The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1866-01-10
THE FREEDMAN's BUREAU.

We clip the following from the New York
Tfi6uae of the 4th:
Senator Trumbull Just previously to the
holidays, gave notice Of his intention to in
troduce bill, which he has since divided
into two, and will submit them to the Senate
tomorrow One of them is to enlarge the
powers of the Freedmens Bureau, and the
other to protect all persons in the United
States in their civil rights, and furnish the
means of .heir vindication The first pro-
vides, that in insurrectionary districts, where,
by State law or custom, any Of the civilrights
belonging to white peisos arc denied to
negroes or mulattoes, or where they are sub
ject to different punishment than is prescribed
for whites, the officer and agents of the
Freedmen's Bureau shall, so long as such as
elimination continues, have jurisdiction of
all cases affecting such negroes or mulattOes.
II also provides Tor Furnishing by fle and
Imprisonment through the Courts of the
'Fleedmen's Bureau any person who shall sub
iect negro or mulattO, in conse9 dence of his
race or color, to any other or different pu lish-
nent than is prescribed for white persons, or
shall deny him any civil rights Which belong
to the white race; the judicial power ,xercis-
=
ever the States where it is exercised are fully
restored in all their constitutional relations
to the Union The other bill is of perma-
nent character, and applicable to all parts of
!. the United States. 1t declares that the in
habitants of every race and color, without re-
gard to former Slavery, shall have the right
to make, sue, and enforce contracts; to sue
give evidence, to inherit, purchase, lease, sell,
hold and convey real and personal property,
to the full and equal benefit of all laws and
proceedings for the security of person and
property, shall be subject to like punishment,
pains and penalties and none other any law,
statute, regulation or custom to the contrary
Notwithstanding Other provisions of the
bill make it criminal offense for any person
under color of law or custom to deprive
another of his equal civil rights and i'm
munities; give the United States courts ex-
elusive jurisdiction Of the cases of all persons
thus Disseminated against and of all offenses
committed against the provisions CT the act;
make it the duty of the judicial authorities
Of the Unitei States, aided, if necessary, by
the military fo.ces, to execute the law and
provide all the machinery for making the bill
effective. Nearly all the provisions Of the
old Fugitive Slave Act are incorporated in
this b:ll, and the statute originally devised
to keep men in slavery is now reversed to
secure their freedom. The same penalties
once imposed for aiding men to escape to
freedom are now 20 be imposed for trying to
keep them In slavery
The designations of Major-Gen Fitzpatrick,
appointed Minister to Chill, Gen. j. d. Cox.
Governor elect of Ohio; and Major-Gen. Fl.
E. Davies, appointed Public Administrator
under Mayor Hoffman, New York, have been
accepted by the War Department, to date
Jan. 1, 1865.
The United States steamer De Soto will
return to Washington with the Secretary and
Assistant Secretary of State. The vessel will
touch at Havana, Vera Cruz and at such
other ports as the Secretary may designate.
Gold continued weak and closed at 143
yesterday. Government stocks, under the
favorable news from Europe, were active at
higher rates. In the miscellaneous shares
: little doing. The general share market con-
tinues dull and refuses to rise At the Sec
ond Board the market, except for Govern
ments, was dull, and buyers not confident
Money is more active among brokers, AID z
per cene. is readily had on CALL Upon Fed
eral stocks lower rates are made CONNER
cial paper sells at 1903 for best and 10@15
for second grade.