Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-15
KNOxVILI.EI TENN, WEDNHsDAY, TEBRUARY Is, 1865

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so shite fsNpn i ep6cefne4 elixir as pleIaiia al
aefnaAat hat any nesfp pF nsalafss NlIether slase
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In iais Stale shtfa ls 10 Limitation 81 respect %
esluf. NHfoas have The same flghsa tf seasage
haa tsssisoay 81 sll cases that white psrssna taso
heepestiali5, yetls obeiieAt sefyaft
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ifss Essssisaea o. r alsFtea. e6seaog a iefidaa
DaAs siA-- feas letter e ths tth ihstsnt va
lsesivsa ~ s,s oll my fsslgn nom WAshEnsten
The testimony q negroes By he isws Of this State,
e secsiycd d alfcases shs salne a. that of white
I am, vssy respectfully.
- YO1s Obaiiu0t servant,
]. HsEaony sairIt Gov. cf Vermont
WISCONSIN,.
His Escstlsney, "a II Morfpaa 0oreTnor ~ fafiass. 8
s SlE-~Y Yonrs ef the slh inst. Il received have
Inc honor 70 respectfully state Ii reply thai there
are no hws IN skis State regulating oF prohibiting
the admlssibEllsy Of Tie testimony Of negroes aud
that they stand e Witnesses, upon ths same legal
fbutlng viii white men
an sif, your el,edlent servant
JAMEs T. Lkwts Gov. Of Wisconsin.
TENsKssEE.
lie Eresliessy, o. n. llorfgs G1prcraer ef fsaiosa
DEAa SlR--In reply % yoaF communication of
te tsh instant prepVandiag esFsab ihqairiea - 70
The laws az this htate governing the admission Of
negfV testimony In Cur courts &c, respectfully
ean attention 10 She enclosed report Of Hon Horace
Maynard, Attorney General, &c. thereen, fur
nisbipg the Infermatien you ssk for.
Very gspeaailly,
Your obalial.l servant,
fsss AxDRKw JoHsseE, Military Governor.
ATToRNBY GKsnRALs 0FJicK,
s..ss Dpccmher 3, 1864. g.
&r.-in reply 70 the inquiries pFopounded by his
Exeeilency, Governor o. T. Morton, Of Indians, IN
bis letterof She 5h inst relerredto this oos beg
70 caH aitsusion be sections Sses and 3seg u the
Code Of Tepnessee es embracing slfthe Legislation
pertinent thersioi
a5s0s A Negro. mniatto, Iadian, o. ppFsoH of
mixed blood, descended from negro OF Indian Ra-
eestors 10 the third generation inelasve though one
aneesteF OF eaeh geneFstien may have been white
person. whether bond or free, L Incapable 0f being
witness IN sny cpuse civil OF criminal except for
ss,s0s. No pcrsen Of mixed blood Of any degree
Whatever Who has been hbeFated freun slavery
within twalse months previous shail be admitted as
wltness asAisst wsste reFscp.
n .s s.st ssIs ldli
ts5lsslees ssskslfouiis And ete aas STALL gig0 tes
saIanny Es.lis i,FtfFnssed
Tbs latl,s ssssle1 ffgAf te sEs itioi e slsssEy
aIa ap6n fksf epnstaleslpn, holds that no slayes
sss Eedf tnstinaahy afsfns white pesoa until ite-
.srsfaa nTes seryitlde, 90 saesc4vea1 iapas ot
kasife ssoh no aielttF fasi snhi may he the Id
stature 81 negro blood f,y cur laws, nene can b
shares but such a. havesome portion cf negro hlspd
Il win bo sesn tAst IN eaeh ease the exclusion a-
lam. very respectfully,
-, YoaF ebedfent servant
HoRAcx MkrxAxn, Attorney General.
His Exeeilsncy, Andrew johnson, Governor, &c
WEST VIRGINIA
Iiis Eeeetteaey, q r. Aertea 8opernor " tls2iaaa
DkAR SfR--lh reply 70 yours Of the ash inst 10
the ahsenee Of Fogernor H0reman, would say that
The unty dfeci law On The subject Of your inquiry,
10 which nan able at THE momant 70 refer s the
following: Eession %. Code Of Virginia which
BectiqA = YET ehfe9sAleas ana ~ tefSS - eten "
this Etase-anar1s that "A negro OF ladlah shall Be
! eonpesnns witness In esseof The Commonwealth
fof ~ erkinst negro or INDIAN OF Ia civil case
10 which oaiy negroes or Indians parties 5at not
n ens ether eaaef This adeaita Of no exceptions,
aud belisse none ere allowed.
Our Legislasare has repealed aauy Of the ea,oes
Yirainia lawR In reference 70 segrees, and this
think. would have shAscd like fate before now Il
Il had sDt been oserlooked. Tho probability 4 ts
wilI go oyefhasd next session. Seetion !, chapter
to. Acts rst Legislature of Virginia enacted that
"A negro charged with any ciansss shail BE pIese.
cstsd snd tried In the ssnie afnsE and e eonyieea
hs suhinct % tho same pnnishment - white per-
sou but negro shali be competent witness Tor %
against negro In any crimlaal proeseding Tbs
a think sha only Law new existing here on the
subject. fhal h this act and the section ot She
Code nrcyieualy cited
Trusting thls may b 3 satisfactory repls % yoaf
''.i'' 4 am. very respectfully
I b Your eheilent sefvHnt,
@. d. HAEf4 Private Secretary.
NEW YORK.
Ifss ErcslIeaey, o. r. 5iersss Gore1ior " iaelases
DRAa sm--I have rerelyed yoa letter Of the 9th
;..s n rrrnra q ,he admission Of che teetmcny Of
neeFoes 10 eases 10 which white perzons are parties,
Under the laws Of this State.
oar iaws do not make any distinction setween
the races, ~ regards The admissibisy of witnesses
/, IN cur ekas0 Ucurts.
Truly, your. &c-
HoKATIo SnrMora.
CONNECTICUT.
Ms ErsslIe,me a. Z. Aorsaa Gossfser y Isalassa.
DsAm sss--ln rcpiy 20 ypaF inquiry % Che so
nst hsse tha hqnoF 10 stata that the laws ef ton.
neeticnt relating % the AinAsslbiliy of testimony
makes no dalinetlon between black and white PSF
am, wl.h high regard.