The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-12

that 80 per cent. of the gross product OF his PLAN
| tatiOn had been consumed by or been expended
upon. this coInlnun!ty-bclng IN fact the wages OF
tile labor OF the producers Among thcm-nnd his
balance sheet probably showed a proit on his IN
income, with nm addition OF to > per cent. to
his capital from natural increase Of his purchased
| labor. feel assured that these figures nearly
| approximate accuracy, especially In the item OF
the annual cost OF slave labor. a strong proof
lancous determining throughout the South upon
the third as the proper COMPENSATION for farm
due to the worker himself. ana threw upon
him, and not upon the employee, the support
Gar,nr. 81 Inc community immunity OF which & nc was part
much witt the details OF bookkeeping, but most
OF ,, them, by & Jumping process, have shrewd
that they could hope for no reasonable profit and
pay more for labor than they had paid before. how.
| suppose for momcnt that after emancipation
this community or laborcrs had remained undls
was as efficient as before. The income or the
planter would have remained the same, aud he
unless nc enicavored to sell out and abandon the
business. Then hc would have. found that he
OF the Investment IN which lie ha,i placed his
money. individuals among us could ana did often
sell out to each other, and realize their slave capt.
tai. hut to whom could community OF slave
holdcrs-thc Statc-scll out And if the GOO
was to remain an Investment permanently back
cd up In the ownership or lnbor, IL mattcrcd not
to the State Qhc labor remaining equally cnlcicnp
whether the employer owned the lnborer, or tile
laborcr owned himself. Nor can see. II rs sup
posed, the employers income from his planta-
lion remains the same after emancipation rs be-
forc-if the percentage on land and slaves which
tempted him into tile business IS now realized
from the land alone-wliat Inc has lost by the
his nGorers. ' iis las los; Inc norton Of Ms cap @
tal invested In slaves. but his and has appreciat
cd to exactly that extent. He l. getting from II
tho customary rate OF interest upon the amount
OF his original Investment, and continuing to do
80, In q healthy and normal condition OF public
n lfof han Sn1s nkpnt
These, however, arc unfortunately not the re-
suits OF emancipation in our case; and ignoring
which We have been 80 percllcssly subjectcd-the
cause lies In the reduced efficiency OF labor. The
Investment in slaves appears to me to be the true
measure OF the loss sustained by the Change In
The novelty of freedom hos worn away, and the
characteristics OF the negro freedman rs laborer
are now pretty we'll established. Released from
the discipline OF slavery, unnppreciativc or the
value OF money, and but little dcslrous OF COM
fort, his efforts are capricious; and while ut some
kinds OF lnbor the old slave TASKS may be readily
obtained, there are others In which no amount OF
persuasion OF pay can keep him steadily up to the
slave standard. lie has, TOO, an aversion Tor
stcndy work for his women and children, which
nothing but the necessities OF subsistence can
he RENTS them 10 iilcncss or 10 casual day labor
These characterlstics have reduced the value OF
negro lahor fully one-half ann the instances are
exceptional In which plantations nrc worked now
with less than twice the numerical force required
before emancipation. The cotton crop. which, In
pursuits, is the bcst criterion OF our Industrial
efficiency, Is with dinlculty pushed up Ia half Its
standing the amount OF white labor now diverted
In that direction.
tainable plantations arc worked successfully, and
with larger interest upon the investment than
" heavy lea N inc G pr1
the account. hut, gentlemen, VIC never had In
the South in her best days title OF the labor
necessary 10 develop even her agricultural wealth.
Her rich mining md manufacturing resources
were almost entirely neglected. Now, more than
must have, II VIC are once more to place ourselves
alongside OF the nations In the grand march OF
our ancestral home-wc must draw an accession
TO our numbers, which will fuse Eith and become
Is Scs "n
pending, or In default OF their coming, from the
teeming hive OF Asia we must satisfy our vital
need. should the frugal and industrious Asatic,
as his habit has heretofore been sdbroadIprove
only sojourner with us-among US. but not OF
cncc will have been blessing to us both. And
should he make this his home, there is no reason
Rony nor Which i % has marked our our intercourse @ with
another race during oil the ylcissitndes or the
was landed from the Dutch vessel In Janies
River. We have not found their presence here
lntolerable Alongside Of the Southern white
under his direction, he advanced tho productions
Of our agriculture, until the markets OF the ciyil-
peratc struggle for political independence he sup
piled commissariat; and In our efforts for re-
cuperation from the ravages OF war, where would
we have been without his presence, even with the
efficiency OF his labor deprecated rs IL Ia by
causes perfectly natural to humanity; Ia Press,
Is In view OF the work before u.s. and In no spirit
OF hostility to the negro ! would exclude not
withhold from him one particle Of the fruits OF his
honest eXertions
the losses sustained In the cventful period since
the last meeting or an agricultural society IN
he s HABITS re M By rednced crenmstances
avail us nothing In the struggle for future
wealth. VIII the fortitudc under disaster, the
patient energy In retrieving 1t, which misfortune
has developed, be worthless TO us Napoleon,
said TINT, In war, the moral was to the physical
as three to one; and If this be true when brute
force most avails, how much more shall the severe
discipline our people have undergone aid them In
attaining those victories which peace may
achieve
It's, therefore, with hopeful and confident
Ing glimpse OF the coming day; Representing,
rs you do. a OF the capital and Intelligence that
we have among US devoted to Industrial pursuits,
| n grave responsibility rests upon each and every
one OF you, to see that so for ~ In him lies, the
destruction OF more than half OF our resources;
saldcned by the memories OF the past oppressed
but little control, the struggle may lave In it q
tnge OF bitterness, but 1t has In t too, something
Of The hcroism that thrilled the veins while yet
the retl-cEoSs banner noated In the breeze.
"Te Governor Plckens," said MaXcy Gregg, as
his life.blood ebbcd slowly away upon Virginia
fully die for South Carolina" II Is our fortune
now to owe as high duty to the dear old State.
We must live for her.
The president next called upon the several per-
mancnt committees for their reports. The fol-
lowing reports were made: On fertillzers-John
8. Green, chairman. On Improved implements
John b. Moore, chairman. On best method OF
cultivating cotton-John p. Klnartl, chairman.
On best method OF cultIvntng corn-Dr. J. w.
Parker, chairman. On field cuiturc-T. W. Wood
ward, chairman.
On motion, Messrs. ]. p. Thomas, J. d. Palmer,
J. g. Richardson, M. l.. Bonham and +. w. Daw-
son, were appointed committee to rcp't some
scheme to place the Agricultural and Mechanical
Society upon an improved footing.
On mo, on, q committee was appointed to nomi.