If justice is done to the negroes they will advance in intelligence with the improvement of their condition, and with the benefit of their labor the south will become more prosperous by the diversity of employments.
Sherman expresses his belief in the potential for African Americans to improve their circumstances and contribute to the prosperity of the South after the Civil War.
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