is the sum and substance Of his vote
90 soil Poor Men into !Siarery.
We now give two letters of Gen. Harrison,
written in explanation Of the whole question
To the Editor Of tie Cincinnati Advertiser
&r In your paper Of the 18th inst ! OBJ
served a most violent attack upon eleven 9th
er members Of the late Senate and myself, for
. seposed rofe given at the last session for
she passage Of law to sell debtors IN certain
sases.' II such had been our conduct, &C
knowledge that we should not only deserve
che ccnsure which the writer has bestowed
upon US, but the cxccra,ion Of every honest
man in society. An &C, of that Kind is not
only opposed 10 the principles of Justice and
humanity, but would Toe a palpablc violation
ofthe Constitution OF the State which every
legislator is sworn TO support and, sanctioned
by House Of Representatives and twelve
Senators, ii would indicate a state of dcpravi-
fy. which would iill every patriotic bosom with
the most alarming anicpalions. But the fact
Is, That 40 such proposition was ever made in
she Legislature or even thought Of. The act
10 which The writer alludes has no more rea-
lion 10 the cei,ccsion OF debts than 1t has TO
the discovery 81 &c longitude. |, was an act
sfor the punishment of offences against the
State T: and that par Of IL which has so deep.
Nv wounded the Feelings ofyout correspondent
was passed by the House Of Representatives
and voted for by the twelve Senators, under
the impression that il was the rsost mild and
humane mode OF dealing with the offenders
aU whose cases u was intended. II was a
'dolsed 10y the House Of Representatives as a
part oi the general system OF the criminal law
which WAS then undergoing a complete reyis-
Ion and amendment The ness ssiiy of this Is
evinced by the following facts for several
.seafs las, Il had become apparent thai ti.e
fczsieniisry system was hecoming more and
sawe burdonsome at every session large
appropriation was Called fur 10 meet the ex-
cess ofesJ-ndiiute above the receipts Of the
establishment. In the commencement Of the
iscssioa OF 1870 tie dei,it amounted to near
A2n,oea
Th~ growing evil Required The immediate
imsrPcs,Isn 81 soSne vigorous legislative
measures. Two were recommended rs being
likely 10 produce lie effect hrsi parine the
Institution un,icr tCifcf mana cement and SER