Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-10-01
NO. "a.

party. as we'll as his opponent, had been
examining his sixteen years record TO
find grounds for political and personal
assaults upon him. They asserted that
seventeen years ago, as the representative
of Rush county in the Indiana legisla-
ture, he had given two Objectionable
votcsi He had written great deal
for the public press, and given many
votes In the Legislature, bot 10 seemed
his record was clear, with two excep-
tons. That was doing tolerably well I
His competitor and others charged that
he had vosed against repeating the law
OF 1881, authorizing Imprisonment for
debt in certain cases, and against res
olution instructirg the Senators and
Representatives from thisto vote for the
repeal of the bankrupt law. The reso.
luton instructing the committee 10 re-
port tn bill TO repeal tho law Of 1891.
was TO abolish imprisonment for deb6
"except IN cases Of ffaudr Ho wa n
favor Of tire resolution, but the bin A.
reported provided no remedy for reach.
ing fraudulent debtors, who might vbest
the poor man ont of his labor or prop
erty, BY selling of bis property. putting
the money IN his pocket. and biddjnc
defiance 10 him. Before striking down
the old law, he wanted proper substi.
stitnte. The House had refused 10 give
such substitute, and he wantedsto com.
pei them To- do so But there reyitv
was no imprisonment for s'debt' under
the law which was repealed. II only
required she debtor 10 make out schs.
dole OF his property and swear to n.
when arrested on an execution aeainst
his person. But he was willing 70 re-
peal that as soon as proper substitute
could be had, TO prevent the perpetra.
tfon OF fraud. iuch substitute was
pending, but tho Housc refused 10 nass
II. In regard TO the bankrupt resoIu.
non, he presumed he had voted against
II, for he had not examined. He tbo't
" tho peopfs wanted their Representa-
tive instructed, they were the proper
persons to give the instruction.. He
had not been elected to the legislature
Tor that purpose, or on that issue: Az
10 Senator's, ii they were opposition
Senator'S, they needed no instrrctions.
IN II they were Democrats, IL was no
use TO instruct them, for they never obey.
I'd Instructions ! In 1854, the lesisls.
Iuro OF Connecticut instructed Toucv.
by nearly unanimous vote, 10 opposs
The repeal Of the Missouri Compyuu' lac:
he disobcyed them, ard now holds =
seat ia Buchanans Cabinet as his re-
ward Last winter the legislatures Of
Iowa and Rhode Island, by large ma.
|oritics, instructed Jones and James 10
vote against Lecompton. They both
disobcyed, and in due time thoy will be-
rewarded by some Federal appointments,
There 10 no danger OF n new bankrupt
law, except from the Dcmogratie LEAD.
ers. Toombs has n bin ready. msd bs
tried hard 10 get tho Senate to- na.s it
NJ the last session. Should Mr.. IL. po
70 Congress he would vote against tbia
Democratic measuro. lie WAS not ~.
Ierihg tor seat in the Indiana Legis.
lature, or be would take pleasure In
discussing State politics. Ills eonstit.
lents approved Of his Legislative courss:
aud as the law Of 1881, aud the bank.
rupt law were both repealed. that vas
an END OF the whole matter. lie deaf.
red to discuss, in manly spirit, ques.
lions OF national policy, questions Of In.
Lerest TO the people, questions on which
nc would be called to act in the event
of his election, and ho could not be
driven to waste his timc on side issues.
He opponent had record; he had
been q member Of the Constitutional
Convention, and of the Legislature
which tfamed the beautiful code Of 1852.
but he had not hooked into t. nor
should he. lie wished 10 deal with his
present positions, ana to compel him, II
possible, TO make them known 10 the
-he country.