Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-03-02
Gcrman. in Ihe SonM.

We have iaborcd 70 adjust tho new re-
latinn OF master and servant sL the South,
upon "a basis of fair dealing and mutual
confidence. We have urged this, DOT only
to secure the highest results from the Ia
Lorers already here, but also thereby to
invite Others from the North and from
Europe. We heard with qualification OF s
number Of Germans coming, and hoped
that the South would be largely enriched
by the uutiring industry Of the Tc,iouiC
race. The West hats profited immeaSura-
bly, by this invaluable population, but the
South still clings TO her old ideas of the
abject position proper to the latter We
regret exceedingly the results which must
follow.
We give below 81 letter which should
warn planters of the ruiuous CONSEQUENCE
Of neglecting the claims of the laboreT. y
German gentleman Of this city, who in
forms us that his people will hold a meet,
ing to protest against immigrants hiring
to planters, requests us TO publish the fol
lowing, which gives the experience Of &
couple of his friends in the South
Editors Post We, the undersigned, be
longed to a party OF thirty Germans whJ
were hired in New York by a planter
from Louisiana. Twenty-Five of thest
had just come over. Seven, who were
carpenters, had been promised free rams
portation to Louisiana, and two dollar;
per day and board, their wages TO be PAID
every week. We We're ali promised oui
pay whenever We needed it.
Wereaehedthe plantation Of Mr.. T
our employer, near Pennsylvania Land.
ing, La about the 18th Of October last
During the tripwe were compelled to fur
nish ourselves with food, contrary to the
agreement. On arriving al the planta-
ton, two days elapsed before We
We're furnished with %rations. We were
then allowed eight pounds Of mixed -four
and meal and two pounds of bacon, each
to last a week. When the week was up
We had To wait another week until a new
supplywas brought TO the plantation. Corn
was then landed and ground at the mill.
and a quart of meal aday was given, while
it lasted.
Christmas week we went to the house
Of Mr.. T, in a body, and asked for
something 20 eat He replied that he had
nothing for US, and that we would have tC
wait until he could procure something.
We then asked him to pay us off and let
us go. He proceeded to settle with US, but
said We must pay him thirty dollars each
for cur transportation from New York,
and ten dollars for what he had paid for
our board at Cincinnati and during the
trip. Under this ruling the carpenters
had a little coming to them on their wages,
which he paid them, but the common la
hOrers were declared TO be in his debt.
We We're told. during our stay with Mr..
T, that if We could read or write he
had no use !or us, and would send us of
Immediately, he did not want tina kind
of men.
As we had notl~@ 70 eat we were com
PEELED to leave, and had TO walk to Vicks-
burg, with thirteen others, 8 distance Of
forty-fye miles. The otherg went to work
upon the levee at New Providence. Two
Of US, soon after getting to Vicksburg,
hired out to work for Gel. B., at his
place near Chickassw Be- YOU. As soon as
we reached his rorch no r-aufo4 IN know
II We were ID GW KEGS remarking
that he wanted none Of that kind on his
place Hare We had nothing but the old
slave r~ations, and ban to cooEf it ourselves.
At the end Of a Tnonth we determined to
leave and asked for our money. but wero
told We should nave nothing until the end
the year. We went to Ficksburg and
tired to get redress, but nothing could be
done, and We came off without our pay.
lSigne'i) FRANK SCHNEIDER,
CHRISTIAN PARK.