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Ev. J. II. WORCESTER,


DEAN GrNEtAL,

" AHhI.'FI''i OCl -, 1871.
DEAN GrNEtAL,
That winch most Interests the pnhc mind politi-
c,liy in mud about hrtl"tloI,'i.a,ih present rn,
d the Statues Elections Of Pennsylvania and ONO.
Tn" former State, 1t wa- though, would elect n
Wing Governor; but tho latter was given VI lonr
ago. 1t IS very evidently seem therefore, tina, Tia,
poupc in Pennsylvania have "cut their own throats'
and knocked their otrn interest, and their 1a,f
which they much need, into a cooked hat 80
They made the assertion that Gov Johnston is not
Il Cnon man, and Tor that reason he could not DC
elected. Where ls there man who has stood uu
more llrmy and strictly the execution OF all lust
law than Mr. Johnston, or who has done more lor
liz inter- SITS oi As own State But the election il
now over, and Democrat is elected by u majority
Of som" 900 votes. The Inconsistency OF the oppo-
sIlion Is here defined They. 60 not tor rr,nciple,
butior the two loves ami three fishes" They
nave beat hcmsclrrs, and not the Wings | think
these late news vii tend to strengthen the Wing
party aud wake them up 10 their duty. " We shall
scc what We shall -cc"
Th. question To tho Presidential run in so is
naw nearly settle down upon WIxrELD Scorr.
Wing, and Judge DuuILASs, Tor opposition Candl.
dates. Cos. Jones, If Tennessee viii doubtless be
the Candidate for Vice President, Whg Jones -
a most excellent man, and wei qualified Tor the
post.
| Gen. Snorr's nam" is not unfamiliar in Vermont,
or any portion OF New England, or the United
States til" Hero OF Lundys Lane"
Mr.. WEBSTER Is expected here next week, and
will probably resume his duties Sect. OF State.
II" delivers an address. the Stat Fair Of Maryland
at Baltimore, ON Tuesday or "Wednesday Of next
week.
Jos. {. G.. Kennedy Esq, has returned from his
Official tour in Europe. and has resumed his duties
az Superintendent Of til" Census Bureau. Nj KIN
nedy able aud efficient officer and remarkably
well qualified Tor the lace he occupies. He is
KIND and gcntlenanly man, and managers the affair
OF the Census office with much skill. Mr.. X has
won many friends aud much honor 10y his conduct
and his talents. The work on the Census is now
progressing rapidly.
lhave had the pleasure OF meeting your friend and
towu-man. T.. j. pnErrs Esq, lately appon,rd 2 /
Comptroller OF the Treasury in place Of Hon nlAYD
HALL. lie has entered upon his duties and makes
4 very corr ct an o.'icnt officer. Mr. Phelps !.
young ulu, h' well qualified for the place. lie is "A
man o. good IuI ,"mrnt, and sound lawyer
Congress couy"ues now in about five WEEKS.
| Ropration is now mrhlnI for that time. Many
Senators and Representatives are already on their
way to this city, to prepar for the comm. i,ng Sos
sion, which lasts ten noatAs. THIS winter viii 4n-
doubleday hc busy time here. The Prr-idcl,sh
question wi, Zee the all absorbing" topic OF (pryate
discussion among the members
VIII write more anon.
Truly,
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o. DEArH OF ARoMAN PRrLATE.-Thc
Rev, VIM. Fraser ID. D., Roman Catholic
Bishop. died at Antigonsh, Nova Scotia, on the
lth inst, aged scyenty-two years. The AGA
dian RccoTdcr says that he was Il native OF In
vcrrrss. Scotland, but received his education
in Spain About thirty years ago he came to
British America, and lahored in the capacity
of missionary priest IN the district of Amigo
nish, until the year l>25, when the Roman See
appointed HIM Bishop Of Tancn and NlcaI
Apostolic Of Nova Scotia,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-10-31

FAREWELL OF FATHER MATHEW. The Rev
crond Father Mathew preached his farewell
sermon in this country, in st. Mary's church,
New York. In it, he inculcatcd his great prin-
ciple of temperance, and said
"Fourteen years have elapsed since first
erected the pure and spotlcss banner Of Tenn
pcrancein my own beloved country. My coun-
,rymen, always ready to follow virtu0us i'm
pulses, ilocked around the standard, and tho
highways were literally crowded with multi
tudcs coming to my residence to enroll them
selves in the Temperance Association 80 that,
in the course OF six years, upwards Of five mill
ons Of my countrymen had taken at my hands
the alI-saving Temperance Pledge. Glorious
was the change that tollowed-crlme and vice
disappeared, and the change in their manners
was as remarkable as their change from tho use
of intoxicating drinks. Tho Jas were all
empty, and even the great Richmond in Dab
lin was entirely closed. This happy state of
things continued for several wears, and Ireland
once more might be entitled the ." Island Of
Saints" Oh, happy state of things, which
should never have been Interrupted, and which
should have lasted forever but the devil be-
gan to exert his helsh power and some have
! allen.
lie was happy in being able to assert that
millions may still be found faithful to their SOL
cmn engagement. The principle falling oil had
been among emigrants, who had abandoned Ire.
land for this great republic; deluded by Satan
they believed that they would not be able to en-
dutc the hardships of the voyage without strong
drink, and receiving permission from weak and
too indugent persons to make use OF it, contlu-
ue to avail themselves Of the opportunity thus
afforded after their arrival Many pledge
breakers attribute their present poverty anC
degradation to this fatal cause. Before | com.
menccd this great Temperance movement, In
temperance swept all before it, and young anC
old, high and low, were borne along by the rush
ng tide of evil. had many difficulties to en-
counler-lhe existing customs and hab,ts-th,
opposition of Interested persons, ready to ponl
upon me flood of calumny. felt mighty
pressure from without to prevent my commcnc
ing, but felt mighty pressure from within
do not say that taking VIM - SIN; hu
this assert from this sacred cwr HAT Suci
IN lnduI renee Is always uttc'.n. "' danger
No ono Is torn Il drunkard -r: .,. tlnu
cvurywn re from whence do No
from heaven, for st. Paul ..s Uuhar,
shall enter the in.dom os he... not lrou
) hell, for It's alamantlnc gates once closed vii
never again open to permit the druntard'
cgrcss: OH no. virtue shall never again be con
terminated by his presence. 'I.ct him tina
standcth take heed lest he luI,.' have invitc
; many to take the Temperance pledge, and thcl
reply was, have no occasion; am soho
enough and NJ drunkard.' All, these word,
i have no OCCASION liavo BROUGHT many TO
miserable ud-thc greatest dnniiard that eve
lived might once say the same. Men have bee
reduced TO the lowest state of dchascmont, an
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Judge ConkIing's Decision.
On Monday, Judge Conking having taken
his seat on the Bench, the prisoners, Ira ii
Cobb, Moses Summers, Stephen Porter, James
Davis, WIN. H. Salmon, Harrison A Hen, WIN.
Thompson and Prince jackson, being present,
read his decision, promising thus:
The specific charge on which the prisoners
have scvcrally been arrested and brought be
fore me for examination, is that of having un-
nwIuly aided in the escape of an ALLEGED iii-
gltivc from labor, after he had been apprchCnd-
ed, and while he was yet III custody, IN virtue
OF warrant issued IN proceeding for his res
toratlon to the possession of the person, II cLi
zen Of tho State of Missouri, to whom it was
alleged his labor was due.
His Honor then said there was no evidence
being no proof of a previous combination for
the purpose Of lcvylng war against the Uni
ted States"
But, quoting Sec. Of the Act of Sept. :
1850, which subjects any person aiding in the
rescue of r slave to Al 900 fine and SIX months
Imprisonment, he said that the prisoners were
charged with aiding and abettng and assisting
n slave to escape, and that in this preliminary
stage, prlma facia evidence was sufficient t.
hold the prisoners to boi to prison. The cvi
dcnco was clear, conclusive and imperative tc
all the prisoners except Porter, and on consd
Grafton, his Honor concluded that as to him also
the testimony was sufficient
Having alluded to the character of the scene.
at Syracuse, he laid down some general prin-
ciples, of mems obligation to obey law OF
which their conscience do not approve. lie
said -
1t often happens that laws are enacted con
trary to tho Judgments, and sometimes to the
moral sense Of thousands of our citizens ant
this must unavoidaby continue to be the case
But no sane man imagnes that he is therefore
absolved from the obligation to obey them still
less that he has right forcibly to prevent 9th.
ers from doing 80. lfhe cannot submit to then
consistently with the dictates of his conscience
he may seek a residence in some other coun
try, il he can find one where he this ks he would
suffer lees from misrulc but so long as he
continues to be an nhabitant Of tho u. States
he must submit " the laws or pay the penalty
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BY the President of the United statcs-Proc

BY the President of the United Statcs-Proc-
laml'lOn:
Whereas, there IL reason to believe TINT n
military expedition IS about to he fitted on in
the United States for the purpose Of invading
the Mexican Republic, with which this country
is at peace, and Whereas there il reason to ap-
prehcnd that portion of the people OF tins
country, regardless of their duty rs good cltl-
zcns, ure concerned, or may be scduccd totake
part in the same, and whereas such enterprise
tend to degrade the character Of the United
States in the opinion Of the civilized world,
and arc expressly prohibited by law,
Now, therefore, have issued this, my proc
lamation, warning all persons who connect
themselves with any such enterprise in viola
ton of the laws and national obligation of the
United States, that they will thereby subject
themselves to the heavy penalties that are dc
nouncGd against such offenders.
That if they should be captured within the
jurisdiction Of the Mexican authorities they
must expect to be tired and punished according
to the laws of McAlco, and will have no right
10 clam the lntoIpOsltion ot tins government IN
LIclI behalf
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Ohio Election,

In the OHIO Senate there will be : wings
and II democrats; two districts to be heard
from; there will probably be one wing and
one free sol. In the House there will he -
democrats n wings and , irccsoiers. Eleven
districts to he heard from. The official re-
turns for Governor have been received from all
hut l3 counties. If Woods majority is IL.
creased IN these counties, his majority viii be
10000 IN the State.
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Another Cuban ENpet,ition,

Tho Editor of TIE Nashville B2aner publish
es the following letter, with tho remark that it
is from highly respectable citized of Lous-
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The Invasion of McNico Proclamation b.
the President.
WAsnINGroN, Oct. %.

Tho President having received intelligence
on Monday, from the United States Consul at
Malamuraa, that company Of Texans had been
organized and marched into Mexico, and that
new cnstmcns were progressing for similar
purposes has issued tho following proclama-
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trcc u es s,
BURLINGTON, VT.

t.TF' : NJ. fErTlNGLIl,, & CO, Newspaper
Advertising Agents, No ~ STATE street. BOst"lt.
Ate Agents Tor the FRuE PGISS. DdIiy aud week.
", aud are nuiiurlHrd to rcrlcve ArvtRTiStMENr<
mud srGxcgIrrIoNs at the rates ~ care required
a, thus Office Their receipts are regarded ~ pny-
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1851-10-31

o. The number of euhgranls arrived at
n CIV York from the l!th 10 the 10th Is 6Gcc
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banking in Vermont,

Eriracts from the auditors Reports, ,hoeing
Ire increase Of Hmk Capitol, Bunk Cir n
lftion, ant Bank Looms IN Te,nont from.
lSi6 10 ISL
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The foregoing does not includc Tho crcnI,-
ton OF lorns OF the Peoples Bank ut Derby
Line, or the " lrte River Bank at Bethel,
which, when included, will show an increase
Of more than one hundred and twenty five per
cent of lank Capital Circulation and Loans,
IN Vermont, within the last i've years.
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of his disobcdicnce When this ceases to be
true--whcn every man may transgrcss a law
with IMMUNITY, because he dislikes it, our Gov
eminent will have become mockery, not worth
preserving, for it will have ceased to afford
protection either 10 the right Of property or Of
life.
Contrasting the fanaticism" that would re-
slst the law at all hazards with the equally
unionndcd belief that expected the ready com
pancc OF every nudge with demand hv Il mas
ter for his slave, no matter what til. circum-
stances or the proof, ho said
" 1t may not be amiss to remnd ,.os, well
meaning people, that the law IN the application
OF its provisions is no respector of persons, and
that Judges arc bound to administer as they
find it, intelligenty, firmly, and impartially.-
The day, trust, is far distant, when tho rights
vouchsaiod by law even to a fugitive slave, will
be less secure under the guardianship Of Amer
lean Judges than of his MASTER
The Judge having concluded, bond in 81
600 for the appearance OF Ira II. Cobb was pre-.
pared, and signed by Alfred Cobb and William
III. Seward.
A bond in $4,000 each for the four Other
white men was prepared and signed n follows
! William II. Seward, Lyman Clary, Oliver Il
! Burt, Henry Clifford, Il. w. Washburn, Gror
yes Blrncs, William l.. Abbott, Ahncr Bates
John Ano5, Hiram pulnrm t. W. Iieavcnw ortl
Charles Is. Scdgwck Samuel Mead, Hiram
IIoyt, Daniel McDougall, Charles A. Whcl'on
Il. a. Voc, Charles Leonard, Alanson Thorp.
a similar bond was executed for the thrc,
colored men, in the sum of $500 each -Gov
crnor Seward signing all three of the bond.
As he signed the second one he remarked T.
| the friends about lIlm, that he did not suppoS
such an act could he regarded as a rccognitio
of the moral obligation of the Fugitive ,ilav
LAW and turning to the District Attorney
playlully inquired whether signing such bon
would come under the head OF cUnstruClly
| " treason"
The Court adjourned snc die.
This over Gov Seward invited the partlc
from Syracuse to hs house, which nyitatio
was cordially accepted. The whole party re
paired to the Governors mansion, and thcr
enjoyed n hali-hour, which passed in frlcndl
Chat and introluctlons to the Honorable Sci
ator--a man admired and beloved because ,
his bold and un Yielding advocacy of Liberty.
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Editorial Correspondence.
NO. VII |
MoHrrELIER, Oct. 81 1851

MoNrrELIER, Oct. % 1881.
The readers of the Free Press may soon cx-
rnct To hear that something has been donc by
the Legislature. The hustle and turmoil &C
casloned by preparation for the business ot the
Session, are about concluded. The several
important Committees ON Banks, the Judi
clary, Railroads, and Elccilons,-havc pretty
much concluded their preliminary hearings
tho testimony of witnesses aud the arguments
of Counsel are nearly ended, and REroRTs
will soon be made. Then comes the tug OF
war. The outsiders the lobby-membcrs- will
very soon be marshalcd on opposing sides, de-
bate will arise in both Houses, the friends OF
measures favorably reported will be calm and
scli-possesscd, while opponents will be iidgctty
and nervous active and urgent, and what the
upshot will be, in any particular case, it Is moi
pnsv TN prpIlct
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s1NGnLAR cIRcuMsrANcE

A reliable friend detailed recently to the edi
tor Of the Memphis Eaquirer the following san
sulsr and interesting occurrence
"Slnce the commencement OF the Term OF
the Circuit court for our county. u becsme
necessa,y for Merriwealher, broh her OF the
gentleman some time since murdered IN The
county, TO attend as prosecutor OF Paterson,
the perpe,ta.or OF the horrible crime. II 80
haop.ne a tina, he rode the horse that his d..
ceasrd brother vas ling on the Day oil his
murder by Peterson. lie vas IN the company
Of some fIeuds, and travelled the same road.
Tie horse IS very hne spirited bay, doc,le N
temper, and 9th an intelligent eye. When
they spproschrd near the spot Of The mu' der
/ he horse manifested evlden, Signs of slaru
/ and tesi,essnsss. Observing the singular con
duct of the horse, Merrwea, her determined
TO give h IN he rem and watch h 8 movements
As he approached near The place OF The mur
der, he ,l,va'ed hrs head and 'a'l, and sppear
ed 10 b. wa'chul and frequently uttered thu
snort so peculiar 10 spirited horses when up
prehens,ve of danger.
The noble aaim,i finally smelt the crount
and ,ra,i,d he course which the body Of HI
former mss'er had been conveyed by has nur
derer. He fiaelIy reached The spo smsl 'h'
ground, and paved and snorted. lie 'he'
took circle IN the woods al a moderate tio'
returned TO the place where the body va
found, and repeated The same ceremony. Tn
he did several times IN succession, aud VIII,
reinfd UP IL was with great reluctance hat h
VAS orced 10 leave The rlice. l. h instinct
re- son, or What ~ We have the fac's irou
source we'll lnfnrue ed and en',,ly reliable. =
We should ! Ike to have q rh,los rph;csl solu
, ton Of this remarkable event.
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noes


Tho Louisville Courier Of the 30.h uli.,
ssy,.-"rhe market has been dull for week
OF two. 9th no disposition on,hs part OF hoy
Iers aud srlIers TO come TO terms. A few en-,
|pasemrn,s hsve been made al 8 % end .
contract ., 81 SO nett. N, hogs have a..
lived yet, although the packers are ready to
comue nce operations. The imprsss,on is
now very general that the number Of hogs
packed ct oil points will not exceed last years
product.
Ia the Wabash valley il i, generally cun
ceded that the average weight Of hogs this
,ear will exceed b, 10 rer cent. those OF LOST
season. and IN point OF numbers there is 10
'slling oE. En.ageneo's have hesn mado
b, packers a, lafayette, In, at SO 75 to 81
bu, there ,s a DEPOSITION among buyers Ia
hold IT. At F ank'ou. D,'ph,, aud other
lesser points, So and SO so are the ruling
prices.
At Tere Hinie, we understand, about
81 50 coo has heeo expended ~ hogs al prices
'snsing from 50 % TO 81 per 100 lbs. Ia
! Decatur county many fafmers have contract
ed their hogs al SO, 25 gross. The crop /,
supposed TO be shorter Than last yeIr.
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Mr.. CLAY.

Doriog portion of the session Of tho
House on Monday, the venerable form Of Tho
Sage Of Ashland was seen upon the floor. lie
was greeted a,ih the respect due 10 his great
chataster. Time is evidently doing It's work
upon his body, but the great soul is untouch
ed and We we're gfatif.d 10 learn that there
has been dec'drd Improvement IN his phys
ical health within the last two or three week,
lie express 10 leave home for Washington. a
bout the - b ln'tan'.-Ffankford Ky.
Comm5nuta 81.
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ECONOMY IN CANDLES

u you are without n rushlighi, and woud
burn csDdle all night, unless you use III.
tnllowing precauIinn IT is ten Ia one an ord,n.
airy candle will gutter away in an heur or Two
sometimes 10 III" eodsngering thu safety Of
The house. This may be avoided nv placing
as much common salt. hnrIy powdered, es
will reach from the iaIlow 10 ihs hnl,om Of
the black par, Of The wick ola partly burnt,
candle, which. il the sam" b. ~, will hutn
very slowly. yielding deficient light Ew a
bedc hanber the salt will yradpa w sink as
the iallow Is consumed, tho melted tallow
being dfnsn through the sal, nnl consumed
ia the wick E-oaomia.
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pnrAcnING M TuE OPCN AIR.

IL
The Presbytery Of New Yoi L, ssibe'r Al.
tumnai Session, he'd last week. recowmended
preaching in the opensifto these wh" cannot
be gathered 10 the houses Of public worship.
Their resolution ~as rs foliaws: That tho
Presb, ,ery views with feelings Of profound
commispra,ion the condition Of many lhnu
sands who are living and dying IN tins city
and viciniiy without hearing the Gospel if"m
SABBATH 10 SABBATH, ard in view of the spparen,
,mpr,c,icab,ity Of bringing them into the
houses Tor public worship. that 'ii'r's i"r Inc
promotion of missionary labor am"ng them
ought to be greatly increased, and IN the
judgment Of Presby terry, the pastors and her
ministers of our body. who have strength aud
time for The work, would be useiully employ
ed and NAV expccr the divine blessing, II they
would preach the Gospel IN the streets and
the parks, 10 The MAJ kes and on the ~harves
and wherever people can be assembled 'c
I hear, In accordance with municipal regu'a
lions. 10 which respectful obed'eoce Is due.
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WuEELER'S HISTORY OF NORTH
CARDIINA

We have the pleasure 81 srknoulrdrtng
4 e recep,, though Mf. w. l.. Paneroy, II a
copy Of THIS ansmu,ly expected work. We
have barely had iiine TO OK over It's pages.
ard are cons qlenil, u prepared 10 give .
critical opirion nf m r,rs--even were This
not work, the object and theme Of which
should disafm he cav hugs of The reviewer
an crit our. Such, surely We hold It TO
be and Il, perchance, ZONE nay discn'er
inpe rfsrtions aad STEERS suggest faults, i,
should slill be bIrne "a mud that the Al.
lhur's aim hos been to make North CAROLYN.
lans prouder of M forefilhets and prudef
II ,her STATE, 6y shedding lad of light
upon her HITHERTO Imperfect and obscure his.
tory and #, 10 some particulars, an inaccu.
rdcy shall be lould 10 exisl, II must s'Il lie
ack owled ed. that very gteat deal has
teea done t. brioI out The s ale, from the
mis- that have en- elopcd her, into holder
and s'aielie relief.
For ourselves, We confess our qualification
at the manner 10 which Col. Wheeler has
accomplished bis unjet king; which, ~ten
We consider the immense number Of VI liable
I'D hitherto unknown facts that il records
AID establishes, the arrangement Of Us parts,
The minutencss Of rs details, and he as,onlah.
irg va,irtv of incident that il presents. must
have, led, rnst him an aconceiyable
mount Of labor ard research.
" hat a thrilling and esenfful history is
that of our sober Old State lIo. skin 10 70,
nance The man. s'aitiing realities tht have
TRANSFERRED within her dDfdefs-hos ell q Ient
&C daring and h~roism, and patriotism. and
virtue, the events that accompanied aud mark.
Ell her more youihlol progress And when
her su.face N Il be d Ell over wilh towns
and 'rsversed hy railways, as We hope anil
believe wIlI be the ease, ~ no distant d y,
aud whea he bum of bnsan-ss, The NOISY thor.
oughfare. and ihe ACTIVITY nf Trade, shall sllil
more change the aspect Of lhins., and divert
the thoughts and pursuits of our people Ito
rev channels and Ia different ohjecis, The re.
fiction viii he proud one, when We iurn 10
the recorded history Of our ancestors com.
pare il With the history of our own times, and
fnd The one sgnallzed by deeds Of uodaunled
vslor, by unsh hkiug patriotism and incor.
rpnble iorgny, and the Other, by hpnesiy,
sirine, ensei ptiZe and progress.
We hive ~ time, 10 day, 10 speak paricu
larry Of the features II Col. Wheelfr's work,
nor, indeed as WE have said. would the cur
sorry examination Ne have been able 10 give
II J,sl,ly Us IN dung sn. We shall TAX. nc
ca.ion, sbo lly. 10 speak more at leng h Of The
me,lis both Of Col. Vhecler's History and
Of Mr.. Wrey's admirable Reader. We de.
sire 10 see boh works patronizad as they
inirtDslcally deserve lie be- INDEPENDENTLY OF |
the peculiar aud Irresistible claims they have
10 warm reception al our taods. = Raleigh |
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