Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-11-11
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A Picture that viii be Readily RsalIssd all
ever the South.


A correspondent Of the Louisville
Ledger, who Clains 70 BE- seventy ave
years cd and q lifelong resident Of he
SOuEh, thus sketches the negrU:
1 give you the condition OF the black
race in my O@n county, and, from what I
hesr aud read, IL - tusir general conai-
ton Throughout ths south
They c~ougreka5e sud ssttle in and about
the ciIios aud owns They occupy every
cheap sud IN al when can be
rented Toe mUsJ capsule wCmsn COM
msnce Housekeeping, and their husbands
seek work Ia city or town, II 70 be had,
and II D0t VIII engage to work In the
country, sad Teturn 20 town OF Nights or
on Sunday They are inp0rtuned by
farmer 30 20 int the country, where they
are Cd-rGu CBmforLaDI5 houses and gar
dens, . 5uy Of Iuel, with opportunities
Of raising poultry and ~epitivaIug a gar
den, with The use Of q miieh COW and
p4stursgs, bus they general reject al
uch offers, although they are offered fail
wsges fOr themselves, their wives, and
such ohudren Is are abe % labor. The
c. pfdiEy Of speculative whites engages Ia
the schcns Of uakIn one by laying
Of ana building 9 negro settlement Ia or
near the city or town
Cheap AID frsil houses arc built on
small lois, ard either sold on credit or
rented IRON month TO month, In either
case - exlrsvsgsLt rates. The negroes
who can make . partial payment for q
Of these J~eDsu0entH Is csllcSd TO purchase,
and thoss who cannot, and are able 70 sd-
vance q months rent, sre persuaded 70
rent. They commence housekeeping
without fuel or lOOd, the males working
ia town OF country, and the females nv
ing In these tsnements, sometimes engsg-
ing in washing and sewing, bus IN mOst
cases living with their children in idle
ness. The children live in idieness, town
and country is rsnsscksd Tor fuel, and in
cold weather there IS much suffering for
fuel. These small houses are filed in most
esses 70 sUfocation OF nights, the food Of
the family small and badly csoked, with
out muk Tor children, and few vegetables;
and sickness and disease enter the doors,
without the credit or ability TO employ
medical aid.
OF uigEt5 the young women snd girls
c~Ongrezate 81 some house where whisky
is kept for sale, and dance and froiic the
greater part Of the night The young fe- !
males are ssducsd before they reach full
~womsnhood, and adultery and tornicati0n
prevail to 4 large extent. NSneEeal dis
sss5s arc introduced and spread with
grea5 rspitity, sud without medical aid.
Large uumb5rs ars infected, both male
and female. The children are neglected, /
and dis on an great numbers. They can
not DC persuaded 70 help each other in
sickPess. Hunger and cold presses, and
they r~sort 10 eyeIy kind OF pilfering
Those wEo work in the country will frs-
0~uentIy, hen returning 20 town. butcher
! hog or s sGeep, or steal poultry. z bs-
COZ, or corn, or wheat, and SSH to grocers
or carry TO their caoiDs
Lsree numbers of the men c1ngrsRste
drinking shops, and the women
roam about Of nights 70 make something
bv PROSTITUTION. The genersl consequence
Is. with the bulk Of them, that they are
ragged. careworn, diseased or unhappy,
with great suffering snd destitution and
unlimely deaths. They spend
OF what they earn in shows, pa
rades, whisky snd tobacco, snd very lew
are enjoying common comforts and the
rsFest lew are provi1ing for the future.
Emancipation has proved q most Onmlti-
gated curss 90 them, although none are
willing 70 admit il is 80. The men are Or
gained INTO secret societies. where they
are met snd addressed by low whites who
wish Lheir votes, a a. elections are
drilled in & compact mssz. and vote Tor
Any Radical candidate who H. chosen by
he'll scslsEag leaders.
Decentralization, disease and want X the
.zenlrsl rUls, and these depredalons Aed
crimes sronse tha bsd feelings Of the white
rsos. Toe farmers canDot depend on
them for regular systematic tsoori ana
from Al the scovs combined causes there
Is a dresry and sad future for the negro
ssce in this State. :