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who have allowed the canvass to degenerate into personalities & low blaguardism. One of the candidates through the influences of the Union League, has worked upon the colored people, & gotten their passions so aroused, that all those who could get arms, turned out with them as their public & private meetings and nothing but the good sense of a few colored men, has prevented Collissions. I have spent some days past there, & matters are now all quieted down -; the steps taken are such as will insure peace, & prevent the reoccurance of the disgraceful scenes I have the honor to be General Very Respectfully Your Obt Svt Louis W Stevenson 2d Lt V.R.C. & A.S.A.C. Thro. Capt. R.S. Lacey Sub Asst Commr 7th Sub Dist Va Bureau of RF & A Lands Head Quarters 7th Sub Dist of Va Lynchburg, Va. Oct. 2d 1867 Respectfully forwarded to Bvt Brig Genl O Brown Assist Sub Commissioner of Virginia RS. Lacey Capt & Agent in Charge File
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That is a phonetic spelling of "Blackguardism": https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blackguard#:~:text=%3A%20a%20rude%20or%20unscrupulous%20person,%CB%88bla%2Dg%C9%99r%2D%CB%8Cdi%2Dz%C9%99m
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