The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-06-23
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e MuclIfias been said and written upon tins subefl
! throughout the South Stree the emancipation of tee
slaves but far there have been no practical resdf
Desirable az the Introduction Of other than black y
Dor in the South may be in some respects, We haze
ways doubted whether any other wond fully sapp'
! its place, at least for years TO come We regafa
I gathering OF cotton crop the most serious par
the labor and every one all conVersant With eo'se
picking knows that it is almost impossible for ~
acquire skill at the labor unless he has been ra
! it, However industrious and skillfu! the Chr
may be, We venture if be be put in cottonfe'' 'os
side Of a negro the latter will leave him far D'''','o
! in weight at the close of the day But these nay ~
t only temporary advantages that the negro -" az
vantases that will be lost when new gene u
Chinese have been born the soil and re" up "
the labor of picking cotton But this is IL a''' .''u
distant future Meantime, whether the nssfo %
best or not there is prospect OF that DSs 0"'
ished at an alarming RATIO and in this We" VI e
systematic measures for the introduct'o' VI io'oo
labor into the South should be imnedH'eiy a'op''u
To do this agencies must be estabishe' III ''
especially in China This will, Of oou''e' ieiun0
mopev Were it not that our State government Is III
such rascay hands and in such msei'o'o oo"uoA'
the Legislature might appropriate uiu espee w
the purpose Of encouraging ilnm'sta'oii' ou' IL is
worse than idle hope for any Fehei ON th' quar-
ter Il is gratifying to notice that in Alabama this
subject is receiving deserved attention. A convention
of the people has been called and measures adopted
which will no doubt, result most benefciay. Similar
efforts must be made in Louisiana. The people must
take the matter in hand relying upon othermeans
than that of money expended in cooperative efforts to
accomplish the desired result,
We all know that negro labor is diminishing year
by year From neglect of their young the number of
children among the colored population bears no kind
of proportion to that in ante belum times, They neg
ect themselves and each other in Sickness and hous
ands die from of that attention they formerly
ceved at the hands of their owners Besides this in
crease of negro mortality, the Republic of Liberia is
regarded as fully established, and is in the enjoy
ment Of greater prosperity than it ever before expe
rienced and the coonisaon society Of this country is
enlargng its means of transportation accommodate
the increasing demand Of negroes for passage to the
land of their fathers" This drain of labor must be
couneracted, or the man i'll the South who owns the
most land will soon be poorest. dollar judicously
expended to further the scheme of immigration will at
no distant day, be returned ten fold
In regard to Liberia find in that excellent paper,
the Galveston News the following interesting article
Liberia now contains 500 900 inhabitants, including
natives 1t has GOO miles of and interior
over which it may readily acquire unlimited jurisdic
ton In the four counties of the republic thirteen
iourshng cvilised towns and villages, many Of the
houses built of stone and brick churches and school
houses houiShing and improving agriculture and
considerable development of the mechanic arts The
interior presents very inviting counryhigh rolling
Astounding in streams and forests of fine timber and
free of masmatic influences. Quite number of
Americans and Europeans are located in Liberia for
the purposes of trade The presence and movements
Of these sagacious indicate future for the cou
try and President Roberts recently stated it his be-
le that the agricultural and other resources of Wes
tern and Central Africa "are far beyond the most care
fully studied spccuations Of those even who best
acquainted with the nature and capacity of the
try" About 1000 black emf grants have gone out
from the United States within the last four years. the
number in 1868 being larger than usual and it is ex
pected that there will be considerable increase this
year The eoonisation society takes thcm free Of
charge and supports them for six months after their
rival has recently received large donations from
this country and England-$70, 600 from the estate of
Ebcn Fairfield, of Connecticut; $4,000 from that of
Hon. Edward Coles, of Philadelphia; upwards Of $50,
600 from Robert Arlington of Leeds, England, etc
The regular yearly collections are also quite large