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Cole tried as a vagrant before H. Strickland of Pickens Co. found guilty and sentenced to be sold for $55.00 Capt. Peck wrote to Judge Strickland to suspend the sentence
The "Civil Rights Bill" in my opinion provides a sufficient remedy in such cases, if its provisions could be carried into practical effect at present that can not be done at Tuscaloosa as there is neither U.S. court or commissioner at that place. 
Capt. Peck reports the feelings of the people to be bitter towards the United States The magistrates reflecting the feelings of their constituents, justice cannot be obtained in the courts for the freedmen.
I think that if there was a U.S. Commissioner or a squad of soldiers stationed at Tuscaloosa it would have the effect of reminding officers and others that they were still in the United States and subject to its laws.
I inspected the freedmen's schools under the charge of the Bureau. The first visited (in company with Capt. Peck) was the school of Mr. Williams a colord man he has thirty nine scholars in the primary classes. He has shown commendable diligence in educating not only himself, but his colord brethren having been engaged in teaching under many difficulties since the close of the rebellion, the day preceeding our visit he had sent all his more advanced scholars to
Mr. Arm's School
Which was next visited, everything here was found