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be entitled to a vote. In my opinion a large majority of the people of Madison Co. are determined that the colored people shall not vote at the next election unless they vote the ticket that they may put in their hands, nor do I believe that the colored people can have their political rights in that respect secured to them unless troops are stationed at Jackson and an officer of the Army put in charge of the Bureau at that point. 

The civil authorities do not promptly execute the laws of the State where the the complainant is a colored person. They do not refuse, but they put them off from time to time and the result is that they become disheartened and drop cases.
 
There is one School at Jackson, No. Teachers one, No. Scholars 40, No. men 16 years of age 5, No. Sabbath Schools 1, No. Scholars 79, Mr. Allen states that several planters are talking of starting schools on their plantations. 

J.J. Holloway in charge of the committees of Hardiman and Fayette, reports that the freedpeople generally are industrious quiet and orderly and were doing well. There is more land being cultivated this year than last and notwithstanding the unfavorable reason has occasional a bad stated of cotton, yet he believes that with a favorable season the prospects of the planters are higher than they have been since the war.