New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-04-30
THE FREEDMEN OF SOUTH-CAROLINA.
Mr.. PHILBRICK's EXPERIMENT.
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was npbished in III. EreiaR Posi- (Weekly) Of March
g. reporting his operations in COttOnIasing by negro
iabori
The net result Of Mr.. rs operations was 1900
pounds Of cnned cotton missed s4 Of land by
tho labor of about 100 w0rkcrs-two children rated
ss one hand-who received the average wages OF
IS cents a day each The aggregate paid for labor was
$4,000 The negroes were required 10 provide thc'r
own subsistence. Subsistence Is pat 81 tie "aetS "
the Northern farm labOItI, e. Ler p!OHOeI uitC'',
the employer its equivalent (ore-iuurth or on.
added t. the money wages. Perhaps The amount luus
Isyed onl5 he ep0ur no support the five free schools
which Mr. L. csims 60 have been nan''I"ou o NV
pense of the prCpllttors o. tie p'LtioAs, VI Wy
sstence account may he considered IS onset ~ OIhef
perQusites which seem % Lave hrch re.Aoheu OF SOM
money value, nasmuch as tIey arr T3 mentioned as N
addition TO tic m9,'J az 10 on, f IarS
Tree is IL TO be Inferred LAT Ley were required 10
pay rent FOR portion OF inc Timer lhe !aHd was
bonrht by Nfr T. for " cents per GC-e One acre anu
half was allotted 10 the IbOcr exclusively for raising
his own subsistence. He s not allowed to rs.se coy
tor on his own account. Nl3 houses were bought Win
NE land and included in tie 90 cents pr acre. They
ere the old negro cabins u tho days Of slavery squGd
filthy novels, in which uca, women and Children
were forced 20 herd prom cCuuST together IL condl-
tons inevitably deHoial1-ut To name them IN CON
necton with rent 20 be confounding Of all laws
Will an exhibit Of more than So 900 worth Of cotton
against SO CJOp ald .crhb suu $1,000 interest and
incidental e tAc esy is cUD tess quite satisfactory
10 Mr. p aud hs associates, ana 90 al olAeT5 pcCN
has shown what h- c5u 90 wish tie negro az low wages
simultaneously ana lille by side with his experiment
another was Coii 0l, Of the negro ~ cutratOf on
his own account OF what @ ca. do for himself Harry
Macmillan bought At TIE sales plantation Of 80
ecrss which lie conducted Tor IilrsClf lie raised 10
acres of cotton VITA tie money received for the crop
be paid for tie land, ali tus expenses Of cutY.tns
cleaning and pack made 5,sldelaole aeuloHs -
bis farm stock and had nearly 500 remaining. FROM
the other land be supported lis fIly and has on hand
large store Of corn, potatoes aai ,tfeI provisions.
Richard GRIM bought plant ton Of S)j or 90 acres
and took 10 other negroes m gar n il cum a'oI.
sharing The profit They sold more ILGu -, llb Wolu'
Of cotton and raised beside large quantities OF tie usual
These results selve problem Of flr higher import
than PlibfickF. lis was " the ecpuOmcal employ
ment Of the negroes an a5Iicr 'urh Tcosaltry'
Tbis X yerv far from being TIE true import Of the
probleu-what do with TIE reerUcsi IL Is not tie
object which Mr T. was understood 10 nave III view ID
the purchase Of hSttuJ ecT 2.
His own statements of is intentions induced the
almost VI iyersai belief tlg lie desired 10 buy land Tor
the purpose Of testing tcl..as.I tpahhi,es oi the
negroes, and wien Icy LAD J3 ma tis confluence M
this respect that be would sci them the lands III SINAI
aotmeHts at the cost 20 Lii.s,L. LattTtf views q
private gain lie had, NtIe II was SUPPOSED, Second ~!
and vo1,. be sttitfeu U.U 90 pl.L,. Of few
Years cui,lv8ti Of lie lands UA ms own account or
whatever Idu,tIisi aput.a.s and capacity i,r SELF
management the experiment Should dtTuOp IN tAd
negrOC, they were 20 Rave the ilTNt sc. u was also
understood that Mr. T.. Associates VIC were among
the most prominent N0r.Aein nleAas Of tic negro anu
who furnished Tie ir-c-t iC.t o. tt cpti lAlesled
their money uurcsclyouiy willing even to lose It II the
negro might be benefited SO deCi ed and entire was
the c0nyctOn tA~t suc- was AI' IS l pose tul,-iI
from Ais Own rel eseA.''J.'' ~ Ae N', Sl ~ -
being July pledged in Ao. or 49, good iatA to aus
Ter the Janus 10 lie neg as a no Iau p's'i s'
by lndeutues e1eeGle" wiz al 'Le 'esai 'OA"'4'ivs
lie was looked pom As Quay zen POI 4il tas'' 81 go
lands for The .OeS UItl tie conditions on which De
had assumed the ONCE were Iull"cd lave 10 per
sonal knowledge Of TIE 6OAL4s OF lhlS brhoi' on!
know thai Il was jAC ge.c,a DtAC, ana was Ac.l ~
some persons WAC we've Terms Of the most intimate
intercourse Will Ir. J..
In these ciICuEs.qi os this Community read. with
no common surprise ana Cls p'liMen' LIS announce
ment aiie. tie 5accesa- Issue 81 'Ae e rs experiment
that BIS Only ui ect lad JtcE 90 test tHe economical
lands to be further Ium their r-dcL thAa before
BE bought them Tor q nominal lllce. ne No4.o now
require them ~ Ply q price a'CHeA5 u JAt increase.
value Nlch u er LABOR Do. p"Ncu ptc4tA "4'o -FC
them. NJ. i. nay int'Lu .4.s.ee 10 Tie S.oes DO
not luCeo Ls lAO~Fet, t- .li conc 81 ~ OLA! "l1 z
remarkable cLHI1t IN NlS views ana purpose " i--
ms letter Is supposed 20 lh'c. -. IVsa-. ~ l.it p
tOns Of What J4slce demands nay have been modified
by the large AID 10 sO-c tGtet ctInly lLc&l tcted,
personal Interest lis experiment las created.
The Tax Commissioners may moan .l,toeto tho ne
groes. Their plan u. c., lie pan 81 majority O.! thom)
aud PhlJricks aye iCeLlcGi not d. form AID detail
but IN tendency snl erect both pr poe ihe same eld
the iof-er openly tLt diOh,u TAG iI'ler iLIHecut
but almost as lIert,b! iLAl e. "a u 70 lut inc great
oulE OF ne Iahus l-tO te o"A.4Sp u WIZ men. VI
lOttlhg % t1e negroes ON! eaav-aH u e4a1' ti.I ~
earn li,r own sup'! uNt. - 70 I'M o..-s No.l
give tAe +I'iie Pe'OA's -, o. 4"- q P-' VS. % 'o
negroes bs tleiF oN Ai NJ !. Ei'h U} VIZ "a 30 i'iB
IS they Wll wOlk ln his cotton heAs' IN eltheE cese
the landlords are rcheftl az al care ana expense iOr
Their support MI - QIah tOeS not propose 20 pF4Ht
back tie Oyerseefs WHIP ana te caHoOose 10Y Eecieit
or refractory aborcIE Iley propose lAsteai me per
suasiou Of military force 20 compel the lGUurcrs 70, II
they win rot voluntarily, work for the new dynasty Of
cotton lords The negroes noIin lly free are placed
substantially almost as entirely IN tle power D. TIE new
proprietors es they were Of TIE Old masters. Sucl
result belongs 70 tie inuaAcul iuea OF an az Iclllst