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

indy solicited, ana as IL 10 = -, llay
ery general interest, l propose u PIC ne
enr my opinion. a., amend an
am OF the opinion that .no - The he
,,a.,t made TO Inc constitution by the g.
!; ate Conyentio in August last, ooe9 mo- i'll
# itself rive the right 20 the negro 70 nc
GETTY / shall, however, make no a,eu ar
,nenI upon this point, as all must 0uN1l' n,
that the Legislature can ana mus &C
80, that question. and hence l propose "
-, discnss what hold to be the true ie6 81
i.IatIye policy upon this subject Il
It is painfully true that We are no" t,
viii be saddied with the l',---s.t il
Bureau" and trials by the nlll'"l 80 ~ 4
niles and laws in which the :
and can testify. until we 90 no c,v,l
ayidance. to certain extent III Tug ,
80 If the couatry. Such IS tne !
nractice and declared purpos9 Vi -
p',,,ars thar be" What have we 10 gam
r. refnsine such testimony "li any
| -, under this state OF things ee' l9i
i 49, to.nefte 10 be secured ana ehJoSeo W
| W. 80 70 allow such testimony
I'D Gladly have light upon the sul9
~ ~ 40 we lose by refusing 10 ADMIT
~, tos,imony? We lose all JurlSoi .e.l
,,g-r the negro, and over every r,iIed
. | ,,.rson in the State VINO may o0 -
' ,r involved in any way WIN p,,naon and
toll
"e - forces and garIlsons' as d
us 81 ;1stitution upon our State Ia
- -, lone negro can be tlleo' "uo
a -, oil negroes can TESTIFY anu
49," onr white citizens, halo o
MI NAV be tried in gwen cases uPo ,a
- ,,,.,yl int of the negro anu uPo 80
+" s,,nonv. We therefore gam VI ;,or,y
is ,rtnin0 IN the way OF negro 80, =
al ~, p, ftsIne TO allow them 10 A.
t,tn VI
- CIVIL courts Of the STATE ou' -;
900 the exclusive right 10 reS"l"'o ~,
= ,estimonv, 10 try them anu may orr oyv,
- whites ia cur own COURTS anu ~ II
~ IL and tasten upon our county -
nay PeoPte' 10 most offensive courts an
bid a',s rorces and garrlsons, tflaiS a.
Of o"i s,, that ever afflicted any lauu
en- J"' -, neace or war, and that Can vi
and ,;.,,,a "a in chaos, confusion, u4' :;
med con 'Alluo Can any rejecting NIL
give L-1;tota which of the TWO 10 t"no -,
ac however, SAID that the ota'o 0Ao
Ihus dictated TO, ana thH' ~
'.o .Suy,otiop of right and autholl'y'
'9o'' >ilt ,he State should recognize ~ -,
Incaeding. This may all DO M,
I'D il certainly Is stfahe 50 bea
ing nroceeding; one that Is MOI w. 90 Of {
10 rending and crushing III -tions as II
srap- I'D Federal CONSTITUTIONS -
pro 9ta'e anC md in the face OF peoplo
ON ne
and NO" 81 1,aace. and when we nave h
Pioloi tired TO make war upon.
IS to lii"H II but shows that our ~
BODY - of liberty and the rlgn' h,
St.,tes are mere chlshelo' 20 cobw
used o'"CoI constitutions are mere cooS'
POM ma realize our true conoII1oN'
w en- - e;,,- nj it Tor the best. w . az
lToada ~ - to act as we woulo, an" -
1ahleS hid in many respects, anu ~ q
L ~. l.
Nno" ,hat IS bad policy when aoneI ), vi,
pro- lad shadow, while all 'n"U nat and
.i''N"of beneath the iron heel Oh linz I
tors Oh eI,,rad until death may oflne
Il this enolre0 thnetuborn facts as Iht
4 them Ia Ia =, the manly exercise OF In0
ar,ar and discretion gwen U.s. " a
wrong, pa nrudently. This Is the oiiiS ~
ce ao9 1 nat can be made to the present 00A
10 he of our people rtans sspr
surance W. ~ T,araon and property OF lfee
r 60 10 ~ "a s,,rh Eg,cs as aoN protect mem g
nan sI Gt,ts oariqst the evils arising Il oiA-
ey. Is 49, f' ,,dod faith to our own cons.
- aY,ona we are bound to do lot tn1 4 PT net
oeyoh" We a., and property whatever Is he '
lpensa'e. PST-os ~ 81 we are for the pro e
who o,rgrlccs and property.
an ,ovor hold that we shoulC
- New e 's1cb demand was mace anu
teIacraoA ,,, n,relv a matter OF pie"aU.
'3v and "a i,1stice with US, Whe'het
And ,ha,S to testify III our courts
,9,:,v re. 49,, f,vor it to the extent aoN
aar;ng the Gr1vantion committee OF co..
earring 20 ConV cow, was chairman. LIST. be
; "ir,e to give proper pIo1S
-, o;,,ilar ,hair person and property, ~ -
u S', 80 = The interest of the gooo' NJ.
ana s ur low abiding whites OF this coun.
ana ~ va" i"S Cnnnose a good negro was y
fInd ravished or kldha
oy liP'o;n 10 white person in the Gay
alu -. IDS ~ the presence OF nui1oel -
III nv ,as- nnd no white person 10 WINES -
your n rrotection to the person oi
ma - md he have if no negro cou.
~. 10 II | crnnose the greatest 1rauo9 az
'neill' , The ere practiced upon the ol1oN
"e' ,,rsct The white employer under
= o1I,,,n,on tba year. how could ne geC -
IS cpGlA-- ar. ~" without negro testimony
ule W ~ The "ny wrong or injury, however
Iarro done to a negro oy SOU
grapn - L;,o ,,erson or unprlhciple"
ml i1 The rhite man land they are MN ,
Neno"li' I'D Mo would you prove the one'
A"e LII n,otive and interest couiu 'ilo
lehseAy =, wv ;nocent white man have
Jung li'n - ~ oFfsnse should go uhPro
4naS ol 'div;dual benefit OF the Ioul
OIL ne PoGn nnnatrator Of the deed IL
'e leiesn~pa r. i was when negroes were
pay Is re'e a. 'bev are generally both gay
~. reform beyond the immediate t tSep1
bic things IN person sp =, inyite1 and leg
" era nine cases of every hunol O.;
dis ;n , and heinous S[ ot
hat every 3S.t G, lenses lenses against them, ihf
IS de = m'thin houses, subsistence ana , !,
les II win .;1e and mean, the low
) al least IL vie any 1xould only seek
> more .,a '.N or No white witness cou'9 GeI
n many eases %4Sa sh his deeds might
waved "H'' IS black as hell.
taste. non AZ The negro testimony IS .
delivery "pb ba ,,itted for what it is worm
I'M 'n , what he says is absolutely
double the sum % WI az taken and held II
patch, and also De w ~ Judge apd white
Id all damages wa rbo;oe and selection.
from the A med upon the stand stand III nr Ugs
r.,tobes learned, artful ana Pto ai