Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-02-04
Speaker Colfax.
LABOR IN THE SOCTH.

1here must be something wrong in those
districts In the South where continual COM
plants are being made as to the scarcity of
labor, while at the same time able bodied ne .
groes are emigrating to other sections The
colored race are naturally attached to the
places where they were born and raised, and
would not abandon their hsmes If there W As
any alternative but starvation. 1t is useless
for the people in the districts being depopulated
TO talk of encouraging white immigration, as
the eolored laborers have fewer wants than
the white, and II the freedmen's wages are ne
remuneratve, an their positions unsatisfac-
tory, there would be still greater COMPLAINT
from white emgranIs. Liberal wages and
prompt payments are the only remedies for
this DISCRIMINATION Of labor, and the sooner
Southern capitalists realize IL, the better far
them. The most industrious and intelligent
ofthe freedmen are now Ii oking out for homes
and planting colonies In those localities whs re
they will have most security in working
for their own benefit, and 1t behoyes the
non-iaboring whites to be up and doing.
In reference 70 this subject the Charleston
Ne'rs estimates the number of negroes, far n
hands, that have left South Carolina for
Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas and
FLORIDA, at twenty-five thousand. From
Georgia the emigration is still larger, thoue
no estimate Of the whole number has vet an
peared. But every few days mention is made
OF the departure OF six, seven or eight undred
freedmen from Savannah. by steamer, for
florfda. They are going also by land, and a
late Thomasville, Ia, paper says that trains
carts, wagons and other vehicles are constant.
ly passing through that town on the way 10
Florida. There is also an extensive move.
ment towards the West, in which there ara
many whites as well as negroes. Thew Are
generally in search Of new homes west of tho
Mississippi But in most cases the negroes
migrating in that direction have been engaged
by agents from the South west, to 70 thitner IN
work on the plan tations Florida bids fair 10
become inhabited chiefly by negroes, and the
military authorities are taking measures IA
establish the new corners in colonies These
movements will have q material effect upon
the Southern States, and they should be active
competitors for the labor thus going a begin
LOTTERY "ENTERPRIsKs."-The New Y rk
Post announces that all persons who may bu v
tickets in the various gift enterprises or lot.er
les NO advertised to take place In tn ut CITY in
short time, are likely to lose their money, on
account OF the fact that the authorities are tax
irg steps TO stop these enterprises, and as they
are clearly In violation OF the law the officers
will NO doubt be successful. II the lotteries
are stopped Of course persons who have DO ught
uckets Will never be able TO recover their in
vestments
We understand that the police authorities o:
this city will put stop TO any future attempt
TO violate the law against such gambling Zen.
terprises" here, . fact worthy the atten ton Of
those inclined TO throw away their money in
the purchas. Of tickets.
TIE SCHOOL QUESTION IN NEW YORK
CIrr-Some Of the leading journals in New
York are opposing the subsection Of the City
Public Schools TO State Government, as pro.
posed In the Legislature, that 10, the Alban
Board Of Commissioners-s35,OO 200 per annum
for seven Commissioners-inli lieu OF the Board
Of Education.
@ShillinEton, Odeon Building, sends us
ne pleasant number OF the GALAXY for Febru
airy 18th.
Also, from ]. q. Parker, Post Once News
stand, We have . copy Of the same
~rhs Virginia House Of Delegates a. an
thorized the Clerk to purchase and keep On hi.
table copy OF wsbstsr's Dictionary for the
of the membera