Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1869-05-29
WHITE LABOR In LOUISI~.

brnngbt . we parish Of St. Mar, !,
lab"rers to work his pl.u,.,;., 'a,nsef
II, int the last issue Of the Plaa.sr,' S s.d
The following letter, which IN, o !,
result Of the experiment. ~ =. q ~
Dnperler madr.--N. o Be, 'u'ea D.
D.,u fAUssr r0Isrr, Nay .. lao
Dear Ds"Hets--As yau esD,., -. .9's,
sire atour meeting IN Ne, sde
learn something Of the emio ss''a, b
iiliifg Il portion of the land of r. s1 aS'
rler' under the supervision ~ paPe
Joseph. | embrace the earl;r,, f'laa
~ to favor you sith a brief cor ppa'isa'
Ion IN regard to them, and thu y
success Of the enterprise p,a0sos
years ago, believe, The doc,o, NV 'sc
H''h The naked eye as far through , *
stone as Ordinary men of In. %
with the aid of the best Bra,t;.m"as
despatched the Reverend Fa,be, !
rope for the purpose Of ser,ras :
OF iaoorers on whom he could rely - y
his broad acres Of fertile land. n. y
frs were to Comprise mectisnics csO.n'
of meeting al! the requirements +
well conducted sugar estate. f,a
joseph. or pere JOE. as he ia sl,,n. j
dressed here. returned with some p%id,sss
or twenty sturdy e~migrants, and I.t y
time IN Efforts to organize a .pu a..
and put everything in apple ME ',as,
lie is himself a akillful mechanic. nos.s..
ed of much energy of character. and vi
calculated to get along with the tr.c,,s.
element under his controii
So far everything has gone on smooth,
and argues we'll for the iuture Ps".
prophets and white croskprs csnla :.
nothsng but a certsin f~sllnre. Accora;..
to the former, these white men coai
never learn The art Of bueing, ditcbiDe
chnrping and blowing /; could Os,s.
manage mules, and indeed were iynor,,,
Ut the proper end on which to place II.
irldle while the latter have premature.
ly consigned the whole OF them 10 sir fsa,
by two Of mother earth before the cyoo
is harvested
In less than a week they cosld nspsgs
a mule AS we'll as any negro IN the State
AID their teams are all in prime order rp.
ewing at their hands a degree Of ariea.
lion aud Kindness, which, no amount Il
severity and wstchfulness ou The oar, Il
owner and overseer q wiring frun .
brutal negro.
| They use the spade with skill and c.
ler:ty, and are not afraid Of waipr and
mu'. The hoe mnves 10 their bands With
the precision and velocity Of . wesvers
shuttle.
As my field IS under the sane tens, |
have a fie opportunity Of noting ihsir
habits while q, work. They are rs,sr
sreu all IL a bnheh, laughing and talking
but nor ike others 10 search Of prey
every one according to bis strength and
d-xterity.
Once or twice between dinner sna
breakfast, and during the middle Of tbe
afternoon, they take a recess and retiring
to- the shade Of the nearest tree, sit down
and light their pipes for q smoke.
As their pipes came from the old com.
try, and are made on the economical nrdpr,
kn,iding less than the tbim.,le of deavsts
lady. they cnnsumH hnt kttlr flme in iAls
way Their pipes empty. all jump p
their feet, and bring .t.wn their bees %.
on the obdurate clsrds. DOW as bard ~
cannon halls, at a killing pace.
W hen at hons during the haur desoI
ed to relaxation and supplying tAs isasr
man with meats reqn site 10 enable The
bodv to sustain without loss d v'so'
and elasticity. the drain caused BY mani
hours daily of svdnous TIL. they ere not
lille. t,u, may always be seen N faei
gardens. or mending and repairing 'ona
article of home or household nse SsmSD
would be asleep with his feet prohseT 70
the shade. and his head exposed to 'ps
rays Of the sun when hot enough 10 s'ags
the fleece that covers il.
SO fars,hey manifest an aversion ~
corn in ali its shapes ~ an article o.
and do not relish sweet potstoes. WI
tastes are artificial and arbitrary, govern
ed by no fixed laws, and with the WI 'aa
Necessity, or palstes became tbs nos
accommodating and trac'anle Of sffsan's
We can habituate our p~slAtes 70 'Oe us
Of any article OF food, and ere long 'e''s.
that which at frat caused but nauses sS'
disgust 1t will not be long before susa =
men will find a hoecake or dodgeF qs'',,
agreeable and exceedingly nutritious ~
a sweet po,atoe, with good oulE' ~ ~
sweet milk q dish for old Leopold n'iasss
l- nth mn kFnm HE SdBe