New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-18
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From Our Special Correspondent.
vicxsbuRa. July 81. 1865
In my last stated the case of Mississippi
tho United States To-day the cause Is reversed
1t Is now the United States against Mississippi
This was the case Of Joseph Jackson Of Warrington
County who shot negro ia the presence Of freedmen
only, aud whom tho Stlte of Mississippi undertook to
screen from the consequences Of bis crime by asserting
the authority Of the State government which should
thus exclude tho testimony Of the only witnesses th
case and save the murderer from the punishment due
him.
The case then pending ha, been decided right. 1t
was most important casc. 1t was no small thug that
our freedman was murdered-sayage'y sho.bcsoro bis
wfes face and In the presence OF his fellows who were
exposed to tho same treatment. and to the fear that
Government would do nothing TO protect them But
this Is nothing In comparison with its possible results
was d representative act 1t became test Of the
license which oppression lgh take and Of the resist
ance TO It which Government would make. The real
issue tried by Col. Thomas this: Can any freed
man be shot down with impunity' Is there any pro-
lection for tho black maur'
IT, IN th!s contest the State oic;nls had succeeded
there had then been safety for sny Of the long pro.
Mississippi mol" Tic murderer must be hung, The
testimony Of negroes shah be admitted There is 10
other security for them and they riH be safe This
decision has great value testimony 1t declares the
purpom Of tho Government to nanlain the right II in
lists that the Bureau established TO maintain their
rights Is porer as well as benehcence in the presence
Of which the poores. and the weakest may rejoice and
be safe.
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but weghty. II eays "Turn the man over to the De
partment CoInniander" THE Secretary OF War IL
issuing instructions TO bin 10 try the cupt by mill
tary commission" The order Of Mr. Stanton follows In
due time, saying. "Ty the murderer by military
commission. and hang him IL you can" 1--WE 90 not
exactly quote his words Jet We give truiy bis senti'
ment and emphasis
This decision comes order and divides the issue
made Mississippi revived by the order Of the Presi'
dent with it, entirs code excepting tho law OF Slavery
alone). excluding negro testimony from her conr'a
With long catalogue Of other oppressive enaetments
against tho coored race caimed that the State was
Supreme In all criminal causes. and that neither the
military nor the Bureau coud interfere.
tho State could thas shield the murderer OF black
men, what could she not dol The greater inclndes the
essso In this great contest We can protect the r
Of the people Protect their minor rights JUS
lce has pLed aud the Secretary Of War who had
beaten in the field the armies that maintained the old
doctrine Of state Rights refuses TO heye the doctrine
enihroned again in the restoration Of the heoei
states Freedmen cannot be nurdered with impunitg.
II tho crime be proved BY the testimony OF olack
men the cuprit shall be punished aud h1s the freedmen
have the protection Of the laws and even the State OF
Mississippi can no longer kick them out Of Court By
means OF its ld.time Slavery enactnenss.
Nothing is Of higher consequence to the country hsn
this new rule Of justice toward the cocred race The
North should understand the attitude and the spirit
of both parties In this strife not Of opinion only but OF
rover
yyAsIoSs oY FREEDOM.
Not ouly are the psrsOas OF the freedmen to be pro-
tected from violence and abuse bat they must also be
defended from tho arts OF tho designing, with which
they are as vet unable W ospa- fund recently In
Northern Mississippi instances of endeayors on the
par, opaners TO bind their people by contract 70 labor
for long terms Of years. seriously proposed to
contract with them for lis.
or the same Kind OF oyasiops We found var!ous
methods of apprenticeship proposed To all which CT
Whatever Kind. tie answer wass Try Ii for year.
and ,hon II I. works ven renew IT,"
But uudcr al these various attempts 30 reconcile free
dom and bondage. there 10y 10 very many minds the
evident hope ard sometimes the expressed WISH that
IN some way the restored State Government might ena
BILE them gradually II not at once TO restore the very
Slavery which they Lad lost and for tho loss OF
which they Eel, such bitterness toward the Yankees
Ofcruclties. sample tia. represents large class
shall suffice:
Isaw an old man come into the Provost MaTshal's
Office at Grenada and ask timdly for the officer. He
complained that girl the daughter Of his wife, had
been beaten Tor running away. She ran away
again and er mother was severely padded" FOR not
bringing lor back
Then they threatened with punishment the old man
himself as We'll as the others again. bat DO escaped,
and appealed to the military officers for protection.
This occurred within about ten miles OF the post The
calprit was soon sont for.
1t Is doubtless true as is alleged that sometimes IN
true complaints arc made by vicious negroes. Bot
care fnl investigation shows that generally such CON-
plants ere well founded. II is quite too soon 10 with
draw military protection from this region. Such enor
mites would be multiplied hayo good reason to
believe bat for the sausry fear Of the quick sharp dis
cipne Of martial law. OBSERVER
Impertnns Order from General eiocuns-
The Rreedmem.
Gen. Slocum hos issued the following order