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1828. National Committee. Nov: 14: Friday

    The following communication was received from the Principal Chief, objecting to the amendment passed the present session, to the law of 1824, on the subject of hiring without permits: which was read.
    To the President of the Committee.

Sir,

    The amendment to the Resolution of 13th Nov: 1824 on the subject of employing citizens of the United States without permits, so as to fix the penalty at fifty dollars, without discretion to the judgement of the court, is herewith returned.
    I am compelled by a sense of justice dequity to believe that the court should be vested with a discriminating power to decide according to the magnitude of the offense in such cases, not exceeding a fined amount; - because, there are many situations in which a white man may be placed, so as to be driven by necessity to seek & receive a temporary employment for a few days whilst in this country.  If cannot be otherwise, -owings to the many public roads leading through our country, which are daily travelled by citizens of the United States, - as well as from the connesion? which exists between our respective citizens by marriage or by employment.  We will suppose, for example, a family of poor white people travelling along our public roads & who should meet with sickness - lose a horse - or encounter some other of the fatalities to which the human family are subject, - so as to come; them to stop a day or two: and finding one of them a blacksmith - a shoemaker - or some other mechanic, - and in want of means to get fodder for the horses or a little eat for a suffering family, fancy one of our citizens for the sake of helping such a