Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-10-12

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no the freed of NEeatetn North
IS carolina, and adjoining Distrintss
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|HEADouARrERs, FREk6mEEns B6EEx5,
ohsrlotte; M q OCT i 1865
Knowing thst mspySf You bare wrong
Impressions relative TO your fresdom, I send
this C;ranIar that 1T Il may o6r1sst many erro-
neous ideas which are operating very much
against your inlterests 4 tase isafned That
many Of you haye the foolish iIdass that at
Christmas you are 10 receive lands, bofses
and farming utensils that 3oa expect The
United States Goyernment to- give YOU
portion Of your former masters property or
;plantstion. AS I'd afhis, let me Say 10 lyou
all that Che. Governments has 10 isnd ihahis
portion Of the Sab; and thst slf fplantations
and property;of alI kinds except sReDsgso)
belong to your masters asa ahefesofofel 1.-The
Government having no clam upon ttem
whatever Any of You having gsuchs ssxpec-
tations, must iat once and forever aba6don
auch psepostsrous and absurd ideas; end
any psrsonsor psrsons trying ae make you
believe anything sof fhe klnds are either
fools Or knagss, snaiarei imposi g6pon your
Ignorance. SssssSssss
The Governments has givsp yoay your
freedom, andsyon.mnstu expect snBsbing
further fromit Thss GoSer1menf expects
you to labor and work ont goar own sslsa-
ton, and unless you. Edo you go eback To-
slavery or condition far worse Any prop-
erty that you may posses hsreafssf yoamust
acquire by labor, industry and honesty. .a@At
the. end Of this ysas those who hsssfe-
manned with their former fnssters, End
worked sfaithfaliy, wifi be paid Iibsrallyfor
their labor, and win be abls 10 prosidefood
and clothing for themselves and families
fora portion of anosher year, and HiiI,s in
.themean time, iif they have 40 conducted
themselves ss TO gain the confda6es snd
respactof their employers, BE- able torstain
their placesyfof another year, or 10 obtain
of Others: good situations and good pay
Manyo those Hhoshave left sthsir former
masters and idlad away the proper season
for making orops vail at tie and efVshe
yesr, find thamsslyes desfitas6 of food and
ciothiag, ,and ina g sit1atio6 Ear wotss han
slavery H long yssinf6r,is bef6re yohesnd
unless yen provide Tor that time ycnfE Efsmi.
lies must suAer--yea, many nstperish.
: Many of yon are under. the suppression
that the Government will feed You. This
is not so Governmeat will moi feed dRany
who have had:an oppoffunity sndars able
to labor sYon hare had four months of
freedom, and all t1st wished could dsges
work for themselves and faniiaiss ;sa6d those
who have notimptosed the past fd6Tmo6ths
of their, freedom must abide BY theconse-
quences. - ssss - So
> Ere long the troopss will bs Withdrawn
from the State Yol will Be left Eoproside
for and protects yonrsalya BIZ yousslabor
you can provide, and 5our sgo0a bshssiour
you ptdssction Yonmustknov
that yonr freedom ms taken aaay 9thsin-
terest which your, former masters had for
you. When in slavery yen Beresheirprop-
erty sthey valued yon as dollars andacsns
-and it was their interest to fssdS ciothe,
and nurse you ID sickness bot snowsthat
interest has gone asponsibiiitiesshat
np0nst them, now falls unonsyo
md you onls Your 6rst step shouldbe to
sstablish for, yourselves apcharactsr for in
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