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profess and manifest no ill feeling toward the whites; but they are not prepared to trust themselves in their hands until they have "brought forth works meet for repentance". I have not learned however, that any one has been discharged, or otherwise suffered, on account of the manner in which he voted.

There is no general complaint with reference to labor. Where hands are properly treated and managed, there is no difficulty in getting good and faithful service. 

There are at present eight colored confined in the County jail, four (4) men, three (3) women, and one (1) boy. They are mostly committed for minor offences in default of bail. They have a board floor, proper ventilation, comfortable fires, good beds, and bedding and a sufficiency of good and wholesome food. 

Much of my time during the past month has been engaged in meeting the colored people endeavoring to enlighten them with reference to their privileges as citizens, and their duties as free men. It has been most gratifying to witness the warmth and readiness with which they have responded to the truth.

The colored people are manifesting an increasing interest in the cause of education. There are three schools in operation in the County, two of which are supported by the

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