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that they are improving is manifest in their better knowledge of their better knowledge of their duties as citizens And by the advancement made in their Schools,

There are in this Sub, Dist, six schools with an aggregate No of Scholars of 465 and seven Sabbath Schools with about 400 Scholars. These are all making good progress and will compare favorably with any Schools of White children.  Urgent requests are made for more Schools, one at least is needed at the county seat of Each county and in the larger counties, two or three in various places, in the county,

The political aspect reveals the fact that the Anti Union Elements, are determined either by fair means or by unfair to bring the blacks over to vote, with them, so as to secure the control of affairs, -

Reports have been already ( [[strikethrough]] been [[/strikethrough]] ) received of threats having been made, "that if the colored men voted with or joined the,

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