The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1842-04-30

- -1i - hitittOuS Oh slaves Wh1n
she holds in bondage undsr a military
From the Savannah RsPabl-eae.
The following interesting letter f.5m
one OF the American cul siqaf,r. w4, 49,.
70 II INDIA y, from he iotsror 81 ta.s Sal.
with CoP'ain Bayies, IS worthy III ger.-
sai on mors accounts THAI one:
ZlLLA BUNDLEcUND SuncApoose
M October I, l34I.
That You may Understand The pozir;,,
o. my affairs, / must make "A explana
t'on OF the tenure by which landed pre-
perty Is held in this country. The Bri-
lish Government claims the Dronri-,or
snip OF the whole soil, which i dtx;5ad
lh'o villages. A body of land i allotted
10 each village, and considered !. -
lof gIng to II. Ga this the Governroao,
hxes rent tor term of years 10 such
oil the most responsible men Of the nIec,.
as are desIrous of hiring il. Tbaxa
men do not cultivate all the Land. -,
rent them out again TO the poorer class
| eS a. an increased rate. So lone a ~
rent 10 PAID punctuaEIy the lessees cann,t
De eJected from the property. but nnJa.
sne present Government they manage -
oadiy' that they are seldom able D. will
ing 10 pay their rents for a SUCCESSION ii
years. W hen this happens. the villa
Ses are put up at auction and sold far the
amount OF the Government dues Ia
der the native Princes the thioe was
managed differently; for when .hev re-
FUSED 10 pay up, he only marched his
troops down upon them, killed a few-a.4
then the rent was always forthcofninr
IL may seem strange, but 80 il Is. the vi
lages were more prosperous under tbat
system OF Government than at present
probably owing to other Circumstance.
torlnstance, the Rajah who own.j ,ba
village where am now living. collected
revenue from it of $4,000 rupees 1910 Z
OOO) and now it only pays 4.OO0, 1s2 I
OOO,) and that with the greatest difF~pI. I
ty As matter of course. the perSs,
who purchases at these autioas sales a. I
government, will meet with oa,oSirir,
and all kinds of annoyance. esp-c,.l.v
II ne is white man: Tor ali lhat. -:
chaser is a foreig ner aud Stranger .
their feelings and HABITS at least gave
found it so in my case, Tor have had 10 i
font nv way inch by inch with them,
and so far with success; Tor las'ead OF
the collections being smallest as ~as
expected by the Government, mas
Increased 5000 rupees. | fear. now
ever. that they will not be able 70 pay
/ the whole, for there has bsen almost q 10
taI failure OF the crops OF all descriptions
this season.
arrived at this place in May, and EN-
i ployed myselfin looking at the lands IN
/ II the planting season should arnFe-
which this year was unusually late ne
farming months are June, July. August
, and September, and the periodical RAIN
ceased a month before the usual time. 50
that we had but two months ram. "nlca
il not sufficient to bring ne crop 10 ma
state of torwardoess rsqais y Scr or
weather Fer ne EaSl I'D laDpan.
| nave done but LITTLE t1is ysas, stsstas I
u their not having .urnlsaed me the re4ai
, site woy king cattle, all WORK being per
N formed here by oxen. nave hereto
! fore planted but forty or nifty acres
. q which hope will make lew bales .
~ them; but for my own account, ! siepPe
III IN rather larger, and bad cultivated 10
II rae nv the natives, about 200 acre
H. which. until few days, promised me Is
RI heavy hales. 1t was as full OF Doll
70 squares, and blossoms, as II could s'icl
eo hut now it has commenced feeling y
i ? To yxnN 4
nc and is sht dding ably
% This is rather discouraging for a p
:" neer. but am perfectly satisfied that G
ton will grow here as we'll As ID =
other country, and can De made al ma
10 10 less cost. | can hire five men here
.no what would be paid in Georgia for ;
' -. teen wears old boy, and as naHy iao'f'
NY as rant at fUe cents a day and sHa -
5 en- eelnes. and rents only cost g .
ie e. acre. So YOU see it does MOI requ
ei'i much means to hire whole village
n o. ali its land and inhabitants. p
Or made arrangements TO 60 into II iafs
Tue o.xt wear, as can command any ana
TO- ,aa OF money | want Tor investments
!, ofE farming.
u eWnaI a comment does this letfer
the W ha' : - vast soI;ei,sde
tn of ford' 'ouen's 80 49,, African
sl.si yerv? The rsce whom she holds u
per- worst condition that slavery can pos
very assume. were q civilized people -ss
, M n many arts-oF grsal historic res
N of -anu' ~"I mi - n.,,on 10 gram
has accusson'e1 -. - ali the .
s an ana eAaise r., s,afe Is ealcu
them, ieehns0 r.. -, (. condts ION IN.
lth a TO lnsPilo -. -..-,,csi a,sie
'e ;.;sh t,,h sway our countr MAS unss'
p a;r ed letter very plainly tells IN