Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-04-16

mission returns reports plans adopted which will
n the end result In failure signal any heretofore
and AL for wasn't OF proper understanding Of the
some few are beginning to ask questions in the direction
OF truth such Is there any danger of aiding these peo
pie too much for their good Are these people paid
wages Do they receive their pay promptly But
have not as Yet beard the question asked except by ia
yored few, whether there be any danger Of paying
these people too much for their labor; how shall the
OF this class be graduated to produce the great
est good Long has the writer waited to if
would not open this inquiry TO tho public that thereby the
paying Government and the gUing North might reap
joint benefit aud than all that the people may not DO
spoiled by help Seriously many already asking them
seyes how far in danger of contributing by any
mistaken notions Of humanity and of charity
to neuraze, if not destroy the exertons of respect
and independence among this people The great fear is
that instead of shODng labor how to help itself and then
assisting it, assisting it first by every in
power and rendering sefassisance almost unnecessary
But in order rightly to understand this subject,
must examine into the history Of this people Thus their
proper r,aton TO the public will be understood There is
no scarcity OF facts as regards their history All these
facts too tend towards centre, showing how
fully and entirely the masters Of these people assumed the
responsibility OF their living The relation Of the slave to
the master that of entire Dependence Nothing had
the slave to do with the future for the master pledged
himself to look out for that You work for me- said the
master to the slave, and will take Of you This
lo OF entire dependence the master regards the
of caring for SELF had been taught in such variety Of
ways and the lessons thoroughly learned that the doc
trne that the masters aid oassary for the webeng
Of the slave had become perfectly ground into the soul
that it had become second nature with the slave thus
believe and act
Now the rebellion breaks out and hundred thou
sand of beings thus taught and drilled inside the Union
lines; they thrOng camps, cities, towns But
they not long 10 midst before they asl0nish
people by their unreasonable demands. Some, this
count lose all patenc, in relation to them, and refuse
them protection and aid But wter portionthose that
understand their previous training that under the nsttu
tons Of the most abect tyranny M their education had
thus far been hadhsve sought for reason for those de-
mand they appear to those refugees themselves thus
they have wisely turned to these people and asked Why
do you expect the North to give you food clothing aud
and what return do propose making for those
bene6tsl The emancpated slave replies follows: Old
master gave all bis people food without having any thing
to pay fort Our bacon and meal always here about
this we had Now certainly expect the Union
people to do well by masters did in Dixie.
Then again, masters year distributed clothing
among the people, and this, again. ree-we had
thing to pay for it; and think that the liberal
Union people will do for in this respect than
Southern masters Besides this, slavery had it's pr
viges and the slave his rights The slave permitted
to have his poultry yard and truck pstch AID by
most masters allowed the keeping of pig aud had
the privilege Of doing opsr0ork for his benefit when
tho task Of the master was completed"