Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-05-12
John NelherIand as a Legislator.
Opposed TO E.rempting the Farmers
Plough, and the Mechanics Tools
from Execution,

The record Of JOHN NETHERLAND,
Know Nothing candidate for Cover
nor, ls, as remarked by Gov HARRIS,
a small one, but it is very bad, What
there is Of It.
In 1888, be was member of the
Senate. That was the session of the
Legislature at which the wise and
hsmane exemption law, for the pro-
lection Of the working tools Of the
poor man, Was passed. This law,
with some additions, still remains in
force. As passed in 1888, it is as
follows.
l033.-CHAPTER Subsection /.
10 addition to the property hereto
fore exempt from execution by tn e
several acts Of the General Assembly
Of this State, there shall also be exempt
in like manner, in the hands of
person engaged in agriculture in like
manner from executions issuing upon
judgments founded upon contracts
entered into from ans after the first
day Of February next, one plough,
one hoe, one set of geers for plough
ing, one iran wedge and one farm
horse, mule, or yoke of oxen.
SEC. 2. There shall in like man.
ner be exempt, one Set of mechani-
cal tools, such as is usually employed
by, and necessary for one workman
at any particular trade: Provided,
the defendant in the execution who
may claim the exemption in such set
of tools, shall usually follow such
trade as an employment.
SEC 3. Al property exempted
from execution BY this act and all
former acts Of the General Assembly,
shall in like manner be exemptin the
hands Of the widow, executor, ad-
minisirator, or heirs Of a d ceased
debtor.
SEC, 4. All property exempt
from execution by this act, as all
former acts of the General Assembly,
shall also be exempt from seizure by
,attschment.
SEC, 5. The benefit Of this act shall
leXtend only to the heads of families.
On the third and last reading Of
this bill in the Senate, the following
proceedings we're had: (see Senate
Journal, 1888, page 278:)
D "Mr. Ray burn returned without
amendment, Bill TO amend the sew
eral acts in relation 10 property ex-
empt from execution, and the same
being read, the question WAS thexs-
; upon had, shall the bill pass? And
determined in the af1igmatiye-ayes
10, noes 9.
The ayes and noes being deman'
ded BY Mr.. Sims, seconded by Mr.
Chase,
The affirmative votes are:
Messrs. Andrews, Chase, Coe,
Foute, Jarnagin, McMeans, Notify.
Ray burn, Vernon, Yerger-10.
The n, gatiye votes are:
Mr.. Speaker, Adams. Cannon, Frey,
Moore. NETHERLAND, Smith,
Sims, Wyly-9.
And so said bill passed its third
and last reading in both houses, aud
was ordeled to be enrolled"
at the session OF 1886, Mr.
NGrHERLAND vas member of the
House. A lilf was introduced at
that session TO repeal SO much OF
the act of 1884 as exempts the
aroyI::ng tools Of mechanics from exc
cutiou. For this bill JOHN NEITHER
LAND voted, (soe House Journal,
page l67
We thus find the Know Nothing
candidate voting, first. against pro-
position to exempt from sale on ex-
eoution the implements Of husbandry
and of mechanical trades; in the
hands of heads Of families, by which
the poor working man could supply
his wife AMI children with brad;
land again, when this humane law
had been two years in operation, and
: when he bad two years for reflections:
voting to repeal so much Of the law
rs related to mechanics. The man
who has done this, is not Only unwor.
) thy to gill any Office of honor by the
SURFACES of the people. but be he's
shown that the sympathies he profess
ses for the poor man are insincere
and hypocritical
But while JOHN NETHERLAND thus
answered 40 10 proposition to ex-
empt from execution a single plough
and hee in The hands of farmer
j who was the head of family, or a