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poorer Class of the Whites, Of Yankee residents, however, I know of none in the County: and, consequently, they will, as I repeatedly tell them, inevitably have to only make choice of and support the very best man or men they can find in the County.-

There is one element here, however, which will naturally prove seriously distracting to White and Colored. There is a certain class of persons in the County; embracing even some of those who are supposed to be Union men; who say that for a man to be elected, he must be a "Repudiationist"; must at least he in favor of the repudiation of individual indebtedness. Of course the hitherto poor man has nothing whatever to gain by such a doctrine; but, where ignorance exists, unfortunately it is not easy to understand such matters. I have however deemed it my duty to explain this, as well as all other such vital questions, to the best of my ability, to the parties most immediately interested: still, as even while doing my best I can but partially perform such an important undertaking, it were earnestly to be desired that we might also be favored, here, with some similar visits to those that have been enjoyed by other sections of the County. Organization ought to be the rule of the hour; and that there is a total want of here, at present.

I am pleased to be able to say that the registration has been concluded without any disturbing element; and I have not been able to discover that

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