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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-03-16
Miscellany.
LONG AFTERWARDS.

g Your GOODNESS hurt Mrs. Lincoln"
said one lady to another.
I'm sorry" answered the lady to whom
the remark was addressed; but the ad-
mission Of regret was not made with
any feeling.
Why do you treat her with such dis
tant reserve, Mrs. Arnold? I've noticed
this number of times. She's an excel
lent lady. We all like her exceedingly.
The eyes Of Mrs. Arnold fell TO the
floor and her face became grave.
wonder that you do not fancy Mrs
Lincoln. She's a lovely characier-so in.
telIigent, so refined, and with such sweei
spirit towards every one. The fault must
be in yourself if there is any natural re-
puIsion."
1t was an intimate friend who spoke, and
the closing sentence was uttered with a
smile.
ain that you may be right" said Mrs.
Arnold, half smiling in return.
"Then there is a felt repusion ?s
Yes"
II call that singular. To me it seems
that you were born fos friends, Your
taste and sympathies run in The same di-
rection, aud you are interested in the same
general subjects. | am sure, if you knew
each other as well as know you both,
you would become closely knit together in
friendship. l must get you into nearer
relation TO Mrs. Lincoln"
:" j would prefer remaining at my pres
ent distance" replied Mrs. Arnold.
"why? There must be reason for
this"
Il don't like her,"
"Mrs. Arnold I'm surprised to hear
you speak so decidedly. Mrs. Lincoln ad-
mires YOU; I've heard her say so often
and wants to know you intimately
than she now does"
"That she never will, I'm thinking J"
Mrs. Arnold's brows began to gather
darkly.
/ u What's the matter? What do you
know about Mrs. Lincoln. that sets her be-
yond the limits of your friendly aeqnain
tance 2"
.The truth is,' said Mrs. Arnold, " Nv,
got an old grudge against her. There wa
a time when it would no, crafty her socia
pride to call me her friend-and she treat
ed me accordingly. She was woma
when I was child"
Well-go on"
Mrs. Arnold had paused, for she wa
conscious that her cheeks were burning
that her voice was losing its sieadiness {
tone.
"Perhaps | had as well keep silent,
she said. "The subject is not pleasar
one."
{. Go on. now. You have excited m
curiosity. / would ike to know exact
how you stand with Mrs. Lincoln"
There may be pride and weakness
the case" returned Mrs. Arnold. "B'
no matter. Thus il stands: ] was a quic
intelligent child, bu, very sensitive. Mr.
Lincoln visited my mother. and ! oiit
met her in the parlor when company WI
present. She was a beautiful taiker, al
i, was one Of my grestest pleasures to
and listen. / was really fascinated vi
= her, and / thought her the loveliest lady
had ever seen. One day. when she was
our house, sat listening to the convers
= Sl ias v p' --'"-A" her a
s5ris Sas fiapt vi ~ -aoaa irinki
APP lsna @ da IRE IT,
iniseis srsls with
'' Haht @7 rieia tss 's4 a1 Dom
semc uas.5rs. Hbs 3 abse
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Poetry.
For the Home Journal.
To Stella in Heaven.

40 0telAd III nSdVeu.
ss W. II. o. HosAsK.
/.
have seen thee In my dreaming,
have thought of thee by day.
And an eye on me Is beaming
In the distance far away.
The cloud that floats above me
Takes the likeness Of thy form
Oh ! say dost thou still love me
In a realm that knows not storm
Where the crystal streams are rolling
Through the amaranthlne bowers
Unheard the death-bell tolling,
As In this world Of ours
Where the form divirely moulded,
Is never laid to rest,
With the pale hands meekly folded
On the frozen pulse,ess breast
III.
Oh say dost thou remember
When FIRST called thee mine.
Or quenched is loves bright ember.
In the home that now Is thine,
The cloud that floats above me
Takes the likeness Of thy form,
Oh say dost thou still love me
In a realm that knows no storm,
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Consider.

CONSIDER
The lilies of the field whose bloom Is brief:
We are az they;
Like them we fade away,
As doth a leaf
Consider
The sparrow Of the air of small account:
Our God doth view
Whether they fall or mount
lie guards us too.
Consider
The lilies that do neither spin nor toll.
Yet most fair
What profits ail this care
And sil this toll
Consider
The birds that hare no barn nor hsrvsss-weets;
God gives them food
Much more our Father seeks
To do US good.
CHRISTINA @. Rossrr
--afaemalan's Magazsne.
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S~~.. .''.'' s.'a.i'aseu .ssgs 'sSupFL tti 80
the mysterious inter- y sss sees
There was at leas alslored p aas
crowded within its cuYass sallss al4 iu
uniform.
Here! Look a-lsfe ] counted g.s
1 believe. Didn't soans sss NalI
you counted ?"
Thus be few froe. biasc cass X A.as y
but nos q soul owned ~. SEQ tbiF1g raen
saw the snakes and ains ~ a.ssa.''
II was bad SELL dacid 4
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| aslt atAANsRft
One Of our raj E,
years since, was ru ri exp ~
Of ten well-Hilcd ca n;s .s,twxf
hind time, and be patl;oe t.Se eags
to the utmost speed 2 sh;st Il wxs x ps
bic, in order to rea, ), ~, ,,o,s,i at u
proper hour. H as faansnr ~
straight and Ieyelrr 4, and Al 1,asou;sss
velocity, when sr.siallan ssrnaS \
that be must stop. son,sshay ss4ena
Cd 70 tell me- said ~, ,aai i 20 ass 4
was dangerous, and ruuss ssyp Il
would save life. aask "a ssck lo \
train and it was all .a. sfainea a
eyes and peercd int tas dssrkness, hs
could see no signal lsneer asisi sksre i
the daytime could sge scen i've miaf
/ listened TO the VIC sins 81 my Sagsne
tried the water, look II TIE seasas al
all was right. tri q lsngfs fnsseis 90
of what then consi ssai cbiliisb ts4
but like Banquo's gios. & Sa,sld nos ias r.
at my bidding, but fsa ssgcnss. r ~
hold upon me. I th uggs " sts ssA,ssal
would have heape asen sas r
stop but il was all ngaSs Thttsu
viction--for by this iie j, Sal ssssaSa e
to . conviction--tha NJ u ssnr. sss
stronger, and resol "a ! star sha
of, and blew the viii Il 81 lsssreakas
cordingly. / came hAis gSf Z
and went little wat ssaa @fhat.& w
ing anything TO an, ey ss.As wFss AI 2
matter. had a lar Is ay hand. snd
had gone about sixty feei Nbsa saw
what convinced me i,aa Dsg stcals3 ii Wa
sometimes possible. tppsi t1s 'sa-
tern from my ner, iasa agsp SID aas
down on the track ut riy aS g.se q sfSs8l :
He goes ON to tell US ag, there be Is i
that some one had d : e gA.
had fastened swiel seis, and aesaeE
switch which had alV "a aeeG s dqg
which led on to a trs as
hundred and fifty f, eag htue
minated in a stone quarry Hs
was wide open, and Lad | not cheyHs
premonary warning eith / waag 90n III
IL should have run ato i a-lsi A tbe ~
ofthe track, only abe aa ra'as f59asi . I
heavy engine and trsip. NOS ing i tsersse
Of forty fise miles al hoars wsaia BIZ
come into collision s,h u acIs Nall
rock eighteen feet
quence, had done 50 eitae be
asined or described bui sfeg could 4g g
possibility have been o'irnia isag MI \ 4
ly horrible" NJ on 1e sele sgHBt
fact of spec.l intel pssiau ii God
which from calamits 5es aril ase
dreds Of lives were Htdsr Ysre
Home Monthly.
CoUNT 'EM."- SyaesS sase
there was an annual safef Aay ppa
Of certain Western las eislssetss fs
mrnts, held a. Northga {soa IN ffis asea
" High private in one q Ae s9agasst
was the friend wro ! assd Jolly r@
times be and two OF ihge~ essse
spirits made Ior their s8FAsaa s. a3s
Now round about the gaaP vesiaa
lers. showmen and a3h 4.;s bsrt
rians had pitched the ss.ga. 4 slse 81
pose Of relieving the ffasir
change. Of course saeessisei 4da,ir.
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CONTINUED from fast Page. }

Major Myers also sent frequent dispatches TO
Richmond, asking for supplies, that he had nearly
run out and needed them badly. In the cross
examination, witness stated that some OF the
kilograms of Maj. Gee were sent before and some
after the prisoners were sent there.
John A. Fuqua, sworn; was sent to Salisbury
in May, 1854; was second i'll command OF the
post, was inspector. There was no change made
in the prison regulations when Maj. Gee came
there and took command of the prison; the ord
ers in regard to regulations were issued from
Richmond, by these regulations all correspond
ence between the prisoners anu persons OUTSIDE,
was forbidden; this was the case both before and
after Maj. Gee came there
Before the prisoners were sent there from
Richmond, the guard consisted OF freeman Dat-
TALON, of three companies, but it was soon IN
creased by the arrival of other regiments-these
were mostly senior reserves and junior reserves
they were mostly Indifferent soldiers, ignorant OF
discipline and drill, and the officers were OF the
same class. Witness occupied room at the
bead-ouarters-had known many persons to be
permitted to visit persons in the prison and to
,ake in provisions, through the officer of the day
ibis was frequently done-there was no discrimi
nation made between civil prisoners and prisoners
of war There was man detailed to attend and
see that the rations for the prison were taken
safely from the commissary store to the COOK OF
the prison.
The examination was here suspended, and the
Commission adjourned to 10 o'clock tomorrow
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bill, note, draft, check, or other eyider.
indebtedness which has been lost or fleS.. ce Of
may establish a copy thereof by giyina Oyd
sonal notice at least ten days previous IL PEI
day appointed, which notice shall copto;t Tue
copy OF the paper to be established. wa;.es
notice shall be served ON the party a" r%,ca
whom said Indebtedness is sought to 16, o
tablished, and by making oath before 81 so' ~
officer authorized to administer an OATH ' ge
he is the owner of such paper, and that IA, ~
same has been lost or destroyed. con @
thus established with said affidavit attocbdg
may be used in any court of this State in liz,
OF the lost original.
Sc. 2. Be 1t ta.rther enacted, That if or,
party who is liable for the payment of s. il
lost paper, in whole or in part, or whose IN
terests are affected by the establishment ne
said paper, shall make oath that the s,; u
paper never existed, or that the same h..
been paid off or discharged, the party sa nt'
ing to establish the same in the snmmoa,
manner herein provided, shall be RENTED !!
the remedies heretofore providedby law :"
Approved March z, 1866.
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BUREAU OF REFUGEES, FREEDMEN
AND ABANDONED LANDS,

BUREAU OF REFUGEES, FREEDMEN
AND ABANDONED LANDS,
RALEIGH, N. c., April Z, 1865.
D. G.. FowLE, ESQ.,,
Judge Sup. Court Of Lao,
SIR:-Your communication of the
5th inst, was received last evening. l
regret that it is not consistent with
your duty to express an opinion upon
the question propounded in my note as
to the admission of negro testimony
against white persons, for, were the I'M
certainty on this point removed, | could
suggest to the Commissioner of this
Bureau, such changes in the orders I'M
der which we now act, as might posi-
bly, lead to satisfactory settlement of
the questions of jurisdiction. | trust
an occasion may soon be given for ju-
dicial decision which will leave no
doubt as to the status of the negro.
1t does not become me to enter into
any discussion of the character of mill
tary tribunals established by the United
States Government, as am no more re-
sponsible for their existence than I am
for the condition of the country where
their jurisdiction has been deemed
necessary.
Thanking you for your patience and
courtesy, and sorry to have given you
so much trouble, remain,
Yours very respectfully,
E. WHITTLESEY,
assistant Commissioner.
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Gen. Ruger receipted for this letter,
but made no reply in writing.
BUREAU OF REFUGEES, FREEDMEN !

BUREAU OF REFUGEES, FREEDMEN
AND ABANDONED LANDS,
RALEIGH, N. c., April 5th, 1866.
D. G. FowLE, Esq, Judge Superior
Court Of Laao:
SIR:-Your communication Of the
4th inst. is received. BY again revert
ing to my letter you will perceive that
/ made no complaint that any civil
Court had made "unjust discrimination
against the negro race in its adjudica-
tons" My statement was that under
existing orders requiring certain white
criminals to be tried by Military Com
mission and permitting certain colored
criminals to be tried by civil Courts,
the "y'esuH would be unjust discrimina-
ton, &C." since no q. S. Court can pun
ish by whipping.
said nothing about the comparative
severity Of different modes of punish
ment.
You say further that if white men
arrested by the Freedmen's Bureau and
held for the trial before Courts of Mill
tary Commission for larceny are not as
severely punished as negroes before the
Courts of Justice in North Carolina,
the injustice can be removed by yield
ing to our Courts the exclusive jurisdic-
ton in all such cases"
am happy to avail myself of the oc-
casion which this remark furnishes to
ask if, in your opinion, the civil Courts
can receive the testimony Of colored
witnesses against white men accused of
larceny or other crimes. IF by the re-
cent legislation negroes are restored to
common law rights, and no distinction
will hereafter be made on account of
race or color, the chief difficulty in the
way Of yielding the exclusive juris-
diction'' is in my judgment removed.
Very respectfully,
E. WHITTLESEY,
asst. Commissioner.
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MARRIAGE GUIDE.

YOUNG'S Great Physiological Work, or every
one his own Doctcr-being Private instructor
Tor Married Persons or those about to marry. bo,I
Male and Female, in everything concerning ia
physiology and relations Of our Sexual System
and the Production or Prevention of QfSprirr
including all the new discoveries never beioTr,
given In the English language, by VIM YOUNG,
NJ. d. This is really valuable and ipterestinn
work. 1t is written in plain language for the zen,
eral reader, and is illustrated with upwards of one
hundred engravings. All young married people
or those contemplating marriage and having the
least impeachment to married life should read this
book 1t discloses secrets that every one should
oe acquainted with Still, it is book that must
be locked up, and not lie about the house. twill
be sent to any one on the receipt of Fifty Gents,
Address DR.. WM. YOUNG, No. 416 Spruce Street
bove Fourt, Philadelphia. *sep 23-135M GIN
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RALEIGH, April 4th, 1866.

hALEIGH, April 4tn, 1866.
MAJ. GEN. RUGER, Com'g Dept ". c.
GENERAL II inclose for your inspec-
ton copy of a communication, this
day received from Col. E. Whittlesey,
Assistant Commissioner, together with
my reply.
You are aware Of the disposition
which has been shown by our Courts
to avoid any conflict with the military
authorities, and 1 have already explain
ed to you the necessity which exists for
the punishment of parties guilty Of lar
ceny, and the great evil which would
result to the country at large, from our
Courts of Justice being rendered inef-
ficient and powerless by the interference
of the military authorities.
l am, General,
Very respectfully, yours, &C.,
DAN'L G. FOWLE,
Judge Sap. CT. Of Lao.
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EFFECTS OF WINE ON DIsEAsEs.-Dr Gale
observes, in his treatise on disease, that the
great use of wine in France is supposed to
have abated theprevalence of the gravel In
the French colonies, where pure wine is more
used than in the English, as well as in Tur-
key, where Samburg port wine is the princi-
pie beverage, not only the govt but the grav-
Ell are scarcely known. DR.. La Pote relates
as an extraordinary instance of the effects of
the samburg port wine on govt, the case of
DR.. Daveran, who was attacked with the govt
at the age of %, and had it severely until he
was upwards of so, with chalk stone in the
joints of his hands and feet, but four years
preceding the time when his case had been
given to DR.. La Pote to lay before thepublic,
he had, by advice, used Samburg port wine
and had no return of the govt after.-Lon-
don Post.
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NoRTH-CAROLINA,

NORTH-CAROLINA,
IN GRANVILLE COUNTY.
Court OF Pleas and Quarter Sessions, February
Term, 1866
David T. Barker and Samuel
P. Wilson, Administrators po.;.;o,, - ,o,
of Ambrose Barker, decd, a1t ni " svn
Rrruel, porl.r ond ment of debts.
Others.
1t appearing to the satisfaction of the Court,
that Burwell B. Barker, one Of the defendants in
this cause, resides beyond the limits of this State:
1t is, therefore, on motion, ordered by the Court,
that advertisement be made for six weeks, sue
ccssively, in the Raleigh Standard, newspaper
published in the city of Raleigh, notifying The
said Burwell B. Barker, of the fling of this pc
tition, and that unless he appears at the next
term of this Court to be held on the first Monday
of May next, and answer the petition, the same
will be taken pro contesso, and heard er partc as
to him.
Witness, Augustine Lands, Clerk of the said
Court, at Office, the first Monday of February, A.
D., 1866. A. Lands, C. C. C.
March 12, 1S66-1a-w6w.
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IMPORTANT SALE!

ON MONDAY, THE 21sT DAY OF MAY
next, 1 will, in pursuance of a Decree Of the
Court of Equity, for Wake County, expose 10
public sale, at the Court House door, in the CITY
OF Raleigh, the TWO HOUSES AND LOTS in
the City of Raleigh described in the Petition of
Sarah A. Duprce and others, as. Peter c. Dupree
and others, adjoining the lois of j. j. Fer ell the
heirs of Ransom johnson and Others
Terms made known on day Of sale.
Witness, W. S. Mason, G. & NJ E., at Office in
the City of Raleigh, the 18th day of April, 1861
17-wtds. W. s. MASON. c.. NJ. T..
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RALEIGH, April 4th, 1866.

hALElGH, ApIu Hull, 1ooo.
Col. E. WHTTTLEsEY, asst Conana'r.:
SIR Your communication of this
date has just been received. The Court
of which l am the presiding officer is
the Superior Court of Law, and not the
County Court. There has been no
unjust discrimination made against the
negro race" in its adjudications. Du-
ring the past week, in Johnston county,
one white man land no negro) was
whipped, after being convicted by ju-
ry of larceny. During this week, two
negroes have been whipped for the same
offence
have already consulted with the
Commanding General of this Depart
ment, and have been informed by him,
that whilst he does not approve of the
punishment by whipping, which is in
fiicted by our laws, in larceny cases,
vet that there will be no interference
upon the part of the authorities of the
United States Government, so long as
the law is impartially administered by
our courts to whites and blacks alike.
If white men, arrested by the Freed
mems Bureau and held for trial before
the Courts of Military Commission for
larceny, are not as severely punished as
negroes before the Courts of Justice in
North-Carolina, the injustice can be re-
moved, by yielding to our courts the
exclusive jurisdiction in all such cases.
The Attorney General informs me
that there are no more cases against
freedmen for larceny upon our docket,
to be tried this week, but if there were,
could not, at your request, stay the
execution of the laws Of North-Caro-
lima until | had been officially informed
that the Commanding General of the
Department of North-Carolina had re-
coded from the position which he has
heretofore maintained.
Very Respectfully,
DANIEL G. FOWLE,
fudge Sap. CT. Of Lac.
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IMPORTANT SALE!

ON MONDAY, THE 21sT DAY OF MAY
next, will, in pursuance of Decree of the
Court of Equity for Wake County, expose to pub
lie sale, at the Court House door, in the City of
Raleigh, the STORE HOUSE aud TRACT OF
LAND in the County of Wake, described in the
Petition OF Calvin j. Rogers and Others, Tx Parte
er and others.
Terms made known on day of sale.
Witness, W. S. Mason, C. q NJ. E., at Office in
the City Of Raleigh, this 18th day of April, 1866
april lS-wtds. w. S. MASON, c. NJ. E.
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RALEIGH, April 5th, 1866, !
8 o'clock p. M. {
Col. E. WH1rTLEsEY, Asst Com'r.

Col. E. WH1rTLEsEY, Asst Com'r.
SHY Yours of this date was not re-
ceived until half an hour ago, because
of my attendance upon Court until that
hour.
If your note of the 4th was not In
tended to institute a comparison as to
the " severity of different modes of pun
ishment," and to charge, that unjust
discrimination against the negro race
will be the result" because, by the
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LOST GEoRa1A NOTES. The following act
of the Legislature of Georgia, prescribing
method of reproducing lost notes and bonds,
will be Of interest to business men having
connections there - $50
An Act amendatory Of the lao relating to the
establishment Of lost papers
Sec. 1. The General assembly do enact, That
from and after the passage Of this act the
owner or legal representative of any bond,
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MASONIC MEETING IN WAsH1NGToN.-
The Supreme Council, Thirty third Degree,
of the Ancient and Accepted Rite, for the
Southern Jurisdiction of the United States,
met at Washington City on Monday last,
18th instant. The session was an interest
ing one.
We notice among the members of the
Council present in that city, Albert Pike,
of Arkansas; William S. Rockwell, of Geor-
gia; A. T. G. Pierson, of Minnesota, and
Giles M. Hillyer, of Mississippi
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CURRITUCK COUNTY COURT.
FEBRUARY TERN, 1866.

FLIzABETH MERCER, Administrators,
w as.
BENJAMIN MERCER.
PETITION TO MAKE REAL ESTATE ASSETS.
1t appearing to the satisfaction of Court that
Benjamin Mercer, the defendant in this cause, is
not an iuhabtant of this State, it is, therefor or
six weeks in the Raleigh Stanard, a paper pub
lshed in the City of Raleigh, for the said Mercer
to appear at our next Court of Pleas and Quarter
Sessions, to be held for the county of Currituck
at the Court House, in Currituck, on the last
Monday OF May next, plead or demur to said pc,
tition, or judgment pro cosyesso will be entered
against him.
J. w. BAXTER, c. C.. C.
MarchS-6w
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The mails will close as follows, on and after
this date:
Western, daily, at ............. 7SOP. NJ.
Eastern, g ...
Northern, &c " .S
Fayetteville " .
Carthage every Tuesday at ....... s
Roxboro Wednesday at.... 1.30
Leachburg'' /" at .....1
Office hours from 8 A. NJ, to 6 P. NJ, during
the week, and from Sto $50 A. NJ, on Sundays
All letters to be delivered in the United States,
(ncluding drop letters, except those Addressed to
heads of Executive departments of the govern
ment, or heads of Bureaus therein or to chief
clerks of departments, or one authorized by the
postmaster General to frank official matter, must
be prepaid one full rate, or they will be sent 10
tine dead letter Office at Washington D. c.
A. MILLER, P. NJ.
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BUREAU OF REFUGEES, FREEDMEN
AND ABANDONED LANDS, !
RAIE1nu NJ c.. Anril 4. 1866.

RALE1eH, N. c., April z, 1866.
ID. G. FowLE, ESQ.,,
DEAR SIR:-Ihave learned, with pain,
that, by decision of the County Court
of this County, freedmen have been
sentenced to be publicly whipped.
AS the cases of white men charged
with larceny and other crimes are for
the most part reserved for trial by mill
tary commission, and as no .. s. Court
can infict the punishment of whipping
it is manifest that unjust discrimination
against the negro race will be the re-
suit. 1 therefore request that such pen
alties be suspended, until orders are is
sued by the Department Commander,
OF by Gen. Howard, to both of whom
the matter has been referred.
Very Respectfully,
E. WHITTLESEY,
Asst Comm'r.