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"person - not so of whites. The freedmen have conducted themselves admirably; most of our trouble comes from our foreign cold. population, and whiskey is at the bottom of it all. A great difficulty is this; Our people dont seem to understand that the negro is their equal before the law, but will get used to it. 

"Think they'll be no trouble; the negroes are disposed to be peaceable, and work, especially the old residents. People here haven't the means to employ the freedmen; the county needs all their labor but there isn't the money to pay out.
 
"Many of our peoples are rash, and make no allowances; think the old masters feel kindly as ever to their former slaves; many have remarked that the negro is behaving admirably. With the present colored population I think it best to keep the military here; without them we cannot execute the laws with energy and promptness. 
I think the education of freedmen is desired by whites, I know several families educating black children. Well informed negroes are most easily managed."

Mr Whipple a highly intelligent colored man [[strikethrough]] said [[/strikethrough]] of northern education said "The feeling towards the whites is generally friendly; there is dissatisfaction

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