The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1867-03-05
civil Power ia me Rebel states
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8Dc report Ot tiaF StsaEN tarUIuH
ma1der 4atUsas eating committee, eab-
miea 81 ,at Ag tlta atauoan. 6
accompanied by testimony iu rotation
ta tle condition So a8a.u 30 t.1a Saufb.
eqfeaed by GeaT ss. iu oam-
aaua 81 Aaga aHd eouta Ialshupt
1,nela. ssa b command ot Var.
@ma Genera. Noad ln command q
s1s gl icane ce Alabama and
Georgia Exlas im tis Hp9
,aat evidence axe as fal.1Vs
ceS lagaps cuo2
QH tda-lioa & ID abaa Furnishing
offence bg means q. csvi iaN a NHep
IA, when ,hey hate been committed ap-
81 men who hayc lie reputation 81
iug Onion mtn. n freedmen. and iu
respect to offences committed upon Sol
dlcls9
d4Nca- Cases of hostility and oat-
race 81 one Lnd ana another by White
men upon ntuomou Are common, and
M almost aii such cas-, the STATE courts
iail 70 do Justice, shal IS fan b punish
White ma for assaults aud oatrages
committed upon freedmen
e. Can sou discover no remedy III
the coursf
A. / think a present no speedy
remedy can be expected from the civil
courts of Virginia. Report says that
the higher courts, almost without ex-
ception, do justice as between whites
and blacks; but that the lower magl-
rates, who are elected By the people,
and the jurors scarcely ever do justice
to the black man against the While.
q And these lower courts are the
principal ones Chat THY criminal cases
a. Yes, SIR They dispose olnearly
uli ,he eases ia which tAe black men
are concerned IAy black man i too
poor to carry / O. the higher courts
Practically, il the employer on PLAN
toton choose to drive the colorcd man
on without his wages, alleging that no
was lusolent or iusubovdInate, or neg-
lecful II his duty, he is without rene
dy.
GIN. slcELEs OPINION.
O. What is Tie probability Of JUS
tice beng done IN the cour,s Of South
Carolina, IN caees where q citlZen Kills
soldler5
A. In my judgement the bias u tho
people IS 80 strong against the presence
u smllsoAs IA The STATE, ana against
soldiers that you could DOT mud IuIy
IL the state mat Would convict JA,,.
ior hIlnns Union soldier.
" No matter what Ire testimony:
!. 10, str, / 10 nog thlnk a Batl
son can roman III south CaIolla "a
AursA CaIOMia, II We ale 20 Ioiy upon
the cyA coaris 10 pr0,ect The troopa
auu p4oprtsy II Nc ON, ea States, noI
ii We arc 70 turn usef 20 thc elyli coar,s
tor triai, soldiers and olllcers VINO ma
be charged WI.h oLcGets. / 90 10
th.n- tuey could eAlcc. Juslco ut thu
hands Of Southern ccag.s anu lures, !
tllnA the jaiSo5 of me Aisuer cou.Cs
ooslo 70 Eu.u nc scales Vi tie jus
tce even; Dat INC mea you wou.d ~,
uu tic lufv, iii the case "a Il Umon man
or Union officer, q Ulaon so.oIeI,
would ~. 40 shI 1laro Or the it2.
e. low 90 yUa llAd II III cases where
alleged offence Is committed Dy Omon
men, OF freedmen?
A Iii tnat case Officials make arrests.
They are ylsilani, Jealous and success
tul IN those cases. Il - TINS particular
mat nnpars confidence. II the OH III
der whose arrest IS desired IS man ~
property, and was on the Other side dur
ing the war, they cannot lind him. 1t
is impossible 10 get Il formation about
him. But il the alleged offender IS a
negro or some man VINO has not come
up 10 then mark during the war, every
newspaper trumpo,a the offence with Il
dcscnptl' q The man every roaq
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