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that should any unforeseen circumstance arise, in which the secessionists should succeed in working out misfortune to the United States government, that very many of the true Union men of the Country would rejoice also. 

They would consider it a proper punishment for such conduct.  There is no likelihood of the Union element contesting with the Secessionists, but their is danger of their becoming lukewarm, stolid and inert.

Had the United States the spirit and an inclination to give proper protection to the Union section cut in this neighbourhood, we should have sent a Union member to the Convention at Austin.  But when every Union man knew that every office at Indianola and almost all over the Country was in the hands of the secessionists and when they were insultingly told "That it was because the Union men had not abilities to fill the offices" - What inducement had they to be active.  Every neutral man saw this, an it carried him on the other as the ascendent side - So we have thus lost the "deadheads".

The orders I believe here, were "to take no notice of treasonable words"  This the secessionists knew, and it did not improve their forbearance.  Uncle Sam is a mere Log in our estimation,  Our colrd School here succeeds.  Mr. Sloan is just what we wanted, he is a schoolmaster, and a schoolmaster only, does not meddle in politics, or interfere in any way, but sticks to his trade.  The scholars learn to read under him, as quick as ever.  I knew white children.  This the secessionists cannot and do not deny - the thing is too plain - A very unpleasant matter to them.  It helps to upset a favourite theory, of the "stolidity of the race". 

The Negroes are fully alive to the advantages, perhaps overrate the advantages of education.

We have one efficient and very loyal magistrate in this county, who will do the negroes justice but he is very