“The freed are advised to remain at their present homes, and work for wages… and that they will not be supported in idleness…”
Check out all that sweet, sweet: You Aren't A Slave But Stay Put And Get Back To Work they got going on.
A line from Texas General Orders No. 3. The document / proclamation that freed slaves in TX and is what is directly celebrated on Juneteenth (other things are celebrated in-directly and they're all good).
FULL TEXT: “The freed are advised to remain at their present homes, and work for wages. They are informed that they will not be allowed to collect at military posts; and that they will not be supported in idleness either there or elsewhere.”