The Vicksburg weekly herald. [volume] (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1864-1867, 1866-04-27

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afl. s e Il Ilas sE this |
saps cons asnte buta srlall .I1reiBB,,I
Whst upon tbe,lShdIe lii ibsiEl
con Hct piEgeE the circumstances
Iwalct they'll have been placed in ~ ..
Al. 4ks ] whole IIfucR better. "'fisp
EIe mo- Dep liI Iog lseIs Itolii = s-r4sf
/ ~ As ~ i Oh know what are
tIltitaditik 5t5ects aud, desires Of.
tllRsEegFeese at ahs, present time in
Fesefemee 10 rheshselygss "a ~ 4, IN, M
/ "A, 1t istt0a be pHOteetedy IN their
rights of pgFsOHa assd fiSpeity d to1
be dealt BY Giigly aNbl justigald. n
q. What ifiaptthinN 9las been
done by tRe LFlfslaturG of q eDrgia
for tbep aecoinplishInens OF these
okieagY -g.f17 o.A = .l's1 y -,g$" ~.
a. The Legislature, has passed an u
act ofwllich Observation-Disclosures copy.
- .A D. /" tN6. 90. IS" :. - ! 6aar. I.
An act TO tdeIBne the tinie f1r per-
sons of color. AND TO declare the
rights Of such p6Fsobsi: ' 'asG, : j,
SECTIOxa L. bo Il eElactetl, &C.;
That oil negroes, mulAtIOcs, mes
tigoes. and tlleir dQsceadants hay
. ing one-eighth African blood III
tlieir veins shah he known iRatlis
Slate as psrsoHs e4- color. 81" -, j..,. q
SIC .. Be IL further enSGted,
That persons of color shall have
tlie right 10 make and enforce COM
tracts, 10 sue aud be sued, to be
parties and give evidence, to inner
II, 10 be parles, and to have full and
equal benefit on all laws and pro-
ceadipgs for the security Of person
ana estate, and shall not DC subject
TO any other or different punish
,mcfit, pain Qr pGnaltyla(or the COM
mission Of ahyhet-6rl offence than
such as are prescribed. for white
persons committing like aets or'6f-
fences. - ,ssl,rl.. -
The third section repeats oil con-
flictine laws. The bill was appro,
we'd. by the GoyerHOH,r March l1,
o. Does file oe. eAprcss the opin-
ions .lle people, and win il bt
/ sitetuiupb ta,.'l 4
A. | tbihk it.will be sustained by
the Courts lts wciI'as BY public sen.
timent IL Was, passed BY the RFcs.
ent Legislature as ah evidence ol
the tone ftlle Legislature of tht
State, AZ we'll as thai Of the people
upon the subject. Twill refer You
simply 10 u letter / wrote 10 seBa.
TOR Stewart upon the sashe subject
The following is a copy Of the let
tQr: 'l ''f % 80 ''.. 80 /, ~ ~ !
WASHINGTON, d. c, .Aprll,4,, JjGg. :
Dear Sir-Tn answer 10 Your in.
qnirics touching the'sentimcmts and
feelings of the people of Georgia
towards the freedmen and the legal
status of'tlis class Of the ponlIa,
tlon IN the State, allow, me To- ssJ'
that the address delivered by me on
the I'D FebruaryTast bnfof, the
Legislature, a copy Of WHICH, here.
with hand YOU, eXpresset fnlly and
clearly my own opiD1hs Ipnn the
subject OF your im0Airies.. This ads
dress was wrfttJn and printed as'
,yOd now see Il betDro its delivery
n was delivered Yerbattm as y6u
now read II, that there might be1no
mistake aboutit. IWwas, Us it now
stands, unaninlousfg endorsed by.
the Senate q'in a. Joint resolution,
which was conchfrAd ii, bY The
House without dissent. and
was ordered to be spread .ipon the
Journals Of both .hsIlses, This Ire
fer TO yoaas o bGttef and more, de-
liberate index ogsAhe feelings and
views Of the peOple OF the State on
the subject, than any bare Individual
opinion | might expressaor' enter
tain. The Legislature Of the State,
it is to be presumed is as COrEect Oh
the report oG the general feelings
aud views Ofthe State as any that
can be, Qlatained from any quarter,
! In addition the I.egislatufe0 'sabse-
quejitlY laced their prinaipless .by
works III passing aiii setn witch /
| alsOhmiossto 10 you. This oct speaki
for Itself Itis short concise. poiHa.
1 ea, as well as comprehensive. II
secases to~'thsH- solofsd race Che
right to contract ana mnfofce con.
Tracts, the right to sue and be sued
tIefight tD. .ieaGifyiiinithe Edatss
sAbieet t@tlie same Fuies that g09fl
ef1T the Testimony Of whites; and II
1 subiects them to the 'sEtfle punish
ment Cot ~ lOtgene &c, tiih ghitEs
Il in theae respeEte eSIifbrd6ihR kit y
4 sentIal ED Sights tolAaleclassssisis 4
Il ticorgia. Now, there is no tlisrIiin
j.minaii0 II thesG pattituiAfs afi ac
& count OfSaee or c0ioF, ~ -
'E Please excuse THIS hastilS peliis0s
mote ,ifshdTe h6 'tilhe 5t0 gi Nor
I ilt0 dRlaiL sl'' "a 80 asae ilhaesia
do 1sY odrs most iesbkdtfgj|y, '''
AIExAApkR H. sIEFHENs,
I, HoarlF iliaAasi q 4 Hsswaet q Aiteg
4 tatehHhliatcss @ yiet, II fllHytilill
iis Bei6g done III Georgia, stn0UUgaga
10 the .ydueatlpn.0f nGgg0 ehildFel
or adillta2 A. tlsvtilinS;by hlg Hlti
lie autli6fiiits a. a y y Sci is s5aF
Il being es NINA IIaTTpasta !
, tile, state llllders The auspiceelof lAls
Freedmeliis I DqEeau Il tlial qlil
quite, a hunlbsE BY taa a5loFe
! people themselves, encouraged b
! the .whikasTim { : also; ! ~ q tsisl
81, q What ldiSpoiili ipnS
] } gfOes nailiiest In regard iaei
ti6na ..AaN Nherefseelns TO bgg ven
. great 6iAigA ON the pert p
, childfen sAnas yoaBgeR 4olleR ian
! with their parents TO have the
Ell edncatsds - : q Z sslss .. X 81 Il "
sir4 Asssly-ss-sN.lsfsa aearz fa4itfa Il
usA. A special disnAseh ea \
All Bbsion Daily y .Afsertiee 70
II Washiagto sayA pRap pSFhAlan J
j malsl gollClsl tho Fsalar tel'
y the seisl sil States sCil it
Al RicnlnOliti rexI inaTlt sstsa i5iFati
!. trsal q AzFs Hkvia for hlah streaag
:, frst,--4 ..kA lss 4iivs hifs "a
II ~. u Hst31fs'eYtii W ~ iaY
la nseHtas' ..ll. I'D y 10 ,Hdisi ALL