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this great prejudice against the institutions and the absolute want of interest on the part of teachers who teach for the pecuniary benefits only.

Sec VII. Marital relations of the freedmen.
About 231 were joined in marriage under the Laws of 1865. Nine tenths of the freedmen have respect for these obligations. Few cases of violations of the marriage vows are reported. Some exceptions disclose however an utter disregard both of the moral and legal obligations of the contract. These are generally of persons of immature age influenced by vicious and intermeddling parents. No prosecutions for bigamy as yet.

Sec VIII. Disposition of the whites toward the colored people.
This is moderate and charitable among the Christian portion of the whites. Extreme men of the anti-reconstruction party in some instances are very bitter and hostile towards them, so also with some who call themselves 'Union men'. The right to vote has called forth much bitterness and hostility towards the blacks from all classes of the whites. especially as this right is looked upon by the freedmen as a sacred one, and has been and will doubtless