, 1865-10-27

The Freedmen OF aIExAl&%Ippi-OppoAi-
tfon Of The Courts to Negro Testimony
Terrible Suaer1nss or the Freedmen
in WaAllInxton.
Especial Despatch to the Chicago Tubune.1
WAsHISG1oS, Oct. &c.
Adv1ccs from Mississippi are received At the
tfeedmcn'f Bureau representing IN untati4tsctozy
condition of aflfs relaivc to the freedmen In that
Stale. Notwithstanding The proclamation Of the
Governor discctin. the admission Of negro testt.
tuouy, many Of the courts Still refuse 10 receive
their depositions. Tcache1s for freedmen, sent on.
BY the bcnevoent societies al the North, arc ar.
irving; hnt aietrustnc the State officials and fear.
iuE for their own pcrrona1 sacty. deem II j1dicous
to Coee their schools on the withdrawal Of on.
HOOPS i5om The EeEton tn which they are located.
orcd people Of Washington has inst been Issued by
Mrs. Josephine 5. Griffin. aren't Of the National
c!istine among hat ciats IN ss cits dSe eensus
Q! lEN Gfse the eolofcd residents OF the city At
lso, since which Al least rs 000 freed people have
md children reiugtss trom Virgins Ind Masyi.ua. t
Inc appeal represents that thousands Of these pco-
pr ate extremely destitute and unable to obtain
rithstanding it h. aisbu1.ed ia7ce % amoant ' Of
stores to the suffering, has found its benehctinna
snnfe. ssa. II Inadequate TO supply their imperative
lent 70 come forward aad i'd lien IL their pS1lso
hEopic work. M,s. G. represents the most fearfpl
moFaut5 ex1sttrE 1mpnE them. The Ouaftetuaa-
teze department has iesutd during the lot weather
nn aserage OF eighty collins per week, and aays
there can be no doubt that the exnftary condition
81 most Of tue poorest clhss coudnces much to the
fearful mortality among them, as they are compelled
10 oieathe sely impure aif within and stencil
from without the Enom, and ale often covered with
Te1mfu even aner death. II IL the opinion prevail
tnE among them, md Of other close ooserre,s that
ihice-qnaHe1s Of 1htse children die from neglect and
want In one faIi1y. Of soldier who LOST his ljfe
IN battle five Of ten of biz children haye died since
March. 1SG5, hpm the above cAnsas. In another
three out Of eeycn children OF soldier dri,ed in
pctcubcr last hcye ftacd to death within The last
three weeks. The nothcsE In both Cases were prog
Eated with sickness, and all their supplies were
suddenly and entirely cut OF. In the same square
mohe1x 40; ard fons, Hasc* ard children, Of soldiers
sit In Government ecrsfce rcsular United Stater
troops. arc suffering for the neccssancs Of li5e
Near tEese lives another soldiers wife, hay-
tnE four skeleton children. who. Is she sass,
wefe Starred out OF Frederick. nd. They h1re
neither bed. table nor chairs, nu< any household
Wilh their nngels. When I found heT she had ob.
ta{ned tEo dnys work. and with these ec1nty wages
bad tined to keep the children alive bat sa1d ssGod
HowE how omen We arc hungry" These cazes
might be multiplied 10 scores and hundreds in md
around The national capital The Frcedmrn's Dn-
ran has no authority fsom cons1rss to I'D these
sutie11ng people. ana the association has finally
hsn compelled to publicly rcprcsen, these facts and
appeal for the contributions Of The charitable in all