The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-05-05

The following letter is from enc Of the
largest and most respectable planters in the
State:
POINT COUPE May 2, 1874.
Through the columns Of your valuable and interest
nitee Of Relief to the injury instead Of the beneht
which they are Internationally No doubt, infictny
upon our sunering country.
subetsntiat-, that whom labOrers plantations
only make living for their families and themselves,
which, In consequence Of the uncertainty o. al plant
and sugar. is almost invariably the they
not be induced to work VIXEN supplies are furnished
them without labor.
In this section Of country where plenty Of land to
al I'd employment TO . i the able bodied laborers
from Hog Point 10 Now Texas Landing, is not sub
merged, many hands are positively refusing 70 work
on tho places, the vasses, unless they arc
fed and paid one dollar per day. They say that the
Government win furnish them and their families
sufficient supplies without their working. and that
they will not work unless they arc paid.
Strange to say, some evan abandoning the places
which are not under water, and removing 70 those
sections Of country now inundated in order to secure
ratons without work.
Yesterday = sable President of Police Jury. in
company with member Of the same: called on me to
get Government ratons, and when l informed him
that would feed him out of my own supplies. pro-
vided he would assist working the crop, out Of
the government supplies he would assist In closing
the crevasse in the neighborhood which inundat
ing large district of country and causing great Suer
ing many families, he laughed at the idea Of bis
working food for mself aud family, when, he
said the agents Of the committee in the lower part Of
the parish furnishing supplies to all ersons,
those who would not work VIII N work was Onered
them.
To-day laborer applied TO me for work, and when
he was informed that he would be given rati0ns ana
do lars and fifty cents per month he hOOted at the
idea of his working for that price, when ~ he sad he
could obtain ratons without work.
Ii the course now being pursua by the agents Of
the keef Committee 10 persisted. it will have the
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Government will be compelled.tO support, only
this year but next the inhabitants of those sections
OF country that not under water for the season;
that soon there will be NO labor left the dry land
to cultiy- te 1t.
On one place on the Atchafaaya. where the land il
entirely free from water, the bands threatening TO
abandon the cultivation Of the crops, which are In q
dourishng condition. and to remove to sections which
under water in order 10 be fed ont of supplies
furnished by the committee which they say are fur.
that laborers have said that they could not get
tons supplied them because they on places
which we're overhowed they would cut the levees in
order to get under water and thereby secure pro-
visions.
IL not this deplorable state Of aairs What is tho
county to do next year And II the country Ia ruined
what will your city do? Does it not receive its sup
port from the cOuntry2 And without prosperity in
the country is it's business not paralyzed?
Did the Government aud . generous people when
they stretched forth the hand of assistance TO relieve
the distress of q suffering community. calculate
imagine that they were in fact Instead Of relieving in
hicting greater Calamties upon an already sOrely
i.cted people?
As am one Of those singular individuals in this ad-
vanced and enlightened age, who believes that
munty, instead Of being fed from the public crib.
should gain their support by the sweat Of the brow
wher. work il to be obtained beg leave subscribe
myself Truly your friend,
"OLD FOGY."
p. S.-Since the above was written, havo been in
formed that the President Of the Police Jury above
referred TO, has called meeting Of the citizens in his
neighborhoOd, and induced them to sign petition to
Mr.. Duncan F. Kenner requesting him to send them
supplies.
This man has been and is receiving four dollars
. day President Of the Police Jury Of Ointe
Conpee, and yet he represents himself and attempts
to impose upon the community, a. q destitute and
starving individual Unless the committee
ir mely cautious they will be humbugged beyond
measure by just such specimens OF humanity. white
and black. OF.