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Egyptian like, they will follow them the Read Sea of destruction. My desire is, though, that the true men, may be able to escape, through the help of God. All men that profess to be
Union men, are not true men, by no means. But the true men are laboring to place all men on their proper footing - labouring with the Government to organize society, or the fundamental rules that govern Society, upon a basis, that will conduce to the happiness of the whole people. 

That is what I want, what I have labored for, what I intend to labor for still. 

It has caused me to scrabble these scattering thoughts. I think that I know my weakness. I do not profess great things. I am a very sorry  scollar; but experience has shown me that my judgement is tolerable good in many things.

I learned through my particular friend Col. J. Faskner, our member to the Convention, from this County, that you were a very liberal farminded, sensible, clever, - to quote his own language, "a good man," "with an enlightened understanding"; or I should have never written this letter. If I was deceived it is not my fault.
 
In the eye of the slave owner, this is a harsh prejudiced letter but the half is

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