Washington telegraph., 1865-06-28

PLANTATION LABnR.-LOuisiana plant
En- are perfectly willing to pay far labor
They always did ID before tie war. II lev
then paid AL bills FIR the support of tho~e
who rendered them service. paid heir
laborers in clothes, food, shelter rud iu-.I-
icll attendance. ANA 40 paiI f,r tAr
supP3u aaa re.lara of large numbers Ubp
from youth, age, or other disability could
not give the planter any return. Gh.v
paid for labor just A. other men lr, br--
cause III wa worth sanHtiiiu- In pav-
in- flr th- same thing nnw, id plgit- 4
price higher thaa farm iaburrs generally
receive in thaa-ricultu-al districts gf ri-
North, thew wish to ryt lack suitable
return. Ihrv arG Tra.tical Inrn. and Gn
n". propose ~ give un hoir E4rnri.v
profitable calling "a clltivs,ors h.t. II
possible % maka it pra.itahlr under th-
n-W order uf things. They have unr-rv
earnest with tn make W. tLrir plantations
I immense clermozxuary Institutions to
suppor. The DO I'd population at tb- rs-
Pensr n the proprietor nj the soil. 'Tlr.y
simply wish KIN make money III " respect
ah!r way. They are nnt di+plstI ln
treut their lahorvrs unfairly. Las ,.icv
want to be fairly dealt with by them
Whel they pav vel N, " Il they want
Gord work
Tie newspapers of the Nor.h la a5t
uuders and the position the old s uib-
ern residents on This question Of free la
Dor. They arr willing 70 give free black
labor 4 fair trial They accept tl,r aitpr
alton id our social system, and wish tO
make the best Of present circHms tances.
The last annual report Of the Superin-
tendent Of tha Military Bureau Of Freed
men gives the old resident planters the
credit Of dealing fairly with their paid
! laborers, and contrasts them fayorablv
with some of those who have recently
leased plantations from the United States
But it il not 10 be wondered lit that men
who have been accustomed 60 see every
thing connected with the planting inter
est 60 on smoothly from wear to wear. now
! that they are forced to submit To difficult
ties and obstacles formerly unknown,
should desire to see speedily effected
some changes in the aspect of this labor
question While they desire to deal hon
estly with their laborers, they want tn
! have such control over wages and time
of payment rs is allowed the North ern
employer as matter Of right. We be-
iieve that our planters are men I'd be-
trusted We want to Sc them permitted
| to exerc;--- : little moro Of their own dis
eretion ii tac MAJ -,7incut .. ''' .
tates. Tie result would prove 1t grarr
benefit to frer labor.
The negro himself though he ha= (.
very high appreciation Of the value Of
personal f eelom, has not learned wha!
his new position j. and what i required
Of him in i'd One of lii rec,llrctions of
slavery i the steady work To which III
was compelled. Anotheris support from
the hands Of him for whom he labered.
Again employed upon the sril. he natnr-
ally clings 70 the pleasanter 9f tLesa tRlo
recollections. He is perfectly willing t5
! be fed, clothed, sheltered and paid. He
/ does not care TO resume the old habits Of
labor. lie fails 10 be impressed With
the force Of the idea Of President John
son, that freedom is freedom to work .
Now, the question which presents itself
to the mind Of the planter as, in the pres
ence Of the Provost Marshal Of his par
lsh, he makes contract for labor, is
NOW am to get my moneys worth from
any person | am now employing e. He
Is Obliged to give him rate Of pay fixed
by authority He should have the pow
er to give him only what he finds his ser
vices worth, and should be the Judge as
to the value Of those services. Whel The
hands on plantation discover that IT,
rate Of compensation will depell IVY the
amount of work accomplished, it is aai-
ural to believe that there will rssnlt !.
spirit Of formulation amongthe hsvine as
is object increase Of credit aud har