Washington telegraph., 1865-08-02
Public Meeting.

pursuant " notice, sarge nuinoo- oi the
planters Of Hampstead county. and some Of the
counties adjsc~nt, met at Washington, July
18th. DIR. j. Custer was called 10 the Chair.
and II. jones appointed Secretary.
After the Chairman L.4i bTirhy stated The
jccts OF the meeting. Or motion or Major A
johnson. himself, Coils. Turner and Hefvry,
were appointed comfpitt-- 10 wait on 1t. Col.
May, Commandant AZ thi. Post. 10 request Lis
presence Al the meeting. A similar COMMITTEES
of X. III. Wynn. j. G. Smith. and III ". Co At
ham, were appointed 20 wait on Capt. Mont
roEeTy, tlc Superintendent Of thr Freedman :
Bureau, 20 request. in like manner, Ais presence
At the sne.iing The former committee reported
that Col. May owing 70 pEezs ci business AMI
the shortn.ss Of his stay here. begzri 20 D.
excused Capt. Montgomery was present. ana
participated in the deli rTatioas OF the lne-.Irg
A Committee sf Col. E,kin, ]. ". Paup, NJ. Y.
Cheatham- Col HrTvey, A. y JuhlsOn, X. RI
Wynn, and Mr. Hale, were thrn appuint,d 10
prepare resolutions expressive OF thr s-u-.' a
the meeting with regard TO the Obi ct Tor which
the meeting had taken place. la 2 short time
the committee returned Toe following TrEolu-
lions. which. after remarks Capt Nont-ou-
cry, in which he endorsed them hr;utiiy-s.ty-
ing. they met the views OF sk-' Government Oh
the subject. were, scTiasiln, unanimously adopt
ed. Resolutions were then adopted, that the
proceedings be published in the Washing ton
Telegraph. and that all who were then PR sea Z.
should sign them. before going to the press.
The resolutions adopted were as follows:
Res0lred lst, That ii * the sense Of the plant
ers Of this portion OF the State of Arkansas.
thatin the present state Of tho country, and in
view Of the low prices of the growing crops.
they cannot without loss. pay any oth.r Or
higher wages for negroes than they have been
heretofore doing; that is, TO take care o. ia, IA
during the present year, and furnish them With
suitable food, clothing and IA ardica attra lance
Resctred 2d, That il is Vt the utmost i'm or
lance to the whole community. a. well "a the
negro himself. that the fullest amount of sub
sistence should be raised aud saved. The poor
of the country are dependent upon it.and unless
some wise policy may BE- pnrsurd 10 keep up
the forces on the present plantations, the coun-
try may come to want ...
Resofref Sd, That We encourage thr negroes
upon our several farms and plantations. - re-
main at home, aud work as formerly. wits thcir
former owners. and that we pledge ourselves 10
kind and Just treatment of them, as long as ihey
perform reasonable work.
Resolred 4fh, That we discountenance during
this year. the practice Of employing the former
slaves Of others. without the consent Of said
former ewncrs: or the practice of raising wages
to induce negroes 10 remain, we believe the
country cannot afford that competition under
present circumstances, and its results woald be
disastrous to the present crops
Resoired 5tt, Thar We will heartily cooperate
with any and MI Agents Of th- Fr-cdm-n's Bn-
reau in any policy to advance the best interests
Of the negro. promote the industrial interests of
the country. and secure order and good conduct
ON the part OF tn. freedmen.
Rssoired 9Th, That wc recommend CO opera
ton in this course TO all the planters through
out South Arkansas, until the end Of the pres
ent year r
Whereupon, after various questions pro-
pounded -. and satisfactory answers given by
Capt. Montgomery, on the subjects involved in
the resolutions, the meeting 1sdjourned.
J. CUSTER, Chairman.
II. A. JOKES, Secretary. ... ,.. ..-f
The resolutions were accordingly signed by a
large number Of our most influential planters
whose names are emitted for the present. as the
list is increasing. .....