, 1865-08-02

lFrom Our Own Corre*pos deat.}
WASHINGTON. July -.
Colonel Brown, Assistant CommlssIoner q
Freedmen aud Refugees for TIE State Of Vii
elnIa, Whtn he entered upon his duties, IL
sued 3 br1tf addre6s to the freed people d
;tha: State, In which he faid.
Ten are not to suppose 1hst your fofmer mse
'tefa have become yauF enemies b4seacae JOE ri
free. ALI good men aInenE them ~ill fecneutx,
your new felsl,ont 10 them ~ ire laborera M
a. you Prove yonrfelvee hon.ft, industrious ant
frugal, yot viii recc1re from them kindness ans
eonaee1auun; Il Others I'll 70 reeozulzs yoa,
Will end thr Government, through the agents o.
this Bureau: ~ ready to secure 70 you d 10 them
liberty atd justice.
There arc fne words, but 1t xas long age
kald "fne words butter no parsnips'
Doubtless 1t WAS we'll to tell the freed peopls
that ttey were not to suppose that thelrfor
ner masters had become their tncnles a{1n
lly because they arc free but that lasgt
proportion Of them have become their enc,
mics On that very account Is entirely true
neVertbeless. Even In Alexandri1, whers
Northern sentiment has worked much changt
in the average feeling to1ard the Eerro, the
s.rong a.il Of martial law Was needed 10 Sc.
cure for him the simplest jutt1ce-the Gov.
eminent has bGen obIig+ d 10 intervene to s..
cure lnF b m shat Eve. :. body Gals commor
lair pay.
TLe lzs. was oae 10 which white man Was
The pla ntih and negro The defendant The
cololed man consulted 3 lawyer, wao told
him II was useless to a.:eln1t. Ge{ense. As
A'l the witnesses were colorcd, and their
testimony would not b.: received On the
advice OF tht Superintendent Of Freedmen,
tue del ndAnt did nut attend the triel, aud
the foimtr presented himself at Court an.
tf ne
was hlst oned In the city lu charge OF freed
mems atair BY property authority, under au
set OF q. us-cEE, atu read the order of Cen
tral Howard, approved by the President,
which d41ecls the officers OF his bureau tp ad.
Jadlcate NJ easea involving the rights OF nc
E1oes II Al places 1hcEe there is an inter-
1uptloh o. sivl law or In which civil courts,
by nason Of old codes, in Eiolation OF 1.-THE
freedom guaranteed by the proclamation Of
Inc r. sadeIt ind the laws OF Congress, dis
nga'd the neEro's right to. justice Defore,:he
!a"s, u Miowtng hitn to give testimony. He
Then moved dlsconttnuauce Of tAe trial pc
tue RrouId that the local court had no fur.e-
dIct'eu.
The magistrate denied the motion. and Or
dcred the trial to proceed. Tue coloryd man
DID not appear. and Of cour.e the case WAS
oec:ded a.ainst him, and En- txe-utio1 Issued
ment and costs. The civil omce- harios this
IN ch1!ge Was promptly nor.t.ed by The Su-
pcrlnteEdent Of Freedmen that nt1ftnrr
guard would be called for 10 prevent ths
execution OF The Judgment, and she cas@ WAS
Iepof!to 70 hs1. Gen. Howard. Gen. how
ard11s. intended to be presented to tie Ina.
tice Of the Prare, In which Ee courteonsIvr
queEted the t:ncGfer Of Eli these cases I'm.
ce1uing 1egrocs to the adjudication Of his
Bureau. The p'o-s'avcr5 Maror refused 10
even receive th:s note. Tue caEe had now
+-rA nd e&%H1H f*1$ hat 6,.1r
would no longer do. 1t was brought before
the Secretary Of War, AID Gen. Aucur, com
mandtng this Department, Was ordered to s.e
that no harm befa the person or property Of
the cp}prtd nar, wlo1c c4Ee ts clesr as nonn-
day ss soon rs you hear hts evidence. The
further iesue OF the matter appears in an Of
der leeu'd last evening from G-n. Augur's
Ct which the following Is tie
material part:
l. The etvil coasts in thst portion Of Virginia |
within ths liEnita Of tbs D-psrt0rnt. bsyipe de.
cl'n3d TO receive The Testimony OF colored Per-
sGnt, 4 Provost Court IL hercfy established in |
Alextndria, to have kTrusiEe iuIistictton IN at
q tates lnvo1E7nR the rights Of pe.eoa or property
Astt. 1'hls court wtli reeve tbs testimonY Of +
Tnaoreo pertone with no other llmtt1,1ons th,n
soes IT, f. ifessg fS,n:gf ths testimony Of Thte per
snntA e tie Potoinac il cLatrso Y iii the execn.
2 81 n 1nM order. Tht- order Will fsa,r IN force
ftee tnto 1i&nla courts hare brought their prac.
HGairA. wv cA1SGak eAa@e oa
II that int crisp, should like tn tnox
what would ts. Fancy the feelings Of tha
b!oated magistrate IS he read il iais y, nars .M
ming! He believes, Of course, that fhe -.1m,
q liberty is over. Doubtless he co.,csi1a.
thls the worst Of all the Esu1pallons Of the
Aboiitionlsts. Il only remains to udd tnct
a good Yankee officer Of one of the District
aes1ments has been made Provost Judge.
ana oas 70 sepcat with much delight, that Ills
oloeI VIII reunain in force until the vi1.in!a
courts cou..s %& nae brought thetrprac.ice into har-
moopy oy.3 mna the existing state Of atfAirs.''
,..,s nf satIave ssa nave occurred in lower Mary-
IN Alexandra: In one instance - Wh,1a e nrn on1
stipulated price. When the 49, a.
proposed 70 take the msttcr i5tc
court, the other eneefingly re-.