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induced the slaveholder to protect and care for his slaves is gone, and now his cupidity, hatred, envy and jealousy; indeed, all his baser passions, are aroused against them, and will be wreaked upon them, as soon as military power is withdrawn from their protection. Let the military be removed and resident civilians be placed in charge of the local agencies, and nothing but a barrier of straw remains to oppose the passions, alluded to above, from exerting themselves upon the innocent negro. The local civil agents, affiliated immediately with the wishes of the powerful amongst them, through interest and a desire of popularity, and instead of a protection to the freedmen, they will surely become their instrument of torture, while they will conceal the facts from the heads of the Bureau. If you could spend a day or two, only, in observing the management of the affairs in the office of one of your present discreet local agents, you would readily admit the truth of what I have intimate, if you were not already convinced. I have lately been talking with Capt. E.G. Banker of the Co. C. 113 U. S Colonel Infty., who is the present local agent for the 4 large South Eastern Counties