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bodily fear & danger, she was, perforce, constrained to abandon her post & duties; whereby I have, of course, been damaged to the extent of the loss of her services, & she, likewise, to the extent of the loss of her employment, to say nothing of the outrage on her on her civil rights.

Now, according to my judgment, there are two modes in which this case can be brought up for trial; 1st, by an action, either on my or the Girl's part (or both?), lying in damages, and, 2nd, in as far as the Girl herself is alone concerned, under the provisions of the Civil Rights Act, which it is my belief has in this instance clearly been violated in confirmation. Mrs M once said to me, relative to this Girl, that she "did not like, or want to board niggers any more", &c. In an attempt already made to institute the first proceeding, I have discovered that I shall probably not be able to induce any practitioner of Law here to take it in hand. In the second, I am as yet unadvised just what course is requisite to see pursued to bring the cause into Court.

In the mean time, however, as this case exhibits but one mild instance, out of several far graver occurrences, in which Mr James A. Mc Cord J.P. has clearly & grossly failed to perform his incumbent duty, & properly execute