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A colored man, on being asked if he thought the freed people would be able to support themselves, answered with good logic, "Why Massa, we used to support ourselves, and our masters, too, when we were slaves, I reckon we can take care of ourselves now." It is certainly, a proved fact, that the more the "Freedmen" are helped, without being helped to labor, the worse they are off. The furnishing of land, excepting at a fair price, the supply of clothes, and food, excepting only those, who are unable to take care of themselves, and all assistance of a charitable nature, is an injury to them, of the gravest character: for the simple reason, that it saps their self-reliance. They give no value to what comes to them without an effort and consequently fail to turn it to advantage. In my opinion too much care cannot be exercised in rendering assistance to the "Freedmen." In this county, a large number of rations are issued but they go to the aged, and infirm, the women, and the children, who are unable to support themselves