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I dont wish to be understood to say, there was at that time no law for the slave, for they were then defended by their owner, who was allways ready to protect them, and see they had a fair trial; then they had the influence of a white man in their behalf, either from humanity sake, or for pecuniary consideration. 

Now allow me to state to you the course pursued in a trial, where a col'd man, stands charged with stealing, the property of a White man, The Black man is arrested, (the same as a white man would have been charged with the same offence) he is bound over for his appearance to the next court having jurisdiction of the case, having no responsable friend to go on his bond, he is sent to Jail to await his trial, which may be two month or more, during this time the prosecutor is at liberty having ample time to prepare his case by asertaining what his witnesses will testify too, who they are &c. The Court is in session, a bill is prepared by the solicitor who is the prosecuting attorney for the state, The witnesses on the part of the state appear before the Grand Jury, who in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred, find a true bill, for the reason they heard the evidence of one side only. This far would be the same with a White man. In its turn