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a magistrate living near the scene of action, with a letter stating the complaint, and requesting him to prosecute the case. In instances where I have learned that no action has been taken by the magistrate, are invitation that he is rendering himself liable to be arraigned under the Civil Rights Bill, is generally sufficient to induce him to go through with the focus?, of law, or resign. Usually, when complaints of this nature are made before a Justice of the Peace, he issues a summons for the offender, and if, upon investigation, the circumstances in his opinion, warrant such proceeding, he places him under bonds? to appear at the next term of the Circuit Court. As these courts have not yet convened, it would be difficult to say what the final result will be. 
"Securing Justice to Freedmen." 
This, where they have labored & been turned away without settlement, is more difficult than to obtain punishment for penal offences; owning chiefly to the "Stay Law." I have, however, secured settlement of a number of disputed claims by arbitration. 
"The Result of the Free Labor System." 
If this can be said to have arrived at a result here, it does not appear to differ essentially from that of other Countries, of different classes of people. It, however, labors under very great disadvantages from imperfect legislation. The "Vagrant- Law," wherever enforced, is very oppressive to the laborer, tending to discourage and degrade him. And the fact that the law gives him no fair opportunity to collect - pay for his services, leaving