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the protection of the labouring class if not, then turn them back into slavery and not make a mockery of reedom. Rebels controll this valey as during the war and I do not know of an Officer in this vicinity before whom I (as a northern man) would go for justice, Now sir, must they still go on and disport justice of her rights--I name H H Russel, the tool of Conservationism (Rebels I called) be supporter in his presumptions. 
Every such man is a detriment to the south and to the cause of reedom, 
Two cases of outrage to the colored race was submitted to Russell as register, for the purpose of getting justice through the Military authority but he failed to report them. One of them was in relation to rape committed upon a freed woman, he dropped it doubtless on account of the influence of the accused party