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than they ever were" to which the reply was "well dident I tell you so, you damed fool, that when the yankees came here you'd be a damed sight worse off, here take it, handing back the pass, and get some white man to endorse it." A little chagrined that such a sentiment was tolerated here. I complained to Genl Patrick that afternoon, desiring to know if former free negros could not give a pass to an employee. And if the language cited above was becoming a Policeman in the discharge of his duty, my rebuff was "You had better go about your own business and not meddle with the authorities; there were difficulties enough without puting the negro up to more; in the carrying out of new orders, abuses would at first exist, but in a time they would all right themselves" I stated "I would desire to have accorded me, while obeying the laws