The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-19

4 The great practical question ceiling fol
4 solution in the Suuth Is that Of labor. Hog
are these rice, cotton. sugar and 'tobacc.
4 fields, teemine with hidden wealth ana
ready to Yield 10 the hand Of industry pro
auctions the most valusblet 70 commerce ant
The most necessary 20 the human family, L
be worked? That they Will be worked &
I a proposition about which We entertain nc
Iaanner Of doubt How lCng is the space
Of time since California was a Wild, ruaiaed
/ over by scattered tribes Of Indians who dis
| guted with bears aud tigers the title 10 Is
| domain. CALIFORNIA, awaT of, almost on
The other. SIDE of the globe, removed BY
thousands OF miles from the haunts Of civil-
ized man, IS nov rich ana populous state.
What has wrought the marvellous change ?
The answer IS one word-G0Id. The fame
Of It's nsmes drew the sdventurous ami en-
/ terprising nom the most distant countries
the Asistic vieing with The American and
the European, in the rush 70 disembowei
the earth Of its golden riches.
The frst white man who discovered the
existence Of the untold Caliioruia wealth.
mis- be veil have ssked. where is the labor
70 come from that is 70 develop it3 That IS
just the question now being asked BY the
land owners Of the South. The answer is
the same. Where the carcass IT, the eagles
gather. Where gold is 20 be had for The
disging, whether In the shape uf sugar, COZ
ton, or the yellow dross itself, the diggers
viii be forthcoming. Cotton az 40 cenls the
Poaud, offers 3 higher return for labor than
gold washings in the pacers Of California
Our proposition then, is, thar whether the
black labcr Of this couutry IS on is not nIada
available Tor the staple productions Of the
South, these staples will be produced II Isl
a debatable question whether the habits aud
temperament Of the negro IN stats of free
dom are eompaGhle with useful voluntary
labor. A great many persons doubt it.
What is elea- is, that it is the duty and
the policy Of Southern Governments and
Society 70 attempt 70 remove these doubts
by fair and judicious experiment. Thar
they should exist now az period so resent
since she most extraordinary uphcaving 81
the entire labor system Of a country, 1hat
the world has ever seen, is not surprising.
But time may, andwe hope viii, correct the
evil, and we hal with satisfaction every
proposition brought forward BY the intelli-
gent and rehecuDg miuds Of the country
that looks 70 . solution Of the CREST problem.
OF this nature IS a plan originating and
now being very freely discussed IN the
county Of Monroe. A leading mover la il
is our Wei known former teIlaw towusInan,
Col Garland Goode. The thought is 70 es-
tablish in that county an agricultural assO-
citation, seeking 70 embrace every planter
and laud owner in it. Tho object of the.
society is TO combine the personal and $3.50
cisted influence OF Us memben % bear upon
the establishment Of mutpal relations Of
confidence and good understanding between
employers and labOrs- This society wiil
undertake to see that full justice is done the
negro who hires 70 q planter in the MISTER
OF punctual payment Of lair wages, q am
pie provision for clothing, food, aud what
every else IS stipulated in his contract.
They viii also undertake, under certain sane
tons to be agreed upon, 70 ses that the negro
performs his part OF the contract ia faithful
service. To seeure the confdedce of the
lsberer, it is proposed TO associate with the
governing committee OF the society the res
ident agent Of the Freedmen's bureau, 50
long as that institution Is maintained. The
Legislature IS to be applied 70 for 9 charter
for the association, thus adding the
sanctions o. the law 90 the social power
OF the society We understand thai the
officer Of this Bureau in hist county highly
approves Of the scheme, and thai Col Gdode
is about to repair 10 Montgomery for the
purpose Of consulting with Cow Parsons
a1d Gen. swayne upon the subject. .
We are not prepared 90 maintain that
this plan would meet 81 the requirements
ofthe problem Is 3 permanent system. bnt
as temporary exPedii mt IL strikes us As
highly worthy Of consideration and trial. IL
is a move in the right direction. 1t dims AZ
the root Of the evii, and thst is 20 remove
the distrust which is mutual between the
planter and his former slaves. The plan Is
50 simple in It's execution, that If II takes in
Monroe it viii be Ofeasy imitst on ia every
county Of the State. II is desirable that the
machinery should be set in motion as early
as possible, with reference 10 the next crop.
0ur opinion is, that if pursued with energy
gro laJor OF '5iiii III SsaIe may be put 20 work
IN the production Of the crop Of lS66--t0
the obvious benefit Of the negro himself, and
to the general prosperity Of the country
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