Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-06-23
Letter from Mr.. Anieek.

pLssstrrss, ws.hlns,on Co, T,t. |
MsI ltlh 1890.

snd the happy look Of those who
were really happy servants, ! find
few strange iaees-excopt two or
three Of the old house servants
and nothing hearty and happy
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., DC, destroyed
because the few negroes hired TO
try and make some crop positively
refused TO keep up the fences, US
being no part Of their engagements
A scsnty crop on about one.fourth
of the cultivated land looking tol.
crably we'll ~ yet, but needing moro
and better work than il is likely TO
receive.
Inevcr had, nor got have, any
confidence whatever, in free negro
labor.
BY the way, in my letter No, 3,
last paragraph save three, for Then,
tho granting lands to Americans
and negroes" &C., read ''to immi.
grants and negroes"
/ suggested that it would be bad
policy to encourage the formation
Of other companies, having tho
same or similar objects in view to
those of tho proposed TEXAS In.
MIGRATION AID AND LAND IMPROVE.
MENr COMPANY" For these rea.
sons-That several such companies
sending agents to Europe, would
produce q bad effect thero would
cause a vast unnecessary oxpendi.
ture; and produce no good results
OH this side which could not be
moro readily effected by the one in
question.
Letthis one BIO enlarged. 80 as to
include all who may desire to ope.
rate in that way, and to put their
lands on the market Even, rs /
suggested, to capital of five mil
lions of dollars.
Such q company, representing the
State, would have manifold the in
huence abroad which dozen small
Ter ones could possibly exert. And
Us much more certain to secure the
funds necessary, by the sale Of it's
stock in England.
find in this county not moro
than half Of the lands before culti.
waited now in crop. And great dis
couragement expressed by all at the
bearing of the negroes. 1t is too
much, to be thus in the power or at
the mercy of snch people, for the
labor necessary to cultivate this,
one of tho loveliest countries on
earth. Sulky, "sluging" impudent
in their bearing, and altogether of.
fcnsivo.
Washington is one of the richest
counties in tho State, as it is one Of
the most beautiful and healthy.
Let us determine, unanimously, to
make it white mans county and
Texas a white mans State. Let
every planter in the county come
forward and make his arrangements
for full force of Scotch and Eng.
lish laborers, the very opposites Of
the negroes-chcerful, active, ener-
getic, industrious, generally reli-
gious men; who maintain their own
respect by showing respect to 9th
crs. And tho women, as house ser.
wants, the best in the world.
At the end of the term of FIVE
years, for which they should be en-
gagged, or even for three, every one
of them would be in n position to
buy portion Of the farm they had
cultivated, and would wish to do 80.
They would make good citizens of
the State would elevate her char
acter far above what we need hope
for, 80 long as we continue our de-
pendence upon the low race now
amongst us.
AS to what is to become of them,
when their place shall be thus sup
plied-thoy will soon find them
selves forced to labor, steadily and
with proper respectful bearing to
their superiors; or must starve.
Many Of the great river bottoms
cannot be safely cultivated by white
laborers. Let the negroes 60 there.
could see hope for them, in tho
future, if they were left to the man
agement Of the State authorities;
but none rs the matter now stands.
As servants, as interiors, can feel
as kindly to them as ever; would
gladly aid in their education, and
elevation to all they are capable of.
Would contribute of my time, ener-
gies or means. But rs long as the
present system is continued, cannot
and will not interfere.
In the meantime, until the pro-
posed company is formed, charter
cd, and in a position to act cffec-
lively, / will go on with what has
been begun.
As before mentioned, / have the
assurance from Mr.. Henry Lafonc,
widely known as one of the leading
ship owners and shipping mer.
chants of Liverpool, that he will
put on line of steamships, screw
propcllcrs, to ply between Liver
pool and Galveston direct; touch
ing, perhaps, at Havana. The first
ship will sail during the month of
September, and the others once a
fortnight thereafter, unless the mer-
chants and people of Terds permit
the enterprise to fail.
Itrests with them, and only them.
To try the experiment, is all that
can be asked Of the most enterpris-
ing merchant The cost of lighter
age, and, still worse, the delays
which mast arise in consequence Of
the bar of Galveston, are interrupt
tons to such commerce as will re-