The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-10-19
Rsoo1t of the Special Committee on
.ba Laws Ct Mississippi

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Nj, President, and members OF the IA
commemorative undersigned COMM 20
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I,tipc laws OF this STATE as 20 so"
m,lt-e may seem expet'leAt II w"
~. late aluenuments maoe 10 ne eo'4
stitn.ion ot this State 10y the coHE'h
ton - have the honor 10 report thaV 'h'
bestowed much labor, ume, thousN
and v stigaiiou Il ,on The su'J .'s
| -, n,,tv atorss alu. and thtt " Il en- 'h1s /
| ,,,,a had tut ntt e officially IL ot'el nm
loga and reporting upon 'he hs
| .flanres to Ue made III the tA's'i"S
| ~ Tho State 10y reason OF Inc ne"
| ard COid alton OF tAIbSS, lSs"t't'' :
m. war. the ues IuctlOu q tne IL
! sututlon of slavery, the am u, ~
NE State constitution, and he eA4steL0s
a;,eno,noratlon among US OF the larse
Class of lately made freedmen In PoVer'3
, If mind. poverty OF thought, poverty
T,oans I,oyerty of self government PoN
CIV Of energy and rich IN ldleness WIN
heir miseries, they fully ana lrohh ;
without detail or rcumlocuIloh' "o''H-
: and declare that they have met AT eNei9
go, the greatest difficulty and emoai
T rsssment IN preparing and reporting
v,nr body such law tor your CONSUMERS
s, non and action as may be deemed n nv"
exuedient and necessary Tor the VIZ.
q. and prosperity OF the STATE III heA "a;
nn,1ied dera gcd and UNHAPPY oon"
ton. -,,>.t+ao ar
Ia,I.fation of any kind, aud unaloe
nv me counsel of the multitude or ny an
rs Sya,e or national prtc dent TO Wh'ch 'h'
va had auy access, they nave oeeh :
,ctantly compelled TO approach
sTdar ana dl.pose OF the del cate suoJeC
ut their duty In preparing Sui'"
islat,on for Two great numerous atu ~
rnctracts and classes dIstinc' "neh "
Is, STATE found birth and existence o.
should be distinct to the la'esU NV.
ton posterity, yet living under our 0oln'i =,
Jurisdiction and dominion, SO SO W ~
monte and promote the present
rOee future interest, prosperity anu n"PP"
'D' of both races and the State.
- Tbav have proceeded rather up
,ha;r eva observation and kno
edge of me nature, dispositlon' nso
L, c.n.c,,v. condition, weaknesses anu
c.s.iti.s of tho two races rs tney no"
i.t in our State, and the aosolu'eiy
81 oassarv restraints and remedies LOT
;s,inp and contemplated eVlis' nov
ID on rom. rom the late war, sudden emanciP"u
o. extraordinary denorahzAtlon anu
;nclinations, than upon theory Vi
tenn that might Fave oeen WISE .
under a wholly different state anu
4;,on or NAV be advocated by those
east of ore grossly ignorant in practical NE
ppi; on 1,,;nnte oenel al observation OF what
,S ~ ~. .,aak and write, and would have u
Ipr legislate. ,,r "a 90
u "aS ;,,s,;cs .mployment,. labor, income
yard. home, comfort, e-urlty' he
t H.. sohrietv. good morals, prote ctlon TO
--- sons and property, respect, oioef
h.nplness Tor the freedmen among
and at the same time to place
tbem and the whites, the harness VI
f dience and subordlnalon 10 ou.y
laws of the State ana their heoeS'A''
entrusted labor. l;s
While some Of the proposed legs
NAV zee M I'd and stringent To the
Jackson modern humauitariaGs, they can
a,st,rb retard or embarTass the goo
''OA' $50 ,,.atul aud faithful Of either
lntnply the better and aosoluteiy
,nsd that -, -, secure their Iepose, use'
b had g. t,.,.,.lf,+sS. while the wsywa;
i a'' -. me idle and dishonest, TIL
YMAN les, AZ d reckless, the wicked Al
. GOULD. prevalent, the 'ag~h'h1 ~" ' -
CO. mus lm'''e9 d ~ rnsrtlcs = MINDS md
h mn st nl1 g- . and more potent
those of mere pEpAc opinion on
mept anu il they ru teIy ID"
ERIES, hands AID feet in his fines OF
will be = vilul aud deilosi"'e
G Grimm III punishment and iICuoIe that
c;Ie no winning camor or as
s>mpathy from the Good IN us
rures in heart, OF any cline OF
sbnu.d induce Them TO unloose ~
ng for sale, silou..' vi and the instruments OF
destruction.
cries. eli, + ev. the criminal and pei
for both races, are TOO slilp sNhl
iannsl'' here !. no law rendering them
Cote apots, in our State, and the llgnts anu
IF locomo,ion being amply, or
ar' HA''' sneedv. they can but fee ana taE
70, Mea, IN the more inviting bosom OF
~ community, who may cherish
lovely and col &c al felIo"s
Dried Pratt au,a rian sympathy for thar
no are better able to spread u u
ECO and communing sacraments'
in a Saith. - bitterness toward any mas
oe,lsdd iodoment in our minds, ana IL II
.-a7on We have not been deferred y
NDISE. viding a shield for the good ar az q !
nsefuf and honest, against the
%. I'D radical evils seen upon III
y eve eve day, and felt deeply !.
PPI. every household and communl.
: v.rcy shirt of die alton and disien
sSDs, tfrme ddhng Of those who nave
among US and can feel none O.
cry, farious evils nov and prosPecu
inc. like fearful cancer, upon
GOODo' vital of our State.
Your committee have thong
IEDlClN "a 10 dfnv 10 the freedmen some
:. =. .o,u privlt ges Tor the present no
Is Of Iu ~: annrehension or sense OF da''
- w!.i,e opulation, but from '9e
,.Eo y;c.;on thai such denial and
- will be Tor their present an
good in the suppression OF VIZ
M II /" yagrarcy, imposi'ions ana p
premotion of industry, ana
i lang