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sound Union man. I regret very much to see such a change made. I believe however has come good reasons for doing as he proposes.

His labors are quite arduous & somewhat risky; and yet he receives no pecuniary compensation therefor. Again by the new arrangements, there are many cases of the most glaring fraud & villiany practised against the colored people, which the cunning Rebels can prevent him from hearing, by merely conspiring together & arranging it with the civil magistrates that they shall receive the testimony of colored witnesses. A case of that kind occured in this town the other day; in which they rec'd (nominally) the colored people's evidence; but came to a most rascally decision against the stated facts & against justice, by which an honest colored man was

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