The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-08-14

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in every respect as independent
as formerly, not only probable certain and
under new system Of labor
and with other products than cotton
How, it is asked, is this new labor to be
gotten and whore is it to come from and
what are these new products7 The labor
is to he gotten simply by encouraging !
white emigration And that can only be
done by diminishing the exorbitant prices
demanded as rent for lands, by Diminishing
the blacks, by throwing aside political and
geographical prejudices, and invite oil and
any to come, provided they are from agri.
cultural districts and willing to work.
Have no political prejudices or estrange-
ments, and you will receive much and ma
terial agricultural aid from the North and
West Give such encouragement as to in
duce the emigration from Europe to take
a direction this way. and ! warrant you
will, in short IL months perceive the
pertinent advantages to the country thus
to be derived Fears ofpolltical diferen-
cess and opposition are keeping many
Northern, good men-plain honest farmers,
such as We most need to drive out these
lazy blacks. 2 Those products are Sugar,
Wheat, Tobacco, Castor Bean, Ramie-a
crops not liable to be destroyed by insects,
and all Of them much more profitable than
cotton and much more adapted 80 be sue
cessfully grown by white labor. Nov,
how is all this to be done' By calling
convention Of the land holders Of the Pa
rish, when you can easily concert and put
into active operation q uniform system Of
rents ana wages. You can divide your
Parish into Districts and SUBJ Districts,
and each division and subdivision can
employ agents at q very light charge to
each individual, and send them to the Car
olinas, Georgia. Pennsylvania, New York.
in search Of these laborers. Do this, and
these results ore certain to follow, viz:
you will see the country assume, in a few
years, healthy agricultural tone, you will
have q responsible 1aboring class living in
the fear of God, and who can be reached
by the arm of civil law, o population
whose race and color Identifies them with
your political interests. Let there be no
ostracism but that Of color. Estimate the
black man at his true value as a tiller Of
the soil, and pay him in proportion to this tl g
valuation if you viii work for him. l
| Do this through a Convention, and call
that Convention by the voicelofsome in,
Anential and well known planter, to meet
early in August SO as to be prepared to en-,
ter into this new arrangement by the Isl
of January next. When the meeting il
organised if it should be let not its session
! close until you have adopted measures BY
which you will be enabled to take YOU
agricultural interests into your own keep
ing, which had 1t been done two years
since would now see the Perish if not pros
porous at least able to live and support it
self. i.a9 4aa 1ai5Ht d.lB
1t may be argued against this schem'
that there is no money In the country. I
requires less money to do this than is ne
cessary to take care Of the freedmen EN-
tployed to cultivate the lands and will
J what ruinous results Is evidenced BY tw'
years sad experience. The money thu
thrown away would have, under prope
management suficed for twice as man
!. whites Even if he have no money, ever
. land owner has teams and farming impl<
ments ready at hand to give to the ASST
lance Of his tenants which Of itself is y
, inconsiderable advantage. Besides whic
. The is relieved Of the harrassment and al
noyance necessarily incident upon til
} watching of and temporizing with free'
: men. He, the planter can have then som
5 security to his stock against thieving n
. groes, and the great saving in thus vii
! guaranteed may be obvious to every OF
| of common sense. r1f Dsae
I. But all these and many more dcub
}. weighty reasons can be adduced in Co
' vention by the comparison Of ideas and Q
: perience upon the subject. The holding
' a Convention such as proposed would co
k nothing if it did no good and it is at lea
O an attempt to better the condition Of Il
!; country and stay the cotrse Of destrnctit
I, that is rapidly illuminating to tsrrib
Il end, in famine and the scenes Of horr
a and bloody anarchy consequent thereto.
r Come forward land holders Of Rapides,
e not from Q desire to the general good
l. your Parish, at least as o means to procu
s, your own safety, and protect your ov
is honor and interest. Act in this matter.
J. Be determined to get rid Of the negro,
ic pay him only the smallest wages for bis
le efficient service. Be in your actions TN
n, assed by political or local differences, OF
x look to the future Of your cottntry, to
n prosperous end and theirs can be no dou
he Of large and lasting good to the count
in coming out Of such course in q meeti
e. Of the kind proposed. 5
I'd In conclusion ! would state. A SINH
ge scheme is about being put into opmas'
ty in the adjoining Parish Of Avoyelies. G
ut fined, however, to email portion oftl
tie Parish. It is proposed there to put
ed Iaborers on separate farms, dividing
We lands to suit the capaSsy Of each fam
on The rents are to be paid in part Of