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Apprenticeship. 
The laws on the subject of apprenticeship seem to be fair and reasonable enough so far as they go; but no effort is ever made to teach young Freedmen apprentices to read, write or cypher, and no requirement to do so is inserted in the document whereby the apprentice is found. 

Miscellaneous. 
The Statute, generally, is grossly deficient in protecting and encouraging provisions for the labours of the State. In prompt and simple means is provided for enforcing, or even securing the payment of small debts and advantage is often taken of this fact by employers, by refusing to pay labours for a years service, due, until they shall have contacted to remain and work another year.  
If a hope could reasonably be entertained of an early amendment of the laws, the present difficulties and inequalities might be more tolerable. But as far as I am informed, there exists little disposition on desire among the Legislators and Representative men of the State, to ameliorate the condition of the Freedmen. 
It is to be hoped that the attention of the Legislature directed at an early day, and in such forcible manner to the importance of providing simple and practicable justice to the Freedmen, or will fairly recognize in this numerous class of the population, the bone and sinew and the physical power of the State. In this communication it occurs to me to state, that some sort of provision ought to be made for the support and care of the very young and helpless children of color. The number of such whose parents are dead or have abandoned them, is very large, and their present condition in many instances is truly distrissing; and those having the care of them are in to poor a condition to provide for them adequately; add to