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7 attain by faithful labor & education. We heard all along our route, but more particularly among the large planters, such complaints as would be expected; that the negroes were idle, inclined to stroll about & neglect their work. Many complaints were also made of insolence & insubordination; but not one complaint that we recollect of actual violence on the part of any negro to a white man. Their discontent & insolence was very much increased also by a belief which we found very common among them, & which we made it our business to eradicate, viz: that all the property of their former owners was to be divided among themselves. We also heard many reports of flogging & abuse on the part of the masters, & not a few cases where white men had threatened to shoot the negroes. As a general thing we do not believe the planters are disposed to abuse their former slaves; their feeling is rather one of utter discouragement & hopelessness of ever being able to turn their lands to account with free labor. Still it must be remembered that these rebels are conquered not converted; their sentiments are not changed though their power is gone - It will not do to trust them too far, however fair may be their professions- We find where we have been