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proof of rebel bribery. Gratitude is not over developed in any freedman I have yet met and when they think they have secured all Republicans can give a few acres of waste land will do wonders. But let education become general and thorough and we have a guarantee of safety. Do you differ much with me? and can you give me any light which may be of service? If so please say a I made a bold bid for the Democratic nomination but I fear even this poor Judas will not be doled out to him. Martyrdom has had its day of grand results, and political martyrdom is very poor stock in which to invest in 1868. 
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Thos P Jackson