, 1879-03-28
1tnrfisDntneft for Debt.

CHICAGO, Marcl, 27.-Wen Andrew jackson
ran for President III 164i, ono of thu lsstrs
before tho pcoplo Of this cnunsry WAS tic
abolition Of imprisonment for debt. Lafayette
| cnmc over tint year for Il visit, Inquired for
former co,nrade III arr,s IN tts War of the lev-
out!on, found him In jail far debt, md procured
his relcasc. This circumstance greatly allied
which enabled II creditor to iuprisun his debtur
until the utmost farthing wAs paid. Tie nbolt-
tion OF this law was demanded by poor nun, by
laboscrs. those who sought to prcycHt the accai-
mutation Of property IN the l,nus Of thu few;
uiHl WIS carried by tile Democracy.
II We could nov restlsrcct the arguments tlcu
used toprOrn the justice Ant cxpct1icncy Of re-
leasing the debtor from thy mower Of the cred
itor they would rcud stranEcly tn tic light Of t!e
latG Democratic departure IN lntltann, where The
party Ut tlo poor man has recently restored tho
old pci,alty o1! tbs cslnie Of debt, all a Innn
who owcs nnol!er mors than twU weeks wagcs
for working I'll mine 1lay 10 Imprisoned us Il
criminal.
1t Is little difficult To understand why 1t ts
more criminal to be II, ttcbt tn miner than tu
my other man, ntNl the only Logical rcasn
engaged III working llllss M special objects OF
| imprisonment must 10 desire ur tile imrt Of
tho Legislature to stop msIIng operations IN
tint State.
This mny bu go.Nl uolcy, n,stl could at least bo
tlefehie'i ly broad, strong scasuIis; but tie cE-
lslattun slInuItl have been procured by fnfr,
honest statement of tie causes lending to It, md
tlg object to ho accomplished
Tllere is no doubt tl,at the coat t1ctts Of this
country arc bcing exhausted It, most reckless
md Mprorldcnt manner; and that the people
show little rcEatu Tor tlIe rights Ut postcrity Il,
their destruction Of the forests now growing. on
tho surfacu VI tllr Garth, md thoro stored III i.s
yaiiat6 long ccHtirtes ng0. Wo certainly ltayu
NJ right to ,lso ~ ' onu generation the capital
Witch IL thrtty Nature llas accumulated for thu
| ,tsc ut ltcr children III nil NUes, u1 NJ, true
! statesman vnn look witll Indifference on tho
wr,itA wan1on wnstc III nil our natural ul!ll ma
ltonni rcfonrcrs by ilie mon OF this age.
Men VINO look to tllt future nillst scu witt,
pain md nlartn tiIe coke ovens oi PENNSYLVANIA
III Which tlIa hest portion IT millions ut tons Of
GOAL Is uycrY year converted int0 gas and soke
to poilltc the a!r, al flame hat Is uttcriy use-
| less.
II, therefore, tho people Of Indiana have
come to sec tue SIN nu fully VI this distinction,
aInt lnyu honestly concluded IN kccp ,leir coat
ns legacy fur 'lrlr children, God speed then,
H. tae good work; but they should DO It in a
~ TO Their p!allc. 1t Is but INV years s,Hcu
lndtana held att every llIillrcn,Gnt to cnpttat.
\ tsts, both III her OWN borders aid III utllry
that ,!cir capital lsru invested, it ls MT nnest
to make s!lcll Investments criminal without siue
nottea! After inducing thousuH'ls Ia Of nlfllers to
| tocate III l!e Commonwealth, II Is not futr to
lcElslate tllcln out NJ work without lav!llS Evul
| them ttMn to rrm1yc TO other Suites wficra
HiniIE Is lIUt intcrtictud.
That the crert ut this reccs,t Legislation must
DO ~ crcb ant ultimately STOP ct'al-,ul,lin:s nj
tho liousler Stntc must he appurunt to MI r.
ltcttny pcOpe; asia tllr fact that 1t las tassctt
nn'trr thn psetcn6e vi Ni1InE lnI,lrrs In their
struggle with employers only proves that Dem
oyratsc ltatters regard their constituents Ms
Krnwi.up children, to hc amused with sonil.
bubbles MINl lntAteu with nOtltpolts brcnth.
There is no law Of tratle Witch does or tan
sccl'ro eoal merchant any mare tan aI.y otl,rr
1ncre!lnnt troA loss mud disappointment IN tl.e
EGErti{n tft1o 1tNt
n,ent by which ho Is surNrcu in cus!t market
for his GOo1s; but arcurling t0 this sew Inv llu
1iillsi rhy his hans!s without rc!rrrnea to tho
criminal!
..!of course lnuncY lenders hclng awnru Of Ills
n!icfp1s1a Would htnlrl rohty To skM him on ono
sls at hts creditors iht Other nl.ti II la ~
tHRdo like tcF tnen nu will !,cgtn to cl,rtu Its
business. as,tl gct out Of 1t as s.,sn AS tMssibt.
There rustatn!y "lll ,Iot ho nnutl.er dollar in
veeted III ,h' .nltnf',T business in tnln,,a wh!lu
III" lay stnn'is on llc htatntu bonhs nillcaS br
ncu WIN fayo gIlntial arraut.cIncnts for cvadng
H., md the result must hc ~ close tl.e lnipcs
j., II IL singular iart In hn1nnn progress Tint
tue very cInss u Inelt VIII, III 1s!a demanded the
iur stchk stltld, !u lS7A inlnaId return to lilo
Old principle; hut It would HI still nlure slnglt-
ar II tl'ia backward revolution cuul.l ktop crt.
| II Ecn WIN ehtA0Y Others to work fIi H,tnns
| hhS pe itHnTssonetl Tor nuI.rtyinUnt NJ wAEes ut
certain tt,IG, Why not tIHprias,n lntn wha liiyu
| others TO work III aliY nHh every other depart.
nlc'!t Of labor, aud when tho law Is e4ualixed,
choose to he tint itnsnoyubic link in tlnxlhlo
nm! nlovln. chain Whcl, laltBt bear Hll tllu steAn
ot gycry tli!ctuatton In n,arkcts, every acc1cut
| utNl rasllaltyt
| Certainly the nrcl, enemy 1T tho race ceul
pot t!ey!se inure patent plnn for adding to llr
| list VI thu unemployed millions who tltW cry
aloll!l for relief; ntnl wlsch anY considerable
portion OF them tln bc llulo to urcont such q
measure rs Hl.e ul relief, there IL sud outlook
luF tA ttICe, HlltR Il JrrttY FUR brNSneut of ntr