The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-01-06

IF suffering and evil 10 some classes Of The popu
alton. No wisdom Dr. philanthropy can wholly 4
prevent il. Evils Of thi. character we're insep- I
lra5le from the patton OF slaves, by militia
y power in country eled with hostile aud siFUg
Cling armies. The government seem to have
! ne all they could. the different localities.
TO relieve suffering. aad furnish employment. for
The freed people ba.no. slsays with The great
est success.
Col. Yeanan, Of the s. Louis Sanitary Com
mission, has ar wed in Washington frOm a tour
Of inspection Of the coaraoAnd plantations in
Tennessee, Missi ppi and Arkansas HIS re-
por rof the condition OF the colored laoorers has
been sent to the Wa Department. Theis treat
nent Is represented % u Outrageous. Colonel
Yeaman, il connection wiki NJ Mullen Agent
Of the Treasury Department, has been ordered
10 yisi. ed plantation, aad 10 adopt such meas
are. as will a. olce remedy lie evil. complained
o.
Gen. Thomas seems 10 have I commission
which covers the recruiting Of slaves as colored
soldiers and also tie employment Of tie res. OF
ne colorei population. correspondent a.
Washington writes the New YJsk Ti5Gns;
"Aoj, Gen Thomas Las returned from the
Lover Mississippi and reported ms work, a. the
great ofgtGizsr VI negro troops l. i stated
that he Las put ~ the Il 10 20 900 drilled slaves
hat these are il due proportions. arliery, IL
antry aud cavalry the latter mCun,ed o. mules
hat he las gwen Bilks alo.e IS 100 ot them
Men gather BON his conversation that ne re
garis these black soldiers a. ne test IA cur
service He has had 81 OlO women and chi
iren under his care. Tnry viii b. placed on
abandoned pidnlaliGs-th The women under wages,
the children TOO, bit at the hshtest w1rk-the
essees Of the pailations being bound 10 the
jlstrst care Of bOth lie Is leasing the sugar
and cotton cstetes ia Mississippi apd LOUISIANA
apidls, and not tor stipulated rent, bat roy
4ty Oh the prodace-Sl bale tor cotton OF
TOUR hundred pounds, one cent pound Tor su'
sar, and FIVE cents a Ousrel Tor corn and pOta
cUes This reut goes Is4tO the National Treasury.
the farms pas besides, The duect revenue lax.
zen. Thomas report - SAID ID Justify his meth
% of leasing The plantations rs he touud them,
Nth their GIN houses, boiling houses. engines,
1ools mules aud ali ss one OF necessity. There
vas 10 Time 10 snbjivlde them, uor 10 erect ne =
dwellings, tor a suDdl, ided tenancy. the Gen
cTal viii return 10 lbs wUik almost Immediately,
-oing 10 6 ant : army, wnrIe he expects to or
gauz- ten regiments u neg'oes. iheHce 10
Me- u c lis thence 10 Texas thence 70 Per
-scOla oteau.zug AID aiming the slaves every
where and examining ig,Ily tie White Offices:
tho apply 10 command them. lis ldbOrs have
alieaGy Won for han the vinGCuve bate OF thG
rebels They SOU III. his lie ia Natchtz, whil,
he guest Of M Marshal They had troops anC
artillery in ambush IL two poiu's Of the Missis
-ippi River u destroy take he steamer Rock
e., On which he Sas passeuge-."
Another correspondent at Port Royal CON
plains of the mann-- : which the ccahscateC
auds are SOLD in thar department. lie says
u wish yon would protest against The lane
sales as conducted 10 tnis department. We al,
fighting 10 put down 4 landed isiocracy, anC
~ ought not at the same time 10 build Up m
Ter. | fear tie colored men viii LOT be muc.
0ent fitted by he change There Is no chsuc,
TOR competition in sales, as there IS 10 chauc,
for any one but Government officials and military
officers. Iiud a few Northern sharpeIs u be
come arquaiuted with the lands or 10 attend the
alec. COnse qaenuy, few OF the best pltnta
tons are sold Tor song. aud The Others ave bic
iG by the Government 1t tney could be set ~
IN smaller pieces say It hundred and fifty K
two hundred acres, aad tie soldiers given {
chance a good many Of them Mould purchase
racrs The Planters that have operated here
-'is sumner have only gwen The ContFabsud.
.2l-2 20 cents a pound Tor "a ing the co lor
10 the seed Whcn e about s o. cents a pound
Tor il when il Is glnueJ, and a. Sea Island l.
worth 81 Is TO Il - \ pound It i quite d
mar Ia for profit. Tines 60 Tbs cOntr-b bands
however, The Use OF laud ~ RAISE corn Tor them
elves aud mulls.'
reporter OF The New Orleans Era accom-
panied the United States Commissioners on their
VISIT to several plantations, ehich were exam
med detail lie SUNS up the result VI Iheis %
servations as follows:
No one can visit these plantations and see
the results that nave already been accomplished
without b,ing convinced that the working ul
plantations under the free labor system l. a sue
cess With an insulhcency IT liOJr supcrln
tended, i'll most instances. by men OF but lIt le
Experience. and with season by no means ia
vorabe for the jial, the sN-tem las been made
to pay; and with these i fhculli,s overcome, a.
.hry certainly will be, 10 reascaaole person can
ioub; but the free labor will ~ time, prove So
Jerior TO that system which viii soon exist no
MEDIATE control Of The negroes are conviaceG
that if they are given The incentive VI pay fof
their labOr-if they be paid every one Or two
nonths-Ihey will work more cheeriully, ano
perform q greater amount Than ever before This
can be done by giving them So much per puma
fer picking cotton. or ptying them stated sum
Ger diem, aud deduct OAs {. On their wages mus
DC made for all time they DO NOT WOk Tai,
plan will tend 10 Create a competition among them
and the desire 10 make mO4ey vii accomplish
the rest
The following Is al estimate made by one o.
the party. Who has gwen the SUI CT Great at
rention; One hand and Two MUGS will cultivate
twelve acses-iour OF corn aud eight OF caue
Calculating al one hogsheal Of sugar and ole
barrel OF molasses 10 the acre. this will give al
air prices about 800 The corn q srd Hil
more than f.rish The hands with meal aud feec
the mules. The PAY Of the reg5o will amount
u about 1920, the cost Of feeding and clothing
him, and Liz share Of tie xcense Of keeping the
plantation in reTar, taking off b crop. exc
Will amount TO about $3.50 more-say $500 d.
all. and surplus OF : lOO remains. Aud this l.
o acing a low estimate on the yicl1 per ace
Tor in good s. asous one ard hall and two hogs
heads are frequently male. About the same r.
suits are arrived at f he calculation be based
upon cotton crops.
This yea the cane on most Ofihe plantations /
: rather dry, and the fact that both cane AID
cotton was planted or the same plantation has I
proved 4 serious draw b OK; the hands having ]
o leave The cane when they should be grinding /
or the purpose OF picking cotton. This d.flc1i- |
y viii be avoided ia future"
Important Confessions
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