The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-10-26
CHINESE FOR LoUISIANA.
Five shipIoads of Cinnamon En- Route
for Louisiana-Importan Character
OF the Movomcnt-Alarm of the Nc
sroes-A CoIercd Convention Called
TO Consider the Matter.

OF the Movoment-Alarm of the Ne
sroes-A CoIercd Convention Called
to Consider the Matter.
Chinese laborlwlll be thoroughly tested In
Louisiana In the coming spring. Koopman-
schaap's agents have already closed contracts
for some four or tvc.shiploads, to be delivered
at Key West by the Pacific Mall Steamship
Company. New Orleans letter Of the l4th
instant TO the New York Herald says:
Mr.. John Williams, Jr., one of the New Or
leans agents, is now on his way to Hong Kong
10 complete the necessary arrangements. He
is accompanied by Tye Kim Arr, q native Of
Hong Kong, educated in England, who has
boon for some time resident along the coast
OF the Mississippi, and is thoroughly familiar
with the soilA the crops, and the capabilities Of
Louisiana. Tye Kim promises to engage the
services OF the finest class Of coolie ia6orers,
such as are most familiar with that kind OF
cultivation that pays best in Louisiana, name
are for Ave years, and, on the face Of them,
seem unexcepiionably liberal, both as regards
rations and pay. These are the leading fea-
First. We agree to work on plantation or do any
other kind of work that may be assigned to us by
our employer for the period OF five years, begin.
we arg :s:6o be :6y Nm, d goa, at the rate Of
En- Soss Az |s"a ss onS S aSs ss
or holding in Seaes ar ing
earnings Of each year as q gaarantee 70 him Of
the faithful performance Of this contract, but to
be paid TO the undersigned on its being fully cur
rie0 out--not otherwise.
Second. Our passage TO the United States and
be) in gold, and paid by our employer, we hereby
oolleate ourselves TO pay out OF our nrst wages OF
he may hereafter make to us.
Third. We are to be furnished by our employer
BOUNDS s
fourteen pounds Of rice; one.fourth pound tea
per week; also small quantity q ground for Or
70 are g S e i IL oass dollar and
clothing, &C., and which sums, If received, we
W Fourth IN tS.'H We agree to work from daylight TIL
dark, with an infermission OF one hour each for
breakfast and dinner, and during sugar making
istions; but we are to be paid " our employer
OF half the night thlrty:nve cents in specie for
is to be required OF us on Sundays, except when
necessary TO save the crop, feed the stock and
me Sts e
by sunrise and take our BREAKFAST before we
These FIVE shIploads will be Test expert
ment. Should they succeed las there is the
strongest reason to suppose they willy It is
the movement will have on the future of lou
isiana- Most Of the first shipments win be lo-
Gated on the rice and sugar lands in the Vi
cinity OF Bayou Lafourche. In that same dis
trict there are thousands If acres of prairie
land now uncultivnted, which can be turned
into rice at little expense. In the whole State
there are certainly not less than three hun
dred Thousand acres Of kyampy land available
for rice culture. This crop has of late. years
been cultivated more and more In this State.
1t is less hazardous than sugar or cotton, and
pf Louisiana produce G dessTipton % @a' Of rice aS
worth OF least five cents a pound more thar
any East Indian importation. The only thing
lacking is labor. That the coolie immigration
will supply.
The negroes already are becoming alarmed
In the newspaper edited by j. Willis Aenard
(rcjected colored delegate to Congress from
a call for a colored convention to consider the
best means or promoting the agricultural in
terests of the colored race, and to prevent tho
The call itself is so curiously suggestive that
It is worth giving entire in the Herald. Here
it is: r,.t tg
70 me So.0rsa Men orLoutsiaaaa Jor s'as'
A state convention q co!csea men is heree,
hrst Monday In November next, at IL O'Clock M.
sssi Pn nS SF
throughout the State, ana also to consider nj
other subjects looking to their advancement ant
lahorers, and other dangers which threaten th
colored iaborng classes, It is hoped that ooloret
together to protect their interests The subject O
land and homesteads for the colored laborinI
convention, and enorts will lie made to facilitate
the aSa1lsitlon OF land by laboring men. Ever.
many 70 this rs u hey
REPRESENTATIVES In the Lower House OF the Genera
assembly; tI Besides @ this apportionment. the fol
the co!ored members Of the Genera, Assembly y
The colored members OF the Constitutional Con
venuon. !, .,t,+ rlr -Il',. -
heoolorel State ofncers ana the colored min
isters OF all the churches, regardless OF denomina
This liberal apporionment is allowed In orde
man n he State in the great @ Work % Of adyanein,
why noti New England mifi-owners extor
ment OF the rest Of the country. Why shoult
not the powerful all-controlipg political ele
ment OF the South extort protection for the
ca nasd Se S @ T m
State senators and representatives, and fonl
or nve colored ''rcverends.1 The proceed
ings OF the convention may be looked forward
to with some interest.
REVIVAL OF SOUTHERN TRADE,-At no periot
since the war has the Southern trade with thi
port been 30 brisk as at the present time, ant
all the regular steamers employed in this bust
ness, besides many sailing vessels, find full
employment in carrying the products Of North
ern and Southern growth. The freight for the
such degree as to require more tonnage fol
Its transportation, and an additional boat vii
De placed on the route next week to relieve
the pressing wants of shippers for greater &C
Communications. Of the extensive variety O
goods going forward to supply the wants O
the Southern people, a general assortment o.
housekeeping articles and furniture form 9
large part, which fact Is o very good index o.
the returning prosperity Of that section OF oul
country. With good crops, well requited Labor
and peaceful times, the South is destined te
fully equal It's former achievements In the pro
duction Of material weelth.-Boston Journal
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