The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-03-07

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UA4QM - aha A1naaelves TO pay ~ No1es ~
1age~auA would tfefsf doing ~ = hee9mlag
to 4 t1x on their labor ~ asearung the
bouut& Md BY TIE eOlealeG fQf those WHO
could 1erd a PAY their OWN passage, the
cost wpalA " genesai be amply covered by tho
bounty; bat IN some caaens 40 doube the immi-
grants mtgaf require further assistance. 10
meet tlhes4 cases, It would be Of tho utmost In
poFtalee thst the colonial legialatures should
provide sQme cheap and simple mode OF on
forcing agreements entered into by immigrants
before they left America, TO pay by instruments
nom their wages what might have been ad~
yanced on their account. Such law would
operate very benehcially, more especially in the
case Of slaves liberated from s'-very, for the
purpose OF settling in British colony. II nm
American planter could make contract with his
slaves before their manunission, which should
be legally binding upon them on their arrival IN
British colony, and for the enforcement OF
which some very simple machinery were pro-
vlded' II might well answer his purpose TO move
MS whole gang Of slaves from Maryland or
Virginia, to Jamaica OF Guiana, for the sake OF
the far superior soil and climate nc would IND
tnere Tor the cultivation q cotton and sugar
and II might be highly advantageous arrange
ment TO the many West Indie ptoprletoss who
cannot from various reasons RESIDE ~ the colo
Mes 10 let their estates on lease 70 sucn planters
instead OF carrying on the cultivation by agents
on their own account.
"ln order to make this answer to the American
planter, II would be by no means necessary that
ne should call upon his slaves to pay him any
thing like the amount OF their value according
to the market price OF slaves IN America; an en-
gagement to pay him far smaller amount wonld
practically give him security for obtaining
their lnbor; because, il 1t b. supposed that
slaves thus removed from America had agreed
to pay their former master, say two shillings
week from their wages, II Is obvious that this,
would be. done by his stopping that amount
from their earnings, ana that ne would be able
to afford to give them nominaly higher wages
than any other person who would have to pay
them in full. The arrangement would, in effect,
be that which has been often suggested, Of Civ
ing the advantage to the introducer OF such lm-
migrants OF commanding their labor at a lower
rate OF wages, but it would avoid the objection
TO which agreements giving direct claim to
labor have always been found practically liable,
by determining IN money the amount OF the
claim, and enabling the laborer, In case OF disa-
greement with his master, TO pay IN money in-
stead OF labor.
but the farmer having this security for the
labor OF ms former slaves whatever difference
there might be IN the annual expenses OF cot
ton plantation in one OF these colonies on one
hand, or the American on the other, in conse-
quence OF wages being payable IN Inc one case,
and certain supplies only to DC furnished IN the
other, there can be no doubt that this difference
would be far more than covered by the value
OF the larger produce winch would o. o: Obtained
with the advantages OF superior climate and
slave labor Indeed, irrespective OF the greater
produce which might be calculated upon from
the same number OF nands' may wei De
$1,000 "n S;ss.' sASs 49,: n o. :ne
siaras aI1 The 90, IND Ok a.ad ~ th.s
81 navnr 'vayes Co. iahos sha,, : - . 10
~ g 49,. =: go"
sr 49, I 49, ~ "'J ulAoo - eos' :" 'A'oi
- e.. S'a 49,. 49, 9
"A shas,,S ~ aIo $50 -'.a' '.nsI -
;aa a 70 auo " D.:a;lu " i,uuco
saom W susie - .ne D',.'sa COLONIES anere
.I: poa.ioy 70 sum- spe0ai Eases ~ WINCH
w. " ~ ~ se"1,ai - APPEARS
s1,, uv s. e ~ "o' , aos.s
a. n..o,. '"o sJ'oUo isua u. ooso. soiS'u
rot, co., ;ud,;J.o,s H. s H.. .y ~"
H. ,,a,,,'n. ~ ,.n,sAs. . :as -
= = FL ha,;o ~ u, .ha i""1 aIi, ucsu
a.t,,an,.;a $3.50 e 'a"a 0 :: ~: ~
,,,,asa ~ s., pvpsy a',a ~ es r'A
t;l Land Az thavs s az ,"h .nd =. S,
J;,,;d'.I, III, ,''I,;Dl 49,. ~ I oJs ~ ~
and on n,h Mn o ~ haa no 'ey eneap,
IN aroc,;nn hn;Id;nns s pa I unpe d"
aoainst ths sea and dra;ns that i .o o ha Sas
nee ;uJ;cons 81 .aiaat $3.50 ~ 49, ~ 100
doned plantations for any experiments of the
kind contemplated. than To obtain free grants
from the crown. even II these could he made
under regulations sufficiently strict to avoid the
objections to which free grants are generally
open.
atos,,v with roeoro,oo 80 th. nod :, ,rh;,.
~" ~ .t:" t';"I ~ VIC 1ouo - ~ :".
execution. it NAV be SUGGESTED that associations
of persons interested in Increasing the supnlv of
labor in different colonies sbonld he formed that
thew should. bv subscription or otherwise. mise
the money necessary for the preliminary ex-
penses, and then proceed to make prenaration
for the reception of emicrarts. and to employ
persons in America to collect them. But in
many cases il ia believed that whore estates Of
considerable extent are in the hands of indi-
viduals thew could carry on such measures mon