The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1865-10-28

FhlU'l W never lnffntirn ln iuAit I
tain the fd that ours I, and ahallI
ever bc Government " white men. /
The purity and progress pf both IA.
cci require that caste must be- maiu
,'iucl and inlormlrllugc between
the races be- forbidden Mscogcnl
ton must be the work anl taste of
other climes and other pcoplo
10 work, Is th, hv n God, and it
the only certain protection against
tho paupcrism and crime, ~ both rn
cc' The negro peculiarly ainpt.
cd to the cultivation ot ~ great
staples Of the Sontl llc shopli be-
encouraged 70 engage at once iu their
production, by assurances Of protcc-
tion against the bynrlco cuplllly and
injustice of his employer lie is
free TO choose his labor and % mike
kH owr bargain. But he should be
required to choose some employment
that will ensure the maintenance Of
himself and family. On the other
hand, the employer must he assured
that the labor contracted for will be
specifically performed The cultlya.
ton of the great staples of the South
require continuous labor from Janua.
ry to 5annary The planter cannot
venture upon their cultivation unless
tie laborcr is compelled to comply
with his cont.".ct, remaining and per.
forming his proper amount Of labor
day after day. and week after week,
through the whole year; and if he at.
| tempts to escape he should be return
ed to his employer, aud forced to
work until the time for which he has
contracted has expired. by such q
sgsten Of labor, the welfare and hap
pness Of the African mag be secured,
the agricultural and commercial pros.
peritv ef the State sustained. and our
homes again become the abode Of
plenty.
In the civil war just closed, the
troops that responded to the call aud
command of Mississippi, have signal
iled all those high qualities that
adorn the character Of the soldier
by their yalor, courage, and heroic
constancy, whether in camp, on tn,
march or amidst the carnage of til,
battlefield, they have sustained hcj
honor and glory, and made her nam'
immortal. Many have returned t.
ruined homes and fortunes. Other
have fallen upon the battlefield, o.
have been manned or disabled for life
Many Of them, and their families
and the widows and orphans Of th'
dead, are in a sta1 Of dcstitution
The Federal Government has mag
unanimously thrown over the rebe
soldier the mantle Of oblivion for tn
past-but ne pension from It's oofer
awaits him or his family-no "homc
stesd' from its vast territories invite
: them to comfort aud repose. I
Mississippi, alone, can they look 70
assistance. Whether il WIS right o
. wrong to call the soldier to arms,
! cannot be wrong to make such pre-
vision for them as will relieve theI
and their families from want and SUI
fcring, and secure TO their childre
|, the means Of education. Jas,ice nm
G gratitude demand il. Honor an
: magnanimity will bestow it.
c From long retirement to priyat
: life, and absence from the State f
r the past four years, am ignorent
n much Of her legislative history, an
Il feel incompetent to advise farther I
!, Ito the proper domestic policy rende
it ed necessary by the altered, dis,rac
n cd, and desolated condition of Il
: people. To you, gentlemen, is wis
i ~ and safely entrusted this iinporta
i duty. Invoking the blessings
= Almighy God upon your labors,
ic can only pledge you my cordial c
sc operation in the effort to rcsio
iP and advance the welfare and hap
lc ness Of the people Of Mississippi
r. To ihe Honorable Senator al