The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-09-15

MI L. L. AilheU introduced bin to pro-
vide compensation for the services of Ger
tam officers OF the Senate and House.
Mr.. Bachman introduced = bi.l la v1-t
in tho city Of Columbia ;hc RICH. ..;,,l ti.lc
OF the State il certain los.
Adjourned.
ScE:o Labor.
The Eichmun.l Times has "n
article on tbs suggestive and fruit
full theme, from which We cH..:;rl:
See, ior i moment, how fate and
nature are fuliiilin. their dccrees and
executing their laws i'll disposing Of
the destinics Of the sons of liam.
And let the force ui facts and the co.
Scnc.v OF tho arguments which low
from them be admitted.
Last year, or - Tho cummrnr4-
ment oi the present year. The great
desire OF negroes lii thc country Was
to work lands ''on shares with the.
white lanai owner. Tiis wa; the FIRST
stop, or half Step, toward: escaping;
fro!a that control and :,lYvci;i:.ncr
which capital exercises aud ahoa!,.
cSeiclsH over lii rinpio."es Vie
negro wanted t:.e privilege o! being
ld!e; he co::!d not get Tho opl.,"-
;unity, nor enio:- I'll" l;lxurE 3. tho
outset. but he Rad" great aI>..nr"&
towards III" So;;l O: l,i;, i,opc., in get
tnS employment ''ol shares ai tie
cr";', iia;o;;t Ni working Is; :; l:r;d
man ior wage. :. the latter case,
Freedom from work at ~! coal,! no:
be indnlgc'l in viii. i:n,,;nity. and
contracts Of that ci,ar:;cte.., as al o,,r
country friel.,is know, were very
difficult to be secured or enforced.
The negro has found that even w!.i!a
working on "!:ar"&." IL cannot
play as m;lc. rs he desires, hc
cansc tie farmers !ur ;.:2 most part.
incorporated s.ipulat;ons in their
contracts which Partially tra:n,nclc,l
the viii Of Cut.cc, ;nd kept hirl Closer
at VOL; t';an his instincts acs;,i:vsca;,
III. lie wishes daring the next year,
to avoid. az f;,r IS ;.rlct;c:.hic, n!
moral or loGal obligations to work.
except u, his wtiim and caprice; shall
dictate. IIcis now ,i;ssi,sted with the
share systt ;. and al,nostuniversal-
" aspire, 10 r',itiyate land in his sole
and cxcln~iya tenancy.
1iio history .: .r,." nes:@ys IL this
country. from the oar!:os: period.
proves tii:,: whenever they Ct n,,a-
session O: :; little piece OF innd, either
rs owner, or rs %o:e tenants. tiivv
merely content themselves with
barely scotchin@ it SO rs to make the
most mea"rr si!l.Sistrncu: aiU thpv
rarely succeeded IN this. without the
aid oi fishing, trapping, ..untius OF
theft. The nature OF fthn NEGRO as 4 ircc
man was fully illna;ra:cl I,y il. free
ne9rocstof The s;ou;h before their
general emancipation: and n"I.' that
they are all free, Il would l:c Illogical
and e,roE"o'lsto to c::p2ct more of them
than t!"ir previous history justi.io..
We argue. then. THAT the negro
labor e the Soutil VIII hereafter be
! worth less ana less. It viii be with
draw i from the field OF general p.',-
du::ion and national wealth. and be
employed irrcgularlv III sl":. little
patches ~ the negro can buy OF rc::t.
! He will ccntent himself: with y mere
animal existence. barely making
enough to keep from starving, and
he Will delight. IN LIVING from hand TO
mouth.
We s,ibmi; To those Who have
studied Tic negro character. if our
theory IS not correct:
PfSSsyLv.%lA Pl. ..yrt;.NE>.~. \
man ,lamed William Henry Davis, at
Harrisburg. Pennsylvania, found Sc
vcral boys playing about 5lie banks
OF tl!o canal and among them 4 negro
boy named Daniel Franklin Davis
took tho nc%ro. and put him i"to .hc
water where II WI t;Crp. and for the
fun of tho thing. !cft h;m t. struggle
like Il drowning pupi.. The n"Sro
boy could no. swim. ;nl Wa drown
cd. Davis Was arrested. bat th,. ;il.!@..