Then, unless they succeed, in some way, in cheating the Government and making emancipation a sham, many of them will throw their lands into the market, rather than honestly attempt to work them with free labor.
Reid discusses the potential consequences for landowners if they fail to adapt to the new labor system after emancipation.
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