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was here last winter and urged someone to commence at once." But the truth is, if the work was left to them they would educate them as they have always done, the "poor whites".

A minister met the people coming to church last sabbath, he talked with some of them and said "you ought to buy the Mt Zion Church you can get it for $1500". This church was built at a cost of $1200 some twenty years ago, and is now in a very dilapidated condition (generous aint they) He further told them that they had better make friends with the southern people, as the northern people would soon leave them and they would have to depend on us (southerns) then.

"Equal rights" are not shown to these people even by the ruling class some time in December last - an order was made by the county court forbidding merchants to sell ammunition of any kind to the "negroes". I did not learn of the existence of such an order until recently when I called upon one of the court (a justice) about it he said he had nothing to do with it. I understand from from him that it was passed at the last session of the court March 29th, and supposed it was done in defiance of the "Civil rights" bill. I said to him and to others that the law was unjust and unequal and was in direct violation of law, meaning civil rights bill. A good deal was said perhaps too much, as I never allow myself to be drawn into a street-talk when it can be avoided. In the conversation I was asked if I thought a negro had as much rights as a white man. I said before the law he has the same. I was then asked how I could help it (the selling of ammunition) I said I would suggest to the common wealths Atty that he speak to the court.  They said "that the atty would tell me that he attended to his own business, and that was all the good it would do." I said that I was not afraid to suggest or to the court That Lewis Harvie the chief justice had said he