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both sides stirring up the smoldering embers of discontent, and I believe it to be the duty of every patriot and every philanthropist to do all he can to guard against their machinations.

I hope you will not consider what I have said above in conflict with my report in accordance with Circular No 6 for the present month — There is a state of society existing in transition periods of a nation's history when it is difficult to distinguish between the exterior and interior relations of the different classes.

When you now hear the Whites and talking to one another — and then hear them talking among themselves of their separate meetings — you can perceive that there is such a thing, even in the politics and among the negroes of the nineteenth century, an an exoteric and an esoteric philosophy. 

The day and evening colored schools in Lexington — the monthly reports for which are herewith enclosed — are in a prosperous condition, though, the charm of novelty being gone, the ardor of the Freed people to attend has somewhat abated. Besides those in Lexington I have heard of no other yet being organized, and would respectfully call your attention to the fact that neither Bath nor Allegheny counties have a single school in either of them, though the colored people in both are anxious to have schools.

I have had but one man sign the Temperance Pledge during the month, and find much difficulty in organizing a society — although I have endeavored to interest in it a number of the leading colored men of Lexington. Two Temperance Societies already exist here and I do not wish to interfere with their beneficial operations. In this connection I must again

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ex·o·ter·ic :adjective FORMAL: especially of a doctrine or mode of speech) intended for or likely to be understood by the general public. ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-03-20 12:02:20 ---------- Reopened for Editing 2024-03-20 22:47:40