The Feliciana Democrat., 1858-10-02
From the MissiSsippian.
LABORERS FOR THE SOUTH.

las the South, even now, enough slave la
bor2 say no Can the natural increase
\ all things considered, promise anything better
for orr children p years hence say no ,
lft!orc were laborers enough, why should tht
price be increased III % years at least 100 pel
cent IN 1884 bought as likely boy Of / /
for 500 as did in April 1858 for $3.50
and as likely a girl for $500 rs for $3.50. No
need to seek Subterfuge in answering such que
rles. Let us rs honest men meet the question
fairly and answer fairly, though the infercuces
force rs to admit against our prejudiccs.
FL HIlana. OF any where in the Northwest
or Ilbol-rs demand 81 per day: admit this
far nnnt. In 1884 they could not get 80
cau Why II this say they scarcity ofhelps
WIKI hr. aes have gone further and bcgin 10
settle themselves If the demand il such there.
why not here Will an answer do the same
qne:y in one latitude and the opposite else
where n? No. | negroes are ut this time-An-
gnst-seIing at $3.50 in Richmond VA, TO
my mind, rs certain proof that the demand is
creator than the supply and mnst increase un-
les Tho world stands still until the supply in
creasrs.
Had 'thr Sonth even now enough slave Ia
Dor there would be more Improvement around
the Iarm-stcad At present, slave labor must
be applied 10 that which can only pay an in
toreSt-be profitable Immediately Lower the
prices Of negro men to sToO and women to
$500 prime hands and there would soon be
~ improved agriculture. Suppose it be that
cotton would be made in surh quantity, that
II Monld only nett one half the nation won q
be as well off, and individuals would then see
their interest in making the cotton and improy-
ing land n tle Sanle time Had nj this pres.
ent writing, double the number Of hands that
now have, ! could make as much stock, ditch
whore required, drain swampy places, leyec,
and the thousand and onen little improvements
about a home. Besides this, increase slave la
bor 10 the extent that the mechanic, the over.
seer and the working farmer, can afford 10 have
negro woman to cook and wash for his wife:
ts would soon elevate the mother and Of course
the child
Suppose by Introducing more slaves that
my D Or 20 or 10 more or less negroes, be
only worth @300ronnd instead Of 500 or $500
a. now would it inure me one dime My
negroes could do as much work and could
sleep as quietly. Bnt the advantage would lie:
very many who new cannot pay from $1,000 TO
81 200 for yonng woman, would then be able
TO do so at to $500 Politically our conn
try would be in a better ondifion-1fth the 3GS,-
ls2 slaves as taxed in 1851 was owned BY the
90 600 voters we would not fear any people j.
as u State we would be protected by a wall Of
60 600 hayonets AS it is there NAV be 10 :
600 or 90 600 WHO feel no interest in slavery,
particularly only 50 far MS principle is concern
ed vet hound by n fhouSand fins to 1pfapl II
Again there may be 1000 slave owners who
cau sell out a few hundred thousand dollars
bworth, or LET negroes go by the board, yet have
enough TO live richly elsewhere. believe We
are to be best befricndcd by those who own
no slaves or but few, just ms it is in all other
things, the comparatively poor pay the preach
er, the teacher wad the rife and shoot it,
have no idea of doing that which will in,
lure any, and scorn to make capital by election,
ecring with poor or rich, but dare to express
my individual opinion If the increase of slave
labor is to benefit the country, ] certainly
would not stop in advocating its introduction
because the q 8r 250 slave owners were to b,
less looked up to | am not for agraransm
| ! detcst any thing leading to IT, prefer m
Lord and my Lady, Ears and Dukes, ariS
tocracy to mobocracy Give me tyranny c
mind and education before the tyranny of ignc
rance and low ynlgarism, for certainly agrar
anism would soon run into this
would labor more to elevate the masse
than for ANYTHING on the broad earth which
mere temporal and | am honest in believin
nothing will so surely do it rs to put IN til
reach of every man to own few negroes