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assistance or coöperation need you expect from this direction, simply because General Howard is chilled in his heart, at the want of coöperation and assistance he has a right to expect from certain officials here, and from the general apathy noticeable everywhere on the subject. 

An important circular, begging the people to do something the coming year, by private enterprize, for the condition of the Freedmen will be issued by General Howard at once - though but little result is expected, yet it will be a satisfaction to General H. he has done all that he could. So