The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-11-16

OF Iouhrspn;t stitltNtlit ana inc
Interference Of outside parties, to get
the other third would !, not be be,
ter fos him 20 take the whole risk
cstA bIish,ag his owa mpjc 81 dong
business, d,soharginr labor the mo.
meui !, ceases to be diI'gcn'
viii less Printing aud lers risk
remedy the evhy Whcsher n will
on no, the result Of the last two years
operations will bring Many pls~,ers
/ to this I the prcesnt system and
rate of cow pcrsss'"e is 10 h. Kept
NJ. plating With = large wsmkcr Of
: hands ~~Ws to insure lese ihew.
fore, II WORKING . lew hands ii fa,r
wages, who can be kept under immxs
date supervision. aud whos< places
can he supplied from the large NUN
her unemployed Vii, insure even a
family support, those who sr- forced
10 abandon the present system. will
do we'll And besides, the planter
would DO comparatively independent
OF tho freedman u Is thought by
some, that Il will pay 10 erect good
com Portable cs bins. With a good we'll
or eiss>yp fov the usc ~ every two
~ three families, and then of,rr the
fields for rent 10 white teWsnts, Al,
from - TO 50 per acre This re-,
tainlv has proved The mo4t re,nnnct.
alive wherever tried. Whether il
will pay 10 rent TO suy eons,d~rr bic
extent 10 freedmen Is uucstiau
There arc ins,aaces where they are
making 6Ap crops on remind farms
but they srs rare. 80 ll
Thess susgcs,ions have lscu forced
on my MUD while soAeeLuy upon
the condition Of the cotton planning
region. The facts arc apparent To
every one eonversanl With the results
Of uins operations. The ous.,
tons Of the profitable cAploymen, of
tho frsd population il ono which ia
,csss:s every e.iissa, for il they are
10 be idle ~ their labor unproduc'ivs.
all Other classes must suffer. am
satisfied that the standard IL their
labor is too high When compared
with tho labor 90 Northern iarm,, i,
Is paid s',y per eest 10" high md
there no nreenlarsty IN crop seasons
exists. u IT eHnso' be employed
profitable, 'sers /" no dsty 'ncnm
bent on the planter TO alone bear the
ou'ihcn Of Its support, saa " thu
b"rean is de'erm'ns'l 10 iorcr the
freedman ON the planter At a loss, Vet
the lsnr"aa take care Of him. !.
- useless Tor mas slr~sdy half
broken down, travelling up hill, to
Keep on taking nov load vt every
s'ep' lie hsd better stop snd tighten
load at once .t H,s ..fl
Therefore the remedies which seem
TO suggest themselves are
Planning ON . smaller scale, pis'~e
me freedman share OF the crop, the
value Of his rs'ions 10 he deducted
IRON tho proceeds Of the same.
Plating on limited scale, pay,
ms wages at the s,erage rate ~ n
specie pr mouth, which exrrr
4 lsnes. hSs moved - MI III" 'r""''"'""
Providing dwellings for indutri.
Gus white lsbor. or freedmen whose
Industry has been proven, renting
land 10 them, tho rent 10 be- secured
BIZ lion on tho crop. -, .tI..
The above suggestions are offered.
not in = shirt Of advice 10 tho plxut.
ing interest, but To call tho stis pt;ou
Of business .en Of al clsssrs 10 the
real condition Of the msis ssriouItu.
RI interests Of the Stats, and upoa
which other interests have been nc.
austomed 10 lean for support f
With thssc results ~ the lac, two
yssrs, sGov,s 10 plant cotton IN the
South. before IA. tho heavy burthos
faster ned on the cotton interests by
the Government, sesus is.upporta.
bic. All economist North and
Soul, must see that It Is not tho pol
ley OF the milton TO destroy this IN
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growers wl;ch Ia, already made Il
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s ..'' e 80. ~" 49,
ing intarest has gone hopefully to
work to mike the best of the freed
man IN his new condition, though