New Orleans Republican., 1868-12-15
RENTING LAND 20 oBN0KI0us PARTIES,
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TIE PICAYUgE REPUDIATEs DICTATIoH,.

Only two or three months ago the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee issued cir
cular, recommending the t'.withdrawal of
all couutenance, association and patronages
from Republicans, and advising Democrats
to thwart every effort they may make to
maintain a business and social footholdn In
Louisiana. But since the election that hoss
tile feeling has gradually subsided, and we
cheerfully reproduce the following articles
from the Picayune ofthis morning to show
the progress of liberal ideas: ..slIe.s.sviiI
LET 1T BE EREPUDIATED.-We publish below
letter received short time ago by one Of
our citizens, well known and respected, not
only for his own sake, but of that Of the
highly reputable family with which he 10
connected. ~l ns r. sgsv irslh4s
We can not believe that any large num-
ber of respectable citizens of Pointe Coupee
has advised or consented to the transmit
ting such a letter to Mr.. Kohn, and trust
that meeting will be Immediately called to
repudiate it and the sentiments which seem
to dictate it. ~ sst 30 gctsa- 05 sN q
Mr. Kohn's plantation is his own, and he
has as much right to lease it to Q colored
| man as to white one and eolored man has
as much right to take lease as has white
one. This is not only a legal but moral
right; when the old time free colored men
bought both lands and slaves, do they now
have less right to merely lease land? There
is now, as there was before the war, class
of white men who, having intelligence and
breeding inferior to ether white men, or be-
ing shiftless and bad managers, are jealous
of the colored man when he shows energy
and good management, We do not know
whether this committee is composed OF
such, or whether they represent such, but
| it looks very much like 1t. =
Mr.. Kohn tells us that the colored man to
whom he has rented the land is quiet,
steady, wen behaved and intelligent. is, in
fact, almost a white man, and that there
can be no objection to him personally, ex-s
cept that he has slight admixture of col
ored blood. Why he who is thus found to
be a good tenant should be excluded, 60
that bad white tenant may go in or the
place go to waste, he can not see, nor
| can we. .-5 I'D 9tlssta bt 1nl4aIL
We hope the people of Pointe Coupee will
repudiate the whole effort to dictate as to
who shall rent lands or buy them. If these
people will attend to their own business,
and do it well, Pointe Coupee will be greatly
| benefited thereby. ,r - sfl ..r IA. =
''WILLIAMsPo1NT, PSinte Coupee, La,
r. December l, 1868. !
Mr.. C. Kohn, New Orleans, louisiana:
"DEAR SIR-The citizens at large have
| had meeting for the purpose of consider
ing the condition of the labor of the conn
| try. We, therefore, as committee OF three
have been appointed to notify you that you
are about to rent your land, known as the
White Place, situated on Bayou Latanache, to
parties who are obnoxious to the COM
munity at large, viz; Tounoir g. Co. We,
therefore, as committee appointed for the
purpose, as above mentioned, request that
the land in question should not be SO
rented. We find from sad experience that it
| is bad policy to rent land to the colored peO-
pie where there are no white persons on the
place. 1t is therefore, the wish of the COM
munity that no land should be SO rented.
You will therefore take due notice, and gov
ern yourself accordingly. ..s
..s''Yours with respect,
| "F. NJ. YOIST,
| .r "H. W. COYLE,
| E... GAMES DENNIS"