, 1865-06-21
TIE RICHMOND FREEDMEN.
Their Visit to tho President
The Address and Reply.
Details Of the BarbarItles Complained Of.
Especial Ditpatch 10 tho N. 7. Trihuue.1

WAsa1xoros, Fzlaay, June ie, i5G5,
The colcred delegation, fuc.lookirr bod,
0f msp, were received by 'hc President ut i
o'ctcck Today. Their address md accom-
panylng documents were presented. whIct
$. ened to make profound impression OF
the mind Of the Executive He said hf
should make No formal speech In response tG
Inc E1aTe complaints they had submitted
but he would assure them be should do ali
be eonld to have Justice done them In theis
ne" ct 99itlon. re saw by the papers th1t
Mayor sa,5tu AaTo nag been depossd with bis rebel
nEde ~" ,,a "a eGns En- .sgaso one GauSe 81 com
thev h,s comntsSIoS denuea; ~ ,ha ; n .nqulsed Il
~ H. A. ahneaa a't'4 ~ 'ts 4oca' au'aoflt'es'
Tie Chairman Of the deleeat,on ,en,,ca hc
heen treated v.rr mnch %1s Horsa LIN +h{ ane{ aao
calling Gen patrIr,s atient,nn n a faot nSu,s
had eSasnrrated fhr snt,nrltnstas - ~ a. sasttn
were cornniatnea ~ Tbar nnni5 ~ ot na1 tae5
nni]ie nee with Zen. HaliecE thnnrhs ,ha1. ~
~ m, nt1v III. Il ~ r. A. ~ >, thoa ~.
hest 10 come t, tl,e cties be.5 ~ =, antG u.
i.v r. Psr.sd.nt sd ha an;d ~ ~. ~
caea ~ den unEs,, w,+h ,raa.a te.ss .nels
a. Eh.t eea a.s ho.. ~ nsu II aeno io1 nun 70
S,,r.4sa,. ~ y, =, ~, io uHues tac clF-
shnn,a Iens ~ tue rIat 6tin dIan'n.stfation ne
5he 1ri,t"r1 4 ~ srns ec oui w. III ~
inst.ra wss a"ns 10 ~ Ill cisssss e "oo'o eee 'aas
'"Ssse Maa mss.;3 rs WY ~ & o.! eiasses.
,nda ane Iieslqent taen inquired Of Mr.. Van
vh.tbor ~ ~ ~ 80 M.senua tae 4eleg ttlon,
H1etneE ue naa atta upon Ten. Halieck Ia
Ielation 10 Ibis matter. y: SAID He aad not
bot as Gen. Patrick was Provost Marshal end
the General who was understood to haze
originated the prosecutions complained OF,
proceedings of the Psovees anaf11 and the
ieaei police. G'ns Pats:ck was rough, and
5nsul'ingly safd. " This whole hnstneas b..
1onged 70 him 10 manage. aud ha hIs' .iia M
Wish newspaper editors Of anY otter gentle.
PstricS M H. w. ~ Viset E .sta ae ~ .sa'ins Gsn: e.
subject to Gov. Prirno,nr ~ whe III ths ths
abnsrs tbof1d he rciar;1ncd ~ ona 20" ~ ~
new ro-n;,.m e.nt fas n.y. 1uu tns
dsnoe.1 h;., gs 80 ' na{o ana
rInht 1hat cn4a .eei9Ius ps,us,ts. sa.u sass WAS
u;,hou+ 1aT u'se.pl ..,aI s, Le"poLnt vas taete
dnnt h;,naa1f ~ ~ Ehuo n1n, auo q saousa
s;.-1 r1tu9n Thn ~ tae neessAues M OF th9 occa,
he 1ent Iut s,.e., ,t[ o' INC aGs.ea1on sna
h',+ "smt fa sesca' sst.s LINES ~ sec yen. haAecs'
1e nuk sst4u nctel 3eaca Au1. ne Tas not g.
P,n 41mtn ntIsonal Mie1vleW VIII MN; Ihe
wnn,d A. VI, ns'Geo ~ VI ~ oeteaslon tnas ~
and Their 1iebts that he woo1a Ie.e car .st ~
me- tnu n.n.saly .na ana eee they perpetfated NO
wnrsd TnaEays II e;,.it LILY .uG uo'etnor
ie1cnntion I'm ra,,raG n na1, n,a, IL. liz
~. 3res;dor1 o.,,, thnts - 1Sn p1easso ~ltn
GtnernI HnTssa rau tms.' haa 1uana - N,..
Bto,En ~ Rtchmon1 ~ 1ho-,1oh1n ,a1.'ati ss1uae
rat. The iate on1Sana. oo.otsa ~ aaves!. a..
freedmen thcrn nGil rs r. !annrt - oS uPon ~
i3nt1v The Con1orn1 .r,tI 4t,Iu ots - etpeettu
Pr sdenf fiji ~ ~, ~ .hs
vase for lila actinn i;snetci, rara;Es ~ T. .ns ~,
(;ommis sionrr Rro.n rSs,nrd.r stst.s [ ~.
IN odso,,s nasa srste1 hss H., -, I.aI t'
and th,t the cniorcd schoota hora aa,;., haat,
onerea -: A3A' "s8''A 7een
The fo,1arfnr fs an evt,oc+ f.ou Tho .daroaa
,r lie ec1nrtd men of Hichmnnd ~ H. peae
sidtnt: e - '"S
- In tl,e city of Richmond +t,c military a,a
police authoritics viii nns a1iow ~ ~ III Ill
The. streets By day or night. in the regular
pursuit Of our business or on onr Wv tn
Church, without d paes. and nasses ia mi IN
alt cases protect US from-arrest insult, ahnsa
violence md imprisonment, oeaInst which !
VIC bave thus far had no protection or red rras
Men have not only been arrested 10 the street, |
bnt the police, In conjunction with the r,ro.
rest guards, hare entered our dwellinrs and |
Torkshops, and hare taken men from he
work-btnch and put them into prison because |
hey had 10 pass, or because they would moi |
Tecosntze the pats presented as genuine Or
:uftlctcnt.
In numerous instances cur people hare
3ct driven from their old homes, o. have
ought employment elsewhere, when Justice
o tht mselyes and their families, demanded
hat thty should mako such change. and
many OF these people hare been fulefy ar
cssed, thrust into prison, and hired out by