, 1865-08-09

following explanatory circular, 1seuel froI
the Bpltau here. After stating the law .u
thu work to I've done under II, Gen. Fisk II
.ttrc.s lis subordin4tes As follows:
.*1E WORE OF TIE nURrAu.
The WcIk VI The bare.u will be the p.onoto
e ssasy th t,1 4.
.1teo Of their stso'ute ffesd:m, snd thaif t,rt
to tn.tee b+ fore the law As tet forth In The pft
srlte; 1se t,ssem1nanon OF virtuoua {oselllrenct
end TO std III permanently estlhlf8hlnG peace an
| steutiHc pFtspcEtty.
COMPENSATED LABOR.
Every tanrt wilt be ma4e 70 render The psop!
eellt Importing. and 1t is believed that this ca
f'c sssiiy doLe II the in'roeuctlpn OF pr4csicl
| sehtmes II compensated 1abeE fnto every eertio
Of TIC ecnn'r5 Il welcomed In good faith, md re
aAterr+
Tho ffet aren nust he tite 10 ehoo.e bis ow,
enrtcyef. No Fixed rstts Ct wsgca viii be pre-
scI.ned; The aFenu Of the Bureau viii rec tbs
eqnitat1e coLt=ets IRE errered 11to between ii,
eMp'oytr $nd tie Employee, and their fnvlola
billy en!efeed npan beth parties, Thetun he,e
t1icre received BY the mstter for the hire OF mel
nEcrte IN tpplo1imst- feet OF the value Of labor
The chtnct Of ciEcuustances and the increased
Taue OF the great stbp:e. Of the South II b
tsfsr i1.q Wages ri, b secure.
OF lsIds for sn rtcrt ST IN the crops produced nil
be Encouraged. Special efforts 1if1 be made Il
"F3,r plsy' ts ii th1t ie deuanded Tor fte al
cred ct:'zer, and fair plsy be Eust b. guaranteed
rnent of czine, Viii naI be tolerated. p1'''sD
JUSTICE.
DldtIeDtes orisius between the freedmen or be
tween themselves and others vi b j7dlcat.d b
caec.t ana seestt Ct this buIeau. except a: Place
co oret ctuzens. Tbs peRro'a right to tu:t,ce he
fore the Law thall be maintained. He viii recciy,
tfe sa1e punishment for ei1mee ue the laws ~
pose uetn while people,
All day lcng constant stream of appll
cants appear. OF couTse many cases are
trivial. Many complaints are childish, Man,
arc not TO be relched others again ara ma.
1icieus. Bnt large per centaEe Of the state
1nents made and s~orn to before Lieut.. bard
Ing are toupd.d In sad ttu.h, and embrace
g,oss ktdness and Of. en- cruelty a1Tays
Injustice Of a serious cpA1ncter.
Talk Of a war Traces The danger indeed
might be eminent were It not for the patience
and long suffering Of these negroes. Come
here and sit 10 this court room. Listen hour
aites hour to the simple and affecting nara
tfvcs OF the negro comp'ainnnts. Mark the
inscftnt braTado with which the white de.
fendants enter, the eupercEIous contempt
ra1ron'z'ngly they talk to, or Of, the "boy J,
or" gi,l, meaning thereby q man or womau
old enough to he their grand parents. watch
their chor~tallen expresslon IS they ind thes
mnst make reparation for the wrong done.
Let me give Jon fome Illustrations Of the
class Of cases considered here.
WANTS HER GnAKpCHMD.
This applicant is 8 tidy, intelligent mulatto
woman, oEe Of those respectable.lookIng
"aunties" who are found In the South. Her
affidavit Is as fellows. She was duly sworn :
IL am lltty.sercn yeas old. was born a
slave, IN Montg0mery county, Tennessee, and
was owned By Hugh Campbell, Esq. Twas
sold seTt Ial umcB, my last owner being Mrs
Lee Coleman, Of who ii bought myself eight
years ago. ! have grandchlld {Emna Nc
tia7sJ and bclsnsea to VIM Sno TetS xss 1a'n ho 10
owned my daughter {the child's mothct)
Mr.. McN1sh atte1Watd sold my daughter.
because ehe Was In bad health and the doctor
told him she would not live long. bought
her for $500 and get her fee.
MeNsh had refaAd to sell the child. A.
her.
"Whsn the var broke out McNtsh yas
postmaster In this city, and after the battle
osFort DonelEon be rim OF with the other
Ie I1eeos1s, taking his family and the child With
~He LEFT his family at Mr.. OWENS n1,nts
sn old colored woman to keep. MF. ovens
told the old woman II she allowed the child
TO ret away or be stolen, he would kill her.
McNfeh followed the rebel army.
"While tie child was ut this plantation.
her mother came down here from Cincinusti
and went ont there to try and get her aEar.
bnt did not succeed in finding her.
"About two Yea:s ago this time, McNlsb
slipped back and got his family and child and
took them down to Macon Georgia. lie has
II NAMED away ever since until few days
since, when he returned to this place with
his family, but did not bring the child.
"He told me II would give him the
money to pay the necessary expenses he
would 60 down to Macon, and bring the child |
back. I told hint he would bring her back
would pay the expenses- cannot pay the
money and srust him to bring her back. 4
I'll had the money have paid out for
ny cwn freedom and fur o,her members OF |
ny fami1y, I would be well OF, but am
poor. |
"I have worked hard all my life for the
white people, and hare tried to live Chris |
Ian lite. Now am old and have nothing to |
i've on except what work for day by day,
~ appeal TO Geu. Fisk to compel Nr.
McNish to bring Emma back, and then II it |
8 necessary, will pay the expenses. Mrs. |
Cochlane. Who is 3 cousin Of Mrs. MeNish, /
ellis me that McN:sh sold Emma to another |
nsn down In Georgia for 800, and that be |
annot, md has no intention Of bringing her |
,ack.
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