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"Report the disposition and feeling of the white people towards the freed people, as expressed by words and actions."

Extremely bitter in words and actions.  On the 27th instant Dan Franklin a refugee from Missouri during the war pursued Green Monk (C) through the streets and upon the public square of the city of Paris and fired five shots at him: the people shouting - kill him - hurra for Southern rights - here he goes - &c and prevented him from entering their stores.

EDUCATION.

"Report the feeling upon the subject of education; what steps have been taken to promote the same; what efforts the freed people are making in that direction, and in what manner they may be assisted, &c."

The feeling of the white people upon the subject of educating the blacks is bitter in opposition. Some four or more young ladies of the city of Paris on the 11th day of April entered the school house occupied by the Colored School and actually shit over the floor and upon the benches and in the water-bucket: then tore a leaf out of the Bible used in the school room and wrote a note to the lady teacher.

Notwithstanding all the threats about breaking up the school the Freed people had gotten a piece of land on twelve months' credit and are now making up the money to erect a church and school house of their own. The most important way to assist the freed people is to give them protection of life and property and they will succeed -

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