The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1845-07-26

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1ruf. Price astufc. The NecbanIe's Asso
citation a, Salem. he has no iears 10 NICE, their
request by giving them be views on the sub.
iioct propoundcd. Mr.. p has never skuked
from he responsibility Of his own aeis, nor vii
he ever coneea. his opinions upon any subject
when he has once fcnned them. Me-. +. is au
lIhorsed By DR.. Griffin and Judge Green, 10 cay
Ittcy also will, whenever II may be required Of
Them give their opinions frankly aud openly
upon all questions which any portion of then
fellow. Citizens may deem Of importance to
them. Mr.. Warren and Col. Berry are dlspc.
sed to be equally frank and explicit in their
views upon all questions. The Mechanics As
ISOLATION at Salem, may then rest assured, that
none Of the present candidates for the Leglsa.
,ure, have any eoncca!ment Of opinion, or any
fears whatever, to meet any question that may
be presented to them.
Dir Price and DR.. Griffin will refer the me-
chanic's association at Salem. to the report Of
the Joint standing committee OF the Legislature
If 1874. on the ,Peniten,iary, for an embodI'
men, and expression of their views upon the
subject matter Of their erquIry The report
vill be found in Senate Journals OF the Legs
la,urc Of ls4i, page 597 to Clio; and IN House
journals, page 0s2 1904. The principles and
views contained in that report are fully concur
red in, both by MIR. Price and Dr. GHiho' TWO
thousand copies Of which were printed by the
crder Of The house Of Representatives. some OF
which were sent by the members Of The last
legislature, TO the pos, office at Salem, for dis
t,ibJ,ion, and have doubtless been read by the
members OF your association.
We fully adopt the sentimept, that the STATE
should never forget the sons Of hardy ton and
honest enterprise, bound to her by the ties OF
honor and all that constitutes the glory OF good
citizenship. The cardinal object OF govern
men, is The equal protection Of all its citizens
Convic, labor should never be employed 90 as
to come IN competition with the honest indus
try Of any Of the citizens of the State.
Every citizen has right to demand OF MI
government, that it do no act which may tar
n;sb his reputation or suy his good name. Tn
oresent system of convict labor, has tendenc
. to effect inuriously, both the pecunary 'nteFcs
!, az we'll as the reputation Of come of the mos
v es,imable citizens Of the State, and should,
IS soon as practicable be changed. We fully e'
!; dorse the sentiment, tina, any class OF c"'zen
m who Weld obedience to the laws, and con'r'ou
to the euppor, OF government. should be lnjur
by the means used for the punishment OF ma
ro' factors, is manfestly unjust; nor do we belle
i'm the State should persist in policy that "
on, effect injustice or oppression to any who ha
ern a right TO claim the protection of its laws.
The former embarrassed condition of
State Treasury Of Mississippi, has been ITS {
OF cuse for continuing its present system OF COW
'~ labor. The State is now, happily being fro
'.' rom its domestic liabilities.
ave 1t will, doubtless, soon adopt policy,
'uld consonant with democratic principles, VIII
spi- will respect equally and Alike the rights oil
not its citizens.