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neglected and malaria is consequently on the increase and is telling on the constitutions of the southern whites who no longer have the means to recuperate by journeys to the north.
We have now a very efficient Sheriff appointed in this County, a decided democrat but acceptable to the blacks and I believe to all parties.  And now if they wish to shoot the Sheriff they will shoot one of their own prominent men.
The appointment and the selection of a cork legged Beeitesse man by the colored people themselves to teach their school together with the election returns has completely softened the whites in this the most populous part of this County.
We are now suffering from the want of efficient justices of the Peace in this County.  The trouble seems to be that the Governor applied to Judge OConnor of this County to nominate suitable candidates for those offices and immediately thereafter appointed Mr Taylor and one J S Harnell Notaries Public with