, 1865-12-28


duty TO pass Laws for the protection Of freed,
And Gen. Esardon II eer;IDIy looked upon III
slsslPI as an honorable MN and an honest pt
ctan. What he vii vote for ahea his people
bis sal has rceaiptti Its position and lnl1cut
the Union, 1t l. needless to nsk. repeat, HIS
Is not IN rnaoto,ed one. lie has auly put in
WHAT, ne my observation. lend mt 10 believe, i
Guasc; and The deliberations OF sc1c.l Le.ts!at
IN that part OF the country show what Il meaus
deem II recessa1y to 70 into further particulars
Il worthy Of uolc Thai the Convention OF a1l.slsl
It's efau,p;e-fmposed ppon subsequent !rr
lures the obligation, not only 10 pass l1Ws fos
protection Of the freedmen ID person and prop
but also 10 guard asa1ust the dangers alis
not without eJcBincance; not the blessings Of
Development OF ffcs lahoF, bat only the dsnne,
emancipation are epokenot II will bc ohse.
that this ctanse 1s 90 vaguely worried a. to aut
may sec 1t upon the emanedipated negro In per
eoEelatercy NTH the afnendea S'aso Const1tuti
lor 1t re.ts with them to define "baf dangers {
stst In and u bal remedles may be aiopted 10 ~
arnjpst them, II Is true the el1ase docs not
tSn,I1e iha Iecirlaiures 10 rec.tabltat, slavery
lhn Did form; hu: they mar pass whatever {,
they tee 1t, ttoppng short only one step Of "
@ ths ns.tsan pstte1n, or seHtiom Of some EoSons
nn9;s1n n,sv. under ihsf etause, b con.!acn1f
nmfss1b!e: I'd looking a. the Legislative at.en,
.l-r~s3y tusdA exptcL4uy LUG lMGGf code now nm
snns.9j.ratjon 70 the Leetslaturr of North ra,oii
enn.safs not oulv possible hat eventually prob,
XXI ihe iaUs which viii be pas.ct 10 cu;lsi ncni
tno aTafqps ssiafng ftuDo Emancipation will i,.
rnctiy aesinft The spirit Of emancipation,
a nore tangih evidence 0. good ,n.euti,
uoulI .eem to have been furnished bY ,he atlIr
sion Of negro testimony IN The courts or Ia Ii
uhtch has been conceded In somc or the Sou,I,,
States af least in poEn. oftoru,. This being n,
ter Of vital Interest 10 the colored man. / inTlb
info The feeitDas Of people concerning ii with n
uc1Iar caIp- At drst found hardly any Southt
m1n thht faYorea II. Even PERSONS Of SONG {h
ntity Of mind saw objections aud ohst.Cles Il
Reemed almost hsuEmouutab.e- The appcaIa,
Of a. general order Irspcd by brie. Gen SWAY
Assistant Commissioner Of the Freedmc
Bureon IN A1asama, which made IL
tnnal for the civil authorities either 10 a,l,
negro testimony in 1he State courts or 10 h;
all cares II which eoloFed people were concern
tired By otA3er. OF the DuEclu OF military Comm
eiors. sccmed 10 be The signal for change Of D,
ton On tho part IT the politicians. Il great m.
Of them somewhat suddenly dropped their opp,
tfo1, md eEdea<nsel 10 make the admission ot
gro testimony pnlatable to tho multitude bv nss
fu- them that ut I'LL cyenfs 1t would rest with
Judges snf jusics 10 determine In each c,sc b.
Them whether the testimony Of negro witpcsses
worsh an.taarG or nct. Ono o{ the spteehe.
uye1ed ut VicEsburE, already referred 10 in anot
connection. md card pabhabed b, can,lldac
cf',cc LAC. Doc. No, 1t,> turntsh specimens Of t
unc OF arr1ment.
In M deepatch from Montgomery, Ala,,l,
eet'ed to you that Instructions ba Issued ualaj:A