IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT.
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Governor VANCE of Ohio, in his late excellent
Message to the General Assembly of that State,
makes the following observations on the subject
of imprisonment for debt:


imprisonment for debtappears to have attracted
the attention of the benevolent and humane por-
ton of society throughout every Government adj
vanced in the scale of civilization. That it is a
relic of barbarism, that ought to be struck from
the code of civilized nations, is what have long
believed. In the observations that have been
able to make upon this subject have never dis
covered that it has been carried into execution but
on two principles of action; the first to CRAFTY
malice, and the second, to force the debt of the
unfortunate out of some humane benevolent friend
that would not see old acquaintance. who
perhaps had seen better days, incarcerated in the
prison house. Your attention is earnestly soI;.
cited to this subject, under the firm belief that the
year 1887 will close the period in our State b;s-
tory, when to be unfortunate in debt, is criminal
offence"