Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-01-09

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T. fs o4ite plain that the system 80
largely followed this year, Of remuners-
inc The Isbourer by 8 share sof the crop
= dead failure. If it is possible to
make the Iab1ur Of the negro as a freed
man rroftzble at al in the cultivation
q the soil. which We do not believe, 1t
e. absolutelv certain that cotton can no
lcn~er be cultivated with it, without loss
.rd ultimate ruin. We have lost all
c,rtrol over the cotton market, to such
an extent that although it is now evil
4oDt tbstour crop is not much more thsn
}.,Tf fbe number Of bales estimated four
months ago, prices have continued to
decline. There is no probability that
,osf+an will be worth more than ten cents
rar nound the coming year; and at that
--fca even without the double tax now
raid u1s7n it by the planter, it will not
nav Ia make it by the labour % The freed
negro. The Southeastern, in a forciOie
and well considered article, says:
r. f. absolutely npcessary for their own
~ ,ra-arvafiOu that the employers OF
ms country, and particularly he upland
--.rrista~a should recognise the fact that
s5ras5v bankruptcy il the inevitable re-
sfi- a. the sttaulpt 20 cultivate crops ~
g.ev were cultivated before the war, by
hq6Gg 10 gaug=, and payable 10y share ]
the crops.
Tbev must contemplate the fact, and
deal promptly with ~it,sbeicre the advent
- s1ofHar wear shall introduce ana con-
.HF nFffh II fhE NnE-Ha
~ The present year, followed BY sucn
.~bsustjop Of materials and means tuht
s-gricalural operations must perish OF
ul.a.sirv. They must teach the heed
D,sp that q partnership ia the crop Is
Dt,arlv ruinous. aud that it Is 20 his inter-
cst - reaaiust his wages for LABOR. II,
thr,uyb the %oficious i~ntermeddling Of
bis nos found friends aud protectors, or
~ ov-u usrsistent and ruinOus sXactiOns,
H.. sboUid refuse 10 work for wages, leJ
rim then take his own course, find en-
Dtovmeu1 where be can, and Subsistence
81 ne may. II the Government 3
.Hord il, let him be fed at its expense.
n il able. far better able 70 feed and
clofbe bin IN his idleness, than bis I'M
nicyer Is 10 furnish him house rent,
rrstions and fuel, and give him 3 third OF
- oron. in the shape o. wages for labor
<hst ia not worth its board. Il were bet
80 TOO. that the lands Of tie country
sbouId remain untitled for one year than
.bat a svstem OF perpetual loss should be
narmanently fXedupon the owners ofthe
~ and merely to provide bOmes for
5dle and thriftless negroes.
our ~Dlanters, aud especially those upon
40 uniauds, then, must tase this matter
- fhsir OWE hands, and refuse 10 share
Lcfr crops, for 10 Is demoIBtrabls that il
aotton we're worth fifty cents per pound.
~ lie end the planter would be ruiued
10 A. in consequences Of the neglect Of
rs,airs. extraordinary prices OF subsist-
80 and the continued losses FROM plL.
iaga Besides the iusut cradle objections
arising from the uegrOes' indifference 70
material acquisition resulting from con
Anued employment, and his simple
contentment with mere lodging and
S,,1sigtsucs, the inequality Of such part
narsaips. where all the capital IL fur
Disbed by En intelligent partner, and
a. d.rset{Ou eonddsd toa 4" legal minor. - I
ssSa- the Guardianship Of the Freed
~1snis Bureau-besides the neglect O.
ii fences and repairs absolutely es-
So,fisI 20 good h~usbandry, and the
Io1srant depredstiOus upon the PLAN
- stock-the system Is wholly
Tranq. as il gives q false idea Of
5-~4s,.udenee TO tbs merest paupers
a. - land. and encourages a sel!-im-
-,-fance AZ variance with material aud
frue relations Of the races, and, above
ali dangerous 70 the best Interests OF
b,fh. For It teaches the negro 20 think.
a. lac can deal on terms Of equality and
Dartuership with the white man, that he
Fnaht 70 be an equal aud a partner to tae
Extent Of the adoption Of the share sys
and the belief to which
n las led, that the negro Is
TO a share in the lands
a. we'll AS 3 share ia the crons
fbe planters Of the South have not been
g. bebind the Radicals Themselves i'm
lie instruction and the m~iseducatiou Of
tbe negro. Equality Ofland ana equality
"a Doiitical rights are two ideas that
sIUsvs run IN pairs IN the negr0's brain.
~ o1re him Of one Is to cure him OF
both.
N,w half savage as he Is, The negro
snnse enough 20 know he is alike /
.~werfhy Of suffrage and q share IN The
.s.n int his keen Instincts and keener
ues have taught him TO profit by
~ EIiv OF others, and the greater the
.eeasion the greater has been his de-
.ea,F in every case. Last year he de-
H-rSed 4 share OF the crop. it was un-
e.ig conceded TO him. This year he
@.,as not only u share Of the govern
aen1 but 8 supremacy. He enjoys it in
Id one word, and We AK oar
.ssIsrS b ponder well the ~sigeihcance Of
sect be eensr0ls both re polluc2!
-.ro lie State ana the Dor OF the
80 This sudden elevation-enough, !
JAZZ eoneeienre. to make dizzy his
- = been reached by the andacity 7
s.assnds made By him aad for {
- 80 = TIE tfmidity Of the eonees-
la1l --1fef From this pinnacle he G
go toen1e and fall. He woald d
is~' - or inability 70 sustain {
ree;s5as. j - this elevation Is
"a oniv ly reBcslng hs Head
lsishf upaa the Raiieai party ioF :
sllllcal psFer aud uPel - s5el 4
~ h,s s~attttnea isia independ- 3
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