The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1866-04-21


Ne urint in the present issue says
-. New Albany Ledger the mon
~rro,- affair called tine Civil lights
Nh .ni hope no reader Of oars Will
81 ~ Eve Il : careful perusal ana
<-ptv vel It's extraordinary prosi-
49, II Will be seen that u upsels
80 xr,cIe theory upon which the peo
- q the United States have acted
frc,u the Scund.rion VI the republic
sr,n,rlinr under loot Is V does, the
49, ~ the Ssare<. and giving e the
Pr<iisrs AM his appcIntses nnlinIl-
- rcxers over the judges and 9th n
- Officers 81 the States II, Tor m
~r.rce. : Judge should undertake to
..iorrs the law Of Indiana OF the cub
- al negro testimony, be rsils'ng
=, allow 4 Mississippi darkey % DC
,.,.ced rron the witness stand, ne
1919 L. liable 10 he taken trom his
.s-.r IN tie berch BY any little one
-. s-r0.nnlis<ionsr, sent before the
Lifted States District Court, and oe
,s.-rr .fned in rhe sum Of = thousand
1.Jl.rs and srnt to the penItentIary.
- - confined at hard labor with muir
S.-,-rx brrrlars- and horse thieves.
~ ~ this because be bad cbeyed q
- ~ he STATE Of Indiana which be
hal been sworn 10 obey
Another section provides tor the
appoiufmert o. one o. more commits
s',rxrs IN each and livery county o
r. United States u eniorcs the pro
r;.sopS Of This law In some coun.
ne xs prssume there would not q
re than one conmiesioner appoint
"a while IN others there would b
thrse - four CT more But suppos
mo the average to be not more thar
tro 10 ! couufy- In 1860 the nnm
frr N counsies in the States and Ter
r;toxies uss twc thousand and i've
TIE number i larger nor. q course
IN consequence Of the organization o
he reu Territories ButsuP2ose ths
she number Of counties to be tws
tI,oussr.d and i've, Al m average Q
tro ..Cammfssio1ers' . each cocnty
there would Be upwards Of foUI
TuorsAsD Of these ufticials- spreas
cx~r he entire face N the country, q
ssrh Of whom Is TO be paid ices 10
h.rr.ninx State officrs Judges
Sberifk. hayoss d cities. and other
-bv ending them for trial before Tn
I-nisrd Serses eDsrss for enforcing tt'
Is.s q shsir own Ssztes, ifPerchanc'
dee Laws shouId in any respect con
fics Nth this Congressional enact
mt These fur thou and ''commis
sioD<rsr would BE IN elect spies upcl
the teople and upon the officers whom
tbev sho1Id elect 70 administer thu
l..s. Every Judge, esery Sheriff
ever Mayor Of : city. every Justics
u tie Peace Of > township would b
II the mercy OF these informers--
They could put . stop 70 the courss
Il jrstsce BY zrfezting the Judge while
irving : case, u interrupts the servic<
oil process BY spiriting away tht
Sheriff. - was once attempted BY Z
popinjzy in shoulder straps in thin
countv. and ali this in order that
fsw miserable negroes may Be protec'
tel ID their s-rights-r The country
u 10 Be s.IdIed nth thousands Of
--ccmmizsic1ers,r with deputy mar
shsls without number, and extrs terms
of the United States Courts, al q
heavy expense % paid for ont Of ~
hard earnings Of the white tax pagers
IN order int ne negro may Be mad
BY Law he equal Of the white man.
The whole asdical party--ths enc
mics u President Johnson-support
sPPlaaiet. asd endorse this monksrou'
measure
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