The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-09-10
The Attachment Of Wages.
From the Memphis Appeal.


dates Tor The LcgisIaNure-lhat OF at
tacAlhg wages lof dcOt' Uhdc the
law a considerable moun 81 property
IS exempt from execution, bat the poor
Iaborers wages are lot exempt 0
attachment. we pridc ourselves upon
tho civilization OF TINS age In the
early days OF English history n" man
could be Imprisoned Tor debt, nor
could his land be sold fof debt. The
common law OF the realm declared
TIA. the body OF the subject ought 10
be Ielt III liberty, so That he could lol'
loY his " business and serve his
KING and country when required, and
mat ms lana ought TO be lett IN his
possession, Tor Otherwise he could not
support his FAMILY or perform ms du'
ties 10 society. Inns rule was the
growth ol an age which we are accus
toned to regard as rude, uhIearned
and 6uPcrotltlous. 1t remained the
law, but by a construction OF Tins act,
ana not ny It's express requirement, a
writ was authorized unde: which the
D'dy OIL " eotor couid be seized Tor
debt' Our iorelalhcIs brought tAls
evil power with them when they emi-
grated and formed this state, and 1t
remained Migrated upon our local law,
and Il shame and a disgrace to our
civilization anh institutions The same
advanced CIVILIZATION which blotted
out the b"rbaron5 law Of imp%rIsonlnsa
poor MAJ Tor dcbt should come to the
reIlei OF the laborcr whose wages, IN
tended lor the support OIL his family,
are attached Ey some remoIselcss cred
Itor, Is 1t night to exempt Il thousand
dollars worth OF property from eXccu-
ton, ana at the same time place the
meat and bread OF the laborcr at the
mercy OF a grinding creditor wages
are properly, ana The legislature mas
no rlSht 10 distinguish between TINS
species Of property ana other real or
personal property belonging to the
debtor, The distinction which it has
made Is oppressive to every man who
lives by the labor Of his hands, and
whose properly, consisting OF MS
wages, accumulatcs ny 'hc DAY, or by
INC week, or ny lhc mOhth, IN The
lahds OF ms employer Nuch wages
50 accuinuIatin9 are us absolutely the
personal property 81 the l'oorlh9 man
rs II he haa day by day deposited his
earning" III 'Ae 'iaAu' oil MS employer
'or SAFE Necp'hG', II thcTc was no
reason IN inc Ola wholesome Anglo
HlAoh tule' Una no suNJcct ought TO be
"Il""c' 10 NC so distressed by lcBaI
process rs TO be unable 10 90 his part
10 ms government ana ieIIow citizrhs
ana l''AIIJ, lNtTc IS reason ior that
r"'' now IL t'cFo IS reason Tor OK
e"i't'n2 ono 'hou'alo ool'"Fs Of oIher
'eal anu personal properly from exc
c"''oh' .hcre Is rs much ana more
reason lor c%e'hPI'nS wages To the
'"''iH amount from al.a'hihel''' H"yeS
are ne ""fg oL'"" 0I m@ f"'o/t"g nan
""" u ~" J"m''7' an" ~ c'e"IFo' o"9A(
10 Oe "'fo~'" u S""fc" " FROM MeT
NOUNS lhcre Is no hardship TO the
cfeul'ot III 'uch an exemption. lie Is
. o"'iSc" o give cre"''' lie need
run no FISH "'a.eVci' unless ne chooses
u III "ocS choose 10 give creHl',
nc must rely upon the security
upon "n'cI, men rely III Their
"c"IlhGs WIN olner Classes, That is,
upon '"e reputation, character ana gen
era' stahdIlS OF inc man with whom
tic ue"'S' lti' ''le 10 say mat an eX
eihP'loii OF 'lI' SORT is Injurious to any
class III the state Connecticut, Mas
Sachusctts, Delaware and Maryland
permit 4 more limited exemption than
any other States Ill Tue union-Mary-
land, perhaps, u more limited exemp-
'loh than any a comparison OF state
meH's w'll snow III what unsatisfactory
compromising our State stands in
Ih's matter oil exemption. In Pennsyl-
wages 10 any amount are exempt
rom attachment and property also to
Tue Val"c OF o'oo' In Ohlo, a home
s'c'o 10 'he 'alue OF 9loVo IS exempt.
III hlapasAa' SZ2oo OF real and per
sonar property In Arkansas, $1,000
VI Pcrsohai properly ahua homestead
'he 'aiue oi ooooo' In California,
nc exemption may reach S3OO Tor n
homestead anu Sl3oo Tor personal
property. In Colorado, the exemp-
IONS amount TO about $500 In Hi, t
lois, lhere Is exemption Tor n home
''eaa 10 Tue value OF Slooo' and other
exemptions oil personal property. In