Imprisonment for Debt.-T'he following article IS copied from the Boston Working Mems Advocate, and we can only say, that we regret that there should be such men m our country. The poor man has always enough to contend with, in those msfor. tunes incident to human nature, without belng subject to the cruelty and oppres- sion of his fellow men. When will the time come, that mankind will learn mercy and humanity! We hope our Legislature will do something more than talk about poor debtors. They have done much 1t is true, for this oppressed class ofour commu- munity; but more is required to be done. The honest poor debtor ought never to be imprisoned for his misfortunes or his poy- eTty. C have nothing to say for the fraudulent and dishonest. We leave them in the hands of their creditors. We only advocate the discontinuance of the barba- rous practice of imprisoning the poor hon. est man. We will ask one question. Are the Magistrates in tlis State in the habit of withholding a certificate from poor debtors, who arc admitted to take the oath, until their fees are paide--Prouidence 1 R. I.l Journal.

 .Nr. Editor.-i wish to submit to the public. through the medium of your pa per, a few facts relative toimprisonment fer debt. 4 working man of this city was committed to jail on an execution. He was poorin the trlest ense.of the word; he could not swear out for want Of the fees; he lay in iail fifty, instead of thirty days, while his wife begged the