New-York daily tribune., 1865-10-04

appeared az Albany, from prejudging the case
: s.asra.=s&a.as.
. Gov. igARvgN'S ADDBBss- GOSPEL
FOR COPPRRHIEADs.
The most sensible Southern speech we have
read for msuy day is that OF Provisional Gov.
Marvin of Florida, on the 5th of september, at
Quincy. His ideas on the war, on tho present
condition of his State on her duty TO the Union,
and even on her cOlored citizens. are lar IN ad-
, vance of those propounded by any of the other
Provisional Governors-any. at least, whose ss.
drc ses we have had the fortune TO meet with.
,jTske, for instance, this emnently practicai
, statement Of the results OF Secession. Begin
ning with the remark that It is Impossible tor
: State to secede, he yet says:
Florida has been State in rebellion. and. by her
acts has destroyed her State Governmcnt and psrs'ou
larly the institution II SLavery which was snrseo
In lis hos s,m and defended by it She ~ now held by
rights allegiance. aud win DO kept there unIil sae
organizes ior herself on a new basis, Lev gov
ernmeut. |IIi
What endless mazes of cobwebs that brushes
! away! No matter whether State can theoreti.
4 caly get out of the Union or not she can at
least rebel, cnd by her own act suspend her
State Government, and reduce herself W such o
condition as that she shall have no Law but
martial law, no political rights but such as are
t granted her, and no power to release herself
0 from that condition Of tutolage and subsection
e except by the favor Of her conqusror. Gov.
/ Marvin is elear-headed enough to see that his
own appointment and authority. emanating not
: from the State but from the Federal Govern
!. ment, is the best answer TO such theorists ai
or assert that the rights Of the States under the
N Constitution are not TO he meddlod with il
rebellion or in reconstruction.
IL Slavery, Gov. Marvin ofoourse agrees, Ia to b'
- abolished, but he agrees in hearty way very
af unlike the formal recommendations IN som'
n. other quarters. "The future Consttuton o
Florida must guarantee Freedom alike to ALL
I'd msst not be Black or ,olitS, jSs free" That
tn scarcely the language Of man who hates tn
blacks Still less is this most unexpected state
ment:
o Ard am free To confess that in view Of the diso
O0 gsnzrd ttate of orr society is we In Judgment
asy that Slavery has passed away forever sppposng til
ion Institution remained and the 10000 oslored troop
o and instructed in the rights of froeneu and pho
exhibited many Bass 6sd and ia the sor,s1 OF Ia
,as tr reddHess and courage eqaal 10 fiat Of tia phi
:. man. were turned loose among US, how long Nou
'p that institution last, whose life or property would
ing secures In that care Slavery would disappear 10 ca
,.a mage and in rivers Of blood TLsnk God the thing
Oat of tie vay. and safe The future Of III MD
In this respect is that Of every other State In the Unio
en- except Keuucky and Dcawsr- sad shortly these Stat
must be free. is citizens. 6fore hs lar Ms freedm,
DER mast BE- Ia al! ytsT 10 our eqno!s." ....
eH' sseh testimony and such opinions are manly
:, honorable to Gov. Marvin, and q singing n
~ proaeh to Northern Copperheads who still striy
tss to belitte the valcr and destroy the ciizensh
hi, Of the negroes. We are not even sure that III
IN Governor does not believe in negro suffrag
ov. He does not advocate it, but he does not oppoi
DID it; contenting himself with the remark that
is political right, and does not necessarily az
-. M company civil rights. Perhaps q word Of CT
a, couragement from Washington might open th
way for Gov. Marvin to show himself an adv,
let cate Of equal justice to all even at the bsll(
'ur box. '.--'.-
all On the question of negro testimony in cour
he is perfectly explicit, and deserves quOtiD
'ao III full: ----
49,. Furthermore. the Constitution mrst declare tn,
' persons Of color shall bs admitted Witnesses in a
oar courts Of civil jnrisprndence The law In this n
m. spect must know NJ Distinction Of color.
81 aware that this is a bard doctrine to many bt
All II Is not and never wa, such " me. Some think III
&c negro additionally liar-hat fsehood Is
his bones. and that 1t crculaies 10 his blood No
that 10 no, trne in whole in part and ths satemer
lat s slander upon both Cd and an e1perienee
mt h,rfy yfdrs IN the SoHM has sqtsfsd thot n
STARE has oosa told he nsn. vhis The bas ks1
For SOM years occupied hs bench AID many hs ia
TX, Hences IN rh,ot Aaps MORN gritty psyfits go
on vf'rped Of justice because eOi0red pel< could moi
"' fio ne oour aud na!fy Tte admisson VI such Il
pesses would have given the State Prison or the gaow
oh its due, and reeved society tf bad and dangerou
choracurs have much feeling upon this sabjec,
ey btcase the impressive aud painful lessons Of year
cr0sd III npon nv memory. You know that the menia
Ia classes Of all nations aie permitted to appear Ii
c court and testify aud that In insta .ces lord
00 asd mobiles have been sent to the wallows on th
evidence OF hou4e servants. Our colOred pOpulati0
are a. we'll qualified to testify as they Yon kssp IA
n aS1Yo 0f court aad rat Glance kas ks toy iusc<
IN Just sos< al ak The Government aud the world ar
aware of this and do not think Congress will rersrt
the Constr utioD yOu may frame republican In form
calculated 10 secure the ends Of justice 10 all citi
sns. unless the negro ts permitted 70 into cour
'" witness. may be mistaken. bat shoHd Mos rrond
bsp~pe:ra,ed and yes, Csnsifsoa rgec,ed on thar
s. eoars. for one avail Seqaisses N e jasfes a1 de
e,ior The fact s We have no other course left bu
to make clean breast VI this whole business do ful
Justice 70 the negro though he of an Inferior racc
: and remove the whole subj'ot growing out Of hi
slavery. emancipation. and asiss nom the Asstsr o
" p0litics" % A'ir' ~
: II seems Q pity that man Of Gov. Msrvina
,r calibsr shouid not have wider scope for hi