, 1865-02-08

| Ihaya ths honor to be. Governor.
Your friend and servant,
f. NEW JERSEY,
To III. Ezcellenez, o. P. Morton, Governor Of In
| 4lane; msc !. x.,..,,. =,
~ oa 1im,,;. SM felI 70 yoat inaa1ly seaause e
SeW Jesey S heuor to no1m 70 ;ou
II! ncasss Eotn cish anu eflninal, Waetae1 tne par
usual restrictions a. In The gsse of white persons
| Vcry resDecffnfiv. yonr ohedfent seryant:
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/ DNAHARK.
| To His Fxce1lencv. q. p. Morton. Goycrnor n,
IniiiaDa:. - W
S1n-I am directed. by hts Exre]1ency- Gorerno,
| Cannon, to ackpowledeo the reccIpt Of Yours hi
the eth inst inquiEtDx sboat zig adn!s.Ibi!lty Fl
opo9 e sa2}set hsSe the honor bo
eAAeAA L. A1hAISuEosa 4 Sh.t
oeGIeMtJ ol alaIe.
"sEo. 4. In criminal prosecutions, y free ns-
testify II it shall appear to the Court that no com
petent white witness WIS present at the ttme the
Or that while witnnsa being 50 present has sinee
diea or - absent from t'ie State, and cannot be
willie man with being he b. iathef % Of Sasfard
sKc. H. Thaf 10 re- nes1 s1; eesp 1 ~ 1
shall be entitled to The privilege Of Toiine at e1ee
tons, or Of being clecied, or aonotnte9 to anv
other Office Of trust or profit, OF Is eiyc ayidenca
167, or to enjoy any other rishis Of freenan oier
than to hold property, and to obtain redIe.s n
law or in equity for any injury 10 bis or her peT
D. 3s3, paper 1868, ~ N""@7'
ONO,
h,S ds1oaaa nneeeney, H. aoFton' Governor &C., In
n@ pos' i"I
your tayor Of the 18th instant.
| ID eonfte. ihe layer are competent as w1tncsse!
inrc is eft T ets1pe fba ces5stt L ano tue
| umons. Very truly YOU'RE
'oha oRouaH.
| His ExceIfercy O. p Morton Governnr NJ Jn
diana:
ifnesses n III sra { Iii ase
are no legal Disabilities which restrict lis compe
Is with al, citizens the State, bls cred,b,1tt,
Is for the Jury the court In which he ts called
Wit0esa.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant.
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| IN ,J,a rrce,1anr~ n D 11a-t,n f,,~oxn,, ~ r.,
3lana;
,rat e:}tic ~ ~ itr,d " y1als ~ u1 tns e 1ta q
ststs. i regard TO 10 admtFsibillg ot tie test
~ the Ststs ~ tho achsn{ 4eoao 11o0 ou1 ~ooe
1sNn naH+o ~ ~ ~ ,,n1.f,n h.+to. s,.v. 49,,
shall be admtted as eTdense II any n stes ut pepd e
wherc INV Whita nersun Ia concerned. eithe1 n,
uisint;F Of dciendant: hnt INV nerrn cr mn5atto
trhc1hcr slave ~ 9rse MAJ ka svitna.s To- ~,
NY OF "ulas' sAa'e OF Hee' IN any
Very re.necff,liy. vour ohedfent aarv,ot
n. n. BgAnToRp.
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m J7,a F4re,1rrrr n p Marion f,ororno. oy1,.
disn,. W @"'N'"'A "a Az
Go1Eason:-Your communication Of The 4th
received ~ 4~e'~~0* ''
in fhie State thcrc IA nm 13mit.hon IN resn.rt N
color. Negu,ca have the came rishts Of sufifaee "a
Respectfully, your obedieut servant
sAuuxI Corr, Governor Of M.lne,
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o,..n 1I
ne EIace!encyt oufeE :. ho1sout s3o7e1uof o.
n1an s;r-yonr i.tto- n, tho .,h ,n.,.,+ ,.,,
eeited By ne On ny return ffou M.shInEton The
e. III III es:as r. s, @ t p. ta3s m
persons; s2, xc,v rcs,sctfn,,v von, oha,tert,.,,+
l AaH1' VI! IespeCltaliy, yo1f oneuent 9Etvan1,
- 9'9A9eoA1 o111H' aosernoE Q! vermont
-vre,owov,
wHCoa:E.
ana. 1nulaQdpssle. 1n1lan1: .
sMIi9urs o. he 6tn Instant IL received; !
thsEe sse 10 Lave 'n al: sue reealatlns o. Pro
hb1tng the sdmsss1btHty OF the testimony Of ne
Eroes, and tnat they gtana - witnesses, upon the
came legal footing With white men.
Lam, ST, Jo9r obedient servant,
JANIS l. LEWIS Governor o1 "tscon*in.
1EaaEsskE.
ATTORNEY GrsERALs oT71cE,
December 0. 1864.
srn-fn reply to the Inquiries p.opounded by
his Excellency, Governor b. P. Morton, of Indi-
ara in his letter OF tho 4th Instant referred to this
o1lce beg to cali attention to sections 3s0S and
3so9 Of the Code Of Tennessee, as embracing all
The 1eeislation pertinent thereto;
"3,ss a negro, maiatto, Indian, or person Of
mixed blood, descended from negro o. Indian an
cestora to The third genernton inclusive, though
one ancestor Of such generation may have been
white person, whether bond or free. Is incapable
except for Or against each other.
rree HbatnYer WIN hns henr 1therAfed frnu1 s1av.