New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-26
4 Few Words from Mississippi-Ehc
Freedmen Rent Upon Tsnising Cotton
The Policy of Gov. Humphrey aud Ili.
-. IL
Legislature.

To ne LdifcT q 1hs " }. IrttHe'
SIR: To one who has been a regular reader OF
TIE Y. Y. DAILY TRIBUNE for over twenty years
getting il each day while damp from the press II Is
quite luxury TO get il here though 1t bo a; intervals
of ten days have been assigned the charge Of large
congregation in this city FOR the present year. com
posed mostly u freed people. which enabled me TO
iaform myself Of the condition of nv people. not only
a, this point bu, in this State generally.
The late attempt Of the Legislature 10 enact and put
ia force a law having for It's object to prevent the
freedmen from buying or leasing lands in the cotton
districts. ha. to the great disappointment Of those
people failed. Yesterday being Thanksgiving day.
read To my cor onercsaiiOn the following
"AS IMPORTANT ORDER.
"NuuisGros. Nov. %, 1865.
M.uippi yon - eqnhnue 70 protect 'he herd1rn ~ tse
t . ,ae lands Iue bet ~ a., referred 20 ~
te..rn g., the .th INST b.. not recognized here by
order ~ M1j.Gen. o. q. HOWARD.
NAY woopnrII- \. \. o.
a. tho close II the r-ndng there on aniible and
hc,riy Thank tod foT dat from many veteran
~, day, ago was called 20 mako shor, srcech
at d llhic meeting, when ] took King cotton Tor
a& lisadi orfress'd ITEM whea slaves aud how this
same old king will now enrich and elevate them az tFee
laloress 4 it'y sckto him. ono old cotton pFoiucer
u che house sang out Dog my cat ef do M tick 10
Co,toa s abundant A. is point; i' is being hlued in
snd shipped from ihs place IA large quantities daily
There are three ~ four p4hnc LGhHajt ic4dhS IRON
the cotton districts into This city ard almost any Ny
alout suurse you can wax out tho distance oi hai
nile aud meet long lines of from dozen 10 ID and
~ teams loaded 'each with nom hye 10 - bales oi
cotton arl driven by black men and boys The fact f
he freedmen are getting theIr eyes open lbont t1.s
business and they x stiok 20 cotton too closely .or
some o.. those who envy them their freedom ana heir
.ll IN raising These ncn think that O month Is
no' enough for raising 50 valuable staple. In my
flo oft of
the cotton business and have conversations with them.
man said 10 me the other days LOCKER hc7e.
uus'eH-pointng To some cotton-'dgt dave cotton
used 10 fetch 10 pound now be iechcs 0 cents
/ a pound CIV somebol, 80 get rich plenty And
ID, common Wow prevails among Oh se 'i', thet
nan uhohns abundance ~ land should either pay ihr
price for labor s.l or lease portion 0i ni lands 70
those who work. And there are those WHO VIII do 20
if the Legislature viii Jet them moae. \ city paper
now lies before me- in column OF which sec over ID
plantations. ranging rom - 90 fNto acres, IN the
market Many coored men have tie me-, to pur.
chase lease and The stli 70 carry On plantations
protected.
Iisa pleasing flci, that Notwithstanding the obstn
clos thrown in tie Way of negro cotton proprietor
there are numbersoi them coming in with their ovr
cotton tWO three four or i've bales at tl.lc. Think
of thi- sf. that good bale oi ts precious fabric now
brings tho scales 500 or 500, and sec ou shoeh
ing, but sensible eX snye. who i've years NJ" dare not
that his soul was his own, standing hi iwo oT thrco
bl!ss Of cotton of his producing which he can call
his own. and receive the money for H. The who are
pleading FOR such men need not be ashamed oI their
c.ieits.
see that some Of tie Northern papers and cor
respondents tin egtang the questions oi analga
t01 TIE possibility al the races ying tpsr tHcr etc
etc. NlAOAt intending II, ! Hpllcavud iAlt these
yritcrs are dong great deal 10 hiLd1 the peaceful
rcorganzAton Of the southern community. The iict
is that the whites aud blacks here arc and viii be-
oie dependcut upon each other thu thcY at the
North. The sooner this fact il recognized aud adj
hcicd to, t0c better 10 VIII BE- for all II speak unto
wise men: Judge ye what say
j. W. &. rrySNG on
NGirL,i. Dee r. 1863