Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1870-11-26
What the Cotton Belt EspecIalI! Weeds

A. tno risk OF offending many o. our
own people, and we say it, Gf the peo-
ple OF all earth that we love, aud would
not do or say aught that would offend,
unless the truth hurts y We have seen
il written, seen it in print 50 often, Tat
we need agricultural laborers, such as
NC .an control, that it is becoming a
haekneyed subject, We think, should
We say we have received over one hun
bred letters asking what shall he done,
and what labor to get, where and now
10 be obtained, we wonld err in not
placing the figures high enough,
II Is told and written again and again
that negroes viii not work. though
newspapers say different, that when
the cotton is made, the labOrers will
not gather il that at l. or 10 cents, as
selling in some sections, the time TO
pick, gin and get to market is so long,
and they can get each night or each
week fifIv cents per cwt., or over sew
antv.fve cents, a home crop is left and
a iittle ready cash obtained or, so
much is due for supplies eaten up, that
The money is doubtful and the Cropper
leaves in disgust! Now the question
is. What am / to do" Well, we
will saw, call in the drones that are
swimming about cross roads, depots
and stations, ana put them TO work or
starye them out Let every farmer re-
solve TO rent no land to the lazy set,
blt 20 to work himself. We need iu-
dustry, energy and persistence, VINO
gave apv farmer in Dixie absolution
rom Labor? We say, at this present
time. had we a girl to marry of, we
would fear she would have bad pros
pecL for d support, industrious, perse-
vering, sober young men beng 80
scarce. We viii say word about the
expeuse Of dress, a bunch on the back
If tbe head, skull caps, and so much
frippery on the back no, we would
trench On idleness and extravaganza
on the female woman side. We 10 al
firm it, lfan industrious man will exert
himself worthy Of being man, he can
improve his land, provide all food need
ad for man and beast, and have, say
S5Oo worth Of cotton to sell, from fair
average land. Pursue this policy, and
negroes will be forced TO work or starve.
No one. Divine or human, has absolv-
ed the negro 10 ack any more than
the white from n proper labor No
man has any right TO blame A for not
renting his land, or employing Is to
worl, Il. if he Al chooses TO work HIM
self or not to use his land; and we be-
lieye in less than three years, II this be
pursued, that good labor will I've had.
WHY call in the Chinaman to labor
and rear up . lazy population" we
affirm Il, the blacks, as people, men
and women, will not labor voluntarily.
They have no higher ambition than
the law looms who, at this very mo-
nant-ll o'clock at night7-are dane
inc within our hearing, and which, we
| think, is done two or three nights each
week at the same place. Religious
meetings, dancing, monkey shows,
narading with red, blue and green rib
! Mons. funerals and frolic are the sum
oferioyment. Employ few negroes,
and make furty bales TO sell at forty
dollars per bale, at the expense Of TWEEN.
tv hales. Is no better than ten bales al
eighty dollars per bale. Count the cost;
los. wear and tear, annoyance anu
rlsk and tell us the gain from the pres
.nt labor We know five to ten bales
can be maize, and sudplies, BY the man
who is a l,.rmer. Southern For6ier'
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