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thoroughly instructing them in relation to all their rights and duties, &c, [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] requested them to make it their business to, in as far as possible, enlighten the other freedmen in their respective Districts. This they have endeavored faithfully to do; but since the delivery, recently, of the two opinions of the Attorney General, two or three of them have informed me that some of the whites have been telling them, that it was all a mistake about their being "put on the Board", &c; and they would not be surprised if it did not turn out in the end that they were not entitled to a vote at all, &c. This will give a fair example of some of the measures adopted; and I have also been told, by one colored man, that some of the white people say they "intend to get the Negroes all drunk when the election comes off, so as to make them vote for whoever they," the whites, may select." On this one point in particular, however, I have taken the greatest pains to admonish and warn the freedmen. Thus far I have been unable to bring home to any certain white person, any overt act that would give sufficient cause for active interference.

On the other hand, however, there seems, lately, either to have a reaction taken place on the part of some of the whites, or, that, since the inaugeration of the present laws, those who were previously more favorably disposed towards the freedmen, are now somewhat emboldened to come forward and make some effort looking to their education. I refer to the fact that, three sundays ago, under the auspices of the whites, a colored