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of the numbers, especially business men, and very much afraid of exciting the wrath of the secession element, as the newspapers immediately attack any business who comes out squarely as a Republican and advise their patrons to withdraw patronage from him. A very fierce attack of this kind was made against Murdock Howell a member of the Select Council a few days ago. I send you the paper containing the attack, as a specimen.

Yours very truly
J.H. Remington
B't Maj. &c

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Need fresh eyes on this one. switched Hawell to Howell https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/235406715.pdf