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is recommended by all the conservative Speakers at the head of whom are Messrs Withers and Walker.  Their advice was "to discharge at once every man  black or white who voted the Radical ticket to drive them from their premises.  Give them no food or quarters. have no dealings with them and thus force them either to vote with them or leave the Country" These recommendations are approved by almost the entire property owners and there is every reason to believe will be carried into effect.  From the fact that the  Female and more voters are not included and that necessity would soon compel employment. I do not anticipate much suffering should these plans be executed.

Generally the Freedmen are not accumulating property.  Neither their wages nor their foresight enable them to plan and provide for future wants. A few exceptions to the above are found where Freedmen cultivate land upon  shares and have just men to deal with. 

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