The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1872-11-13
The Right Remedy.

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which, if practicable. would com,
mend itself to all men opposed
to wrong and robbery.
But the misfortune is, that while
the blacks are banded to a man to
carry out their policy of hate and
oppression to the whites, the whites
are cowed, indifferent, and unwil-
ling to combine to infocre any such
policy as is advised by Gov, Perry,
lest they lose the labor by which
their lands are cultivated, and their
unscrdpu1ous neighbors benefit by
their patriotism.
'sBnt were policy adopted that
did not require general ,combina-
ton, but could be carried out by
the bold; determined men OF every
community, then Cutfee could be
brought to terms.
Laborers for hire by the year are
scarce all over the State; but labor
ers that desire to rent mules and
land are abundant. There IS no
doing anything with regard to those
that hire, by way OF compelling
them to vote with their employer.
The man that tries it is only work
ing;for his unscrupulous neighbor
to take advantage. of him. But
every man, who rents land and
animal power, can have contract
BY which he will let his land and
mule tothe man who contracts to
vote with him, at less rate than to
the man who won't vote with him.
- Suppose now the planter rents
his mule and land to the laborer for
three bales of cotton, a hundred
bushels ;lof corn, and thousand
weight of forage. Let him draw
his contract so that the laborer who
agrees to vote with him shall have
his land and mule at the usual rate.
But let ! him also have a contract
for the laborer who willnot consent
to vote with him, by which he will
,pavfor tie land and mule four bales
Of cotton, one hundred bushels OF
corn, and one thousand pounds OF
forage. { Then he will have an ad-
,ditioialsbale of cotton for every
vote polled against his interests to
nav the taxes imposed by such vote,
and will bring home to Cuttee the
beauties of heavy taxation. Let
him feel that what is s'sauce tor the
goose is sauce for the gander."
The beauty of the plan is, that
it will pay, and that the selfish and
eyilr disposed cannot well defeat it.
sferthey -ouly have a limited capita
and limited number of mules, and
can only take very limited advan'
'tage of their neighbors, for, thanks
be to-. high. taxation, these mules
have. to, be fed on corn at $3.50 tc
$500 per bushel.
J .I>teeEquite enthusiastic over the
plan. Just think of it! What
satisfaction to know that almost
every vote poled against your inter
't,s est /; t.s carries a bale of cotton to your
credit to pay these taxes with
Then it appeals to the individual
pocket,in such an enticing manner
Why Sir, we would all turn Radi'
Gals. Mr.. A. meets Mr.. B., and,
says A. to B., how many mules 40
YOU own? Twelve mules, says b.
How many. votes 60 from your
place against you? I am sorry to
say says B., only five. I was in
hopes that the whole twelve would
have voted the Radical ticket, and
thereby given me twelve additional
bales, but seven of the darkeys,
eonfeund them, vote with me- and |
thereby fall short seven bales. l
lose thereby some $500. Whereas,
if the twelve had gone against me,
[ would have cleared some 5000 by
Incorporation. " ~s-
Then Jet us notimpose any terms
upon the, laborers that hire for
wages-they are scarce and much
sought after-but deal with the
parties who want land and an animal
that the planter feeds. Let him
vote against T your inteFest.i if he de-
sires,r but let him pay a bale of cot,
ton for the privilege Of reeklng his
malioeupon you and yours, Don't
buy his 1otte,a 1Totea but let him pay tor il
when used against your interest
make aproit Of it, and my word
for it, cuHee'ss conversion from
Observation-Disclosures be a long defer
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