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bitter over the enfranchisement of the negro, but they say but little. The negroes do not make any demonstration over the matter, and do not talk about it in public.

I think they are acting very wisely, and if they continue so until the rebels have time to cool off they will have no trouble,"

Joshua Cobb, Agent, Montgomery Co. reports February 28th 1867. The state of feeling on the part of Citizens toward freedmen and the Bureau favorable."

J.H. Gregory, Agent for Maury Co. Tenn, on March 1st, 67 reports as follows. The issue of rations for the month has been somewhat singular, owing to the fact that prior to the coming in of the month, during January and December 1866, several cases of extreme destitution and sickness were reported, and this Superintendency was compelled to provide for them promising to reimburse by rations.

"Under this arrangement, some charitable Col'd