The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-05-14

New YORK, May I2.-The Charleston
Courier of May 5th, contains a very in
teresting collection of intelligence con-
corning the growing crops in different
southern States. In these districts we
find tho accounts in most respects high
lygratifying of the conduct of the freed
men, and a hopeful statement ofthe la
Dor question.
The Sumter (South Carolina) Watch
man reports: Our planters are apply
ing themselves with diligence which
must secure at least measurable sue
thing, are working with zeal and
earnestness exceeding the expectations
of our people at the beginning OF the
year.
In Georgia correspondent ofthe
Macon Journal and Messenger, from
Barbour county on the 10Th, writes:
Where there is no bureau the freedmen
are working we'll, and seem very we'll
satisfied. May and June willtry them.
The Atlanta Commercial Bulletin has
the following from correspondent in
the southwestern part of Georgia: Ow-
ing to the great scarcity of labor the
cotton crop for this year will barely
reach halfthe amount produced in 1860,
which think was estimated at four
million bales. am clearly of the
opinion that l, 800, 900 bales Is a full es-
innate for the coming crop. This State
ut the present JILu6 POSSESSES moro ne
groes than her sister, and yet she will
hardly make half a crop. With few
exceptions there is not plantation in
this section of our State that has a full
quota of hands. a vast number of
farms are therefore idle. The same
thing can be said of other portions of
the cotton growing regions of the State.
In Middle Georgia there is great
deficiency of laborers, and these are
tempered with and seduced from their
employers for the more fertile lands OF
the coast, or for some other purpose,
leaving a large number of planters en-
tirely destitute. An agent OF the de-
partmept of agriculture writes to the
same effect. Every Plnnter that can
get labor is putting in all the cotton
possible in hopes TO sell ut high rates,
and many of them are neglecting corn,
preferring'to depend upon the North
west for their supplies. The Freedmen
have contracted freely with their old
masters as a general thing. The higher
rates of wages in Alabama and Mtssis-
sippi are inducing some of them to dis
card their contracts in Georgia and mi
CRATE Westward. A correspondent OF
the Montgomery Advertiser, writing
from Dale county under date of April
25th, says the Freedmen are doing well.
There are no Bureaus to disturb the
happy harmony existing between en-
ployers and employees. The News
report that the Freedmen are conduct
ing themselves, as a general thing, in
a highly creditable manner, and we be-
gin TO think they appreciate their posi-
ton, and will labor faithfully under
the contracts they have made. or Mis-
sissippi tie Canton Citizens says the
Freedmen are working to their con-
tracts as general thing. On the whole
the planters seem cheerful and happy.
From Louisiana there are a number OF
reports. The Natheleces Times of the
21st of April says both cotton and corn
are growing beautifully, and the Freed
men working well. The North Lonisi-
ana says the Freedmen are working in
most instances much better than was
anticipated.