The Woodville Republican., 1851-10-28


and asks The people to vote for him, hi.pa.
liie' is Of course. a legitimate matter Of dis
8len4-scn.
Asa gentleman and a citizen, cndowe,
WITH libers' fortune and disposition. Col
FafraF, s'andstecond perhaps to no man il
the State but it "a his capacy 10 discharg,
the responsible duties Of the Office he asks
that we propose to discnss.
A aw.maker should be man well read
IN history, well posted in political matters
and vefsed in all the passions ofman Upon
hiiss rests the responsibility oi providing for
the punishment Of crime aud the protection
OF virtue. Our lives and our properly de.
pend upon bin aud If he is not adequte to
% 80 responsible an Office, il is the duty Of
those who may sufer-of the peopie--not
to clothe him with law-making power.
Is Col. Fauar competent for law.mak-
er! We think not. and shall proceed to
show why he is not
In 1850, Col. Fauar Represented Adams
county in the lower branch Of the Legisa.
1 tnre, and introduced bill under the follow
ing title, IAN act TO suppress trade and bar.
ter with slaves, and for other purposes"
The object Of this law was such as every
man approves OF. and had il been drawn in
form, it would have been one of the best
upon our statute book. But il makes every
citizen liable to indictment, Imprisonment,
and fine, for no offence, whatever, and by
the following clause, it directly conflicts
with both the State aud Federal Consttu.
tons "fhat II any slave or slaves, shall be
found, atany time, in any (store, house etc)
unless sent as aforesaid, where he, she or
a'they, shall have been permitted to remain
.for the space Of fifteen minutes, with the
door of the aforesaid place closed, ETC., the
same shall be taken as presumptve evid.
ence against the person or persons owing
the store, etcf
Now the Constitution expressly grants
the right to every citizen, charged with an
offence, to be confronted by his witness,
which said witnesses are to swear only as
to what they ktIoio Of their own knowledge
by Corporation law Of WoodviIle, all
stores are closed on the Sabbath, under PEN
atty. Suppose a negro should enter one on
momentary business, and be seized with
sickness or otherwise detained over fifteen
minutes. by this law Of Col. Farrar's, any
body who saw the negro enter would be a
competent witness to convict the owner Of
the store Of high misdemeanoi
by this law, also, every man who has
bonghl a dimes worth Of cabbage, corn,
okfa, or other produce, is a high offender.
The whole law will be found on page 100.
OF the laws passed by the Legislature of
1850; We have room only for an extract
"rhat any person or persons, who shall
buy, sell or receive OF, 10, or from, any slave
or slaves, any corn, fodder, hay, meal, snri.
'tous liquors, Of other produce, or commodity
whatsoever, without the consent III writing
of the master, owner, overseer or employer
'of such slave or slaves, shall be held guilty
sof high inisdemeanor and shall on con.
'vcuon thereof be fined in sum of not less
than fifty dollars, nor more than Eve hun
'dred dollars, and shall be imprisoned in the
county jail not lees than one month, nor {
'more than twelve months and shall be liza.
.ble to all costs OF prosecution "
The character OF Of all laws should be suE a
tieiently liberal to allow citizens to trans. G
act ordinary business without becoming a .
mlsdemeanor. There is not man In the !,
State, preacher or not, who keeps house,
that is not under the band of Col Farrar's e
law. a
Col Farfar also voted adverse to the wishes
ola majority of his constituents, on the Homo. a
chitto Navigation bill There is a large class h
about Natchez, composed Of aristoeratic mer- A
chants and house holders, who are opposed to
the opening efthe Homochitto because i, piyes Il
many planters OF Adams franklin and WIKI. y
'nlon, chance to get their produce to market n
without hauling il to Natchez. Col Farrar's
vote could not have been more satisfactory TO
these nahohs--nor more injurious to the labor. :,
lug men who iuhabit the Homoehitto valley. l
. survey Of the river had been made at great
expense to the people--and when they asked
Tor little assistance from the State, Col Far.
rar told them they should not have it-he vo.
ted against any appropriation for the Homo. Z
ehiito river. =,
The people should remember these things. :,
and elect a man who IL unt IGNORANT nr 49, U
constitutional rights, nor adverse 10 their local
Interests. L
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