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in unmeasured terms, as being a gross insult to the whole community in the North, in general, and to myself, as a W.S. Officer, in particular.  He stated as a reason for his extraordinary language, that the Teachers at present in the other counties, were behaving very badly," associating with the Negroes," etc; and state, on my telling him that I supposed a male teacher at least would be sent here, & maintained if necessary, by protection from the W.S., & asking the question what should he do if he could not get board with the whites, he replied, "well, he would have to go live with the Negroes" - which would, of course, be forcing him to do the very thing he, Hale, had condemned so contemptuously, & would naturally furnish the precise opportunity sought after.
This man's nephew ("Giles Hale") keeps one of the two Hotels at this place, & he, while in conversation with some others, a short time ago, was overheard to express himself to the effect that fear of the consequences alone deterred him from killing every "Yankee" that came here
The keeper of the other Hotel ("Hay Turnbull") where I board, says that he would have no objection to boarding the Teacher providing his other Boarders did not object to it; but he feels confident they would.
I have reason to believe that all that class of persons here, who like Mr. Hale have owned several slaves, entertain about his sentiments.  He once, while conversing with me, even declared that the Flag of the Country, the symbol of its nationality, could never, under any circumstances, be again raised or respected in, or by the people of [[?]]