The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-10-24
From tic Charleston Daily News
To His Excsllsncy B. T. Perry, Provis-
ional Governor of South Carolina.

ional Governor of South Carolina.
AZ a citizen of this State, who, like
yourself desires speedy restoration Of
order, and revival of our. industrial
pursuits and prosperity, L send you the
following, on the subject Of our future
relations with the freed negro race. L
have been planter, owning, residing
among, and practically lnanagng,a large
number of negroes on rice and cotton
plantation on the seaboard, inthis State,
for the last twenty years and if the
Government wlliegislate to compel the
freedmen to contract for n crop, pnd keep
their contracts till the crops are harvest.
cd, | am prepared tc hire, on liberal
terms, from one hundred and seventy.
five to two hundred hands next year,
and recommence planting some ofthe
finest lands III this State. All of the ne
groes formerly owned by me have rempm-
ed with me up to this time, and are anx.
ious to return with me 10 planting. /
t'alSo am anxious to employ them, and
will provide the funds necessary tothc
next years operations ; but | cannot do
SO without other securities for order and
the safety Of my investments, ;haM will
consist in the volition of this people. /
cannot pnt myself and plantation in the
hands of "A people | may not be able to
control. Such being my situation, /
hope my views may be of some assiS.
tance, in thc. present disturbed condition
of affairs
Iassumc of course, that the intention
and policy Of the Government is, and
willie to. encourage the prosperity of
the Southern States by an immediate
resumption OF agricultural pursuits hitll.
crto Carried OH by slave labor, and, fur
some time at least, in the mlure by the
now freed men. My firm conviction,
based upon the experience and observe
ton oimv whole life, is that the negro
race, suddenly released fIom a condition
OF slavery and discipline, with distorted
ideas Of freedom aud Immunity from la.
Dor, will not work in tic future unless
compelled to do so by the power That
has freed them, under samt,ry laws con
ferr'ng mutual benefit, on the white ana
black race. little Goverumcnt could
atoncc remove TIE negroes from the
South, and colonize them in. another
country, foreign emigration might in
time supply the labor lost. iliough that
| is questionable, and, being pow ils,,}ses,ssi,
49, t,ss3sI4Ar. ,ss4sat Z ~,
! ss1f stct, lts'q qIestItlH b0lorG rs, hows
ssto AVOID the ,oirorsf d IL uiiisdfy 20 this
Sc6Anl, ysiheislonial Oh lhyee 10 i6iiir MIL
lions Of ignotapS and Iliizg being gs Ia
large proportion of whonS4tfe helploss
clNldren9and tile,aged and inRFln-4sie.3
#denl mad Il fgets without II foot Of land,
gorAssly otllcI.ip property. lf.tltp Govern
sineiit TX poets 4 q establish@y voluntary Ia
sbot,as L i future d tFicse people, then.
irdeeaS u ni1eh Of the most prodncS
ityeand tjFhest slortions oil flhe Ssontherp
:Sto;e l'ec9nie d li9@ling wilderness, ana
- 5lytts oi extefinia iaation, with all oflts3
slsprrl,sss etlslie, howcver.5the Gov,
3SefsiIllsllt lado oess y ystegp OF compulsory
iors pFggari$ed llabor, booking 10 the rights
3pteboth sratties, mill theynegrohas iear,l
el 10 recognize lie fact that freedmen.
dA III = ~ fSS, lSJ Hofk,, Then tiS
3c9s9stry sSill asaape the heavy calamity
S&llclfalo,v f!lreaiciiss to osefwhelln5it.E
and theSabVli'iono of slavery may be.
gopte as Messing 20 bolh the white and /
vea1y legro, or falnilyof negroes,
}pQsownlpg lapd, shonldibe Compelled
gto,tllis eofitrseton the list Of ,Jan,tsffv
5l2r TIE ehsuinp & twelve montRss and. fails
ing tp$d3s so by the FIRST Of February,
sltolId betliSn contracted iforby aptIiorri,
ty ioFths rest of the year, uader spel,
. sragtlati0l assrnay be justto both par
tles Fhiswill prevent yagrancy and
sas'ia tllem becoming Il tax on the State
piltfacts to be- equally binlink5 on
on botl parties, and dnot 10 10 dissolved
but by authority. In case the negro negro
aeages his employer before theexpifation
ct tbe Time agreed upon, she is TO be I
9llpfehepdedFnd punished inmanelys by
Stlie etAployer on The plantation I'M he
resillfes his duties IL is NECESSARY
that tlitS nunialk "a a.,t ob,,,,ll ~ Y