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The attorney goes before the jury knowing nothing of his case, depending for success entirely on the chance of what might develop itself in the progress of the trial; The consequence is that nine out of ten are convicted. And all this is under the same law governing whitemen.

The judge may be upright and just.

The jury conscientious and honest, and void of prejudice, as much as is possible for men to be circumstanced as they have been, and looking on the negro as they have been taught to view him. 

The attorney may be the ablest Council in the state, having no time to prepare his case, I ask in common sense what chance for success? It may be, and is equal law for it is the same law that a white man is tried by; but it is not equal justice, neither can it be. 

I will here cite you one case, two col. men stood charged with the same offense, that of breaking into a Smokehouse and stealing Bacon. They were certainly, guilty, or innocent, alike They were tried separate, each defended by the same Council or Attorney. One was tried in the early part of the day, and convicted, The other was in the evening and cleared, I enquired of the Attorney, how he accounted for it, he said he had no doubt but they were both innocent-