The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-16

white people should pot be allowed
testify upon the same rule. Color iS ~
standard or test of truth nor Is any P's Il
tesson, rank or religion.
1t stne interest OF the honest anu
law abiding white population TO allow tne 7
negro 10 testify. There has ever oeth
and ever will be large number OF uis F
honest and lawless white persons In ln49
State who have lived and houlshed by an
illegal traffic and law-ess lie at the
pense and damage of the honest citzeh'
and propose to do so still, through the :
negroes, and simply because neeIog e
could not testify against 1hem' anu sus a.
will still be the case, II negroes "to
| allowed to testify. The only
the country who should oppose negro
testimony from individual motives anu
| interest is the dishonest and la"Ie.s
All other opposition must be fonho III
prejudice and error. L,,d
| Suppose the lawless white man snoU
murder, rob or ravish his own coloi
the presence of twenty negroes anu NJ
other person, suppose he enters tne nel
or quarters of negroes In the caool =.
white persons under CONTRACT io1
wear and entices them away, suppose
: labors to induce them tie rise III az
l commit any other crime, suppose
/. - ~ tso,,a and cotton OF the EN-
IL ,,lover in route for market under the car
Il Of the negro driver, suppose the assa % e. !,
te J. discovered in his flight by the lallhIu =
~ family servants yet the evidence )" -.
o: he lost and the base culprit 80 unWhlPt'
AZ If YOU silence negro testimony, al'noU5i
d Won would believe what the negroes SCI
IN and as many have done, oano tose -
hd and hang the white man on Wha' ~
III negroes said and simply because 'n
ION honest citizen can never be hurt oy ns
gro Tsst;n,opv while the bad and dishopes'
eat 10 loo and base In character, may &c
'hy Their Just rewards. ,.
Ia The good negro land there are SONS
do i as deeply interested IN tue en'oi
lelr ia administration of the criminal Id"
the Tho GOOD white man. His life, proper,
own family. reputation, character anu euooo
in are all dependant upon 1t, he oeins
and much or more likely to be the su'J -
and ,hair deprelations than the white ma
d or vi .,s cr,u,i,al prosecutions are tor Il
only raneral and public good, to cham L
rider I'm and cagethe bird or tiger, the go
mind r,oCro is instructed in that puollc a
rrivate good, aud hence should 10
lould owed to testify in all criminal cases.
it is aImaadv know negroes who have De
aud soarad ont Of the country to prevent TIL
such testimony against white persons ul
true, the possibility that they might DC "iio"
novel to testify. IT,, ,bro,
aeart Again, basardy and amalgalloh llii y
# our fornlcation and adultery are no" .
they and important questions, ana ne VINO 0 =,
nle in IT, donr ia these great evils must l(
never Ss,,o1u IN their testimony IN support
n the 30, ,%e renoedv. Truth does not belong ca
rished p;pely to any race or colof nor are oo'o.o
at the s.a+oof t,vh or falsehood. Let the CO
brain a;Tr the testimony and separate the WI
bwebs from the chat ard no innocent
nd act Iii euffar. | lave been Justlce Vi
9 pow Peace, Mayor, oracticlng lawyer rs
perhaps Attorney and hrcult JuogG IoA ss<
,rtalnly one wears. AeourC mas o e4UoIl Ia
, a mere which negros ala NOV ISL "a ;
vital Is ouently man were Witnesses 81
"a 10 he ~, r1ocedunder the rule, and
reIief 80 - ever lz.own or heard OF one
,bev are nrrested. trid or punished LOT
~ ~onIv a;,g Icannot say this niue
,,;salv 81 witnesss, but perhaps IL ma
answer oocounted II upon other prlnc
ondition %oGroes. primarily, will IN pasSio
fa1sehoods each other In theF
.,,ro,ection and often ttexculpate themselse9I
Prod GI hIome or punishment, but SO Iar a9
800 ,Is ~ believe. hey seldom tell laise
: aiiS ,,on white ,ersons or carry then
suooeH u ~ INTO cart. They are AFRAID
faction 90 and sere Of fear may cohVrol
1..,,o,, Of more than aove OF truth.
0tec''o" " me- If thew scar falsely they are
necessary ooailv detecd in it than any oihe
% e''''" % T nle and tie punishment Tor
being regulRd by law, let the pen
uld act as oS 5naoate
nd it was "o "a nonc1uop will say that my
re, policy c. IL " tGighole matter arise II
we admit .eal9 - lat the honest and t
| would p.r. r,ilI It get proper credit
ised by the 1n,5t6 whenA tells the truth, th'
.odifers' 0, truth and Mining but the truth
Because 1t ~ rreatesict of manliness ana
election to .He 70 divt ourselves of prelud
!, Because 1t AZ instice tour interiors: Let u
lonest, and 20 oJJar;menand if it works badly
lntry. NJ chanrd as wisdom ana sal
robbed or a. Very truly,
mapped by oeAii" ANA R. S. HU
,y or night, vozoo ~. ., 1865.