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And if the same encouragement was given them that is given to the white laboring class., there is no doubt in my mind, but their advancement in every material regard, would be more substantial, and more strongly marked. They are deeply interested in securing and enlarging their Church, and School privileges. and every influence & effort is brought to bear to accomplish there ends. - 

I do not regard the feeling between the races here as being as Kindly as it is in those portions of the District known to me - This is evident from the betrayals of suspicion, and distrust, observable daily.-and if encouraged, would ere long culminate in most disastrous troubles, but there seems to be on the part of both a disposition to avoid collision and were it not for the presence of a most dangerous elemnet, i.e. the Students and Cadets