The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-01-07


tation." The land-holder is Judge,
and the bailiff is his bailiF. The bus
mess Of the bailiff is to collect small
debts among the tenants at home; to
collect rents, pauctually every quarter,
to keep good order, and to arrest all
sturdy bcsgars and idle vsgabonds
found Oh the land" This is the
court and bailiff We want. II We fur
nish tn neg oes good homes and long
lenses they must behave we'll. No
idle fellow can be found on an English
manor; the bailiff of the manor and
the public work-house are ever ready
f,r him. All our hopes depend up
O, such court, which will administer
justice quickly. Five Or ten planta-
tions can group together aud elect one
of the owners to keep the court roll,
and be judge Of the manor thus consti-
tuted. It can all BE- done, simply by,
l Short Legislative "Act Of permit
sion" "Fear not to enter upon the
charge. uo better can BE- presented"
The above presents condensed, but
fair resume Of the argument and plan
proposed by Mr.. Mckinley for the
regulation Of our labor system. 1t
contains much that is striking and
suggestive. and the matter should re-
cciyc the careful consideration Of our
pcoi!. and wgivers.
We heartily subscribe to the propo'
<itiou that farmers should hold on to
The only heritage left them by the
war, the lands they occupy. To sell
Their, to the negroes in smal! parcels.
is to t,>tca upon the country ap"pula-
ton of th:iftl2>S M-aroni, too often
thieves who can never be rooted out
again. With the smallest modicum
of labor. supplemented BY stealing.
they can manage to subslst, aad
proot sufficient to convict any: Of their
crimes. is almost impossible. So far
from adding to the productive labor
AID capital Of The country, the fee
simple negro settlements destroy the
value Of all the real estate contiguous.
Decent white pe"pic want to Sell out
and escape fron sach rcighborhood,
and buyers are not to be had. lu the
Sher:nanized districts on the sc3board.
the ruined land. holders, destitute of
means, and unable to cultivate and re-
side upon their desolated farms, have
been driven BY necessity thus to d.
vide and dispose Of them to the freed
men. The result is, those localities
arc given over almost wholly to the
blacks, and never again will be restor
ed to their former prosperity.
Nor does it appear from the limited
experiments made with Swedish and
and ythcr white labor, that any reli-
amce can be placed upon ;he supply
from that quarter. These immigrants,
rs spon as they learn the rorcS, and
get acquainted, rent. or buy land, and
set up for themselves. This is what
thc country leeds to a certain extent,
il is true, and therefore We favor white
::r:.,i.ration. But the great wait
Of the plautcl-ch"ap and reliable
field l.bnr--wulld still remain unsup-
p:i"d. i'pon the negroes, then, they
1nu<t continue to depend i"r the cul
t!vation Of their crops and just here
Mr. Mcknley's plan to make their
labor effective and permanent, suggests
itself. The greatest obstacle to the
SYSTEM, and. indeed. it applies 10 rv-
cry remedial measure. is from the op
rnsi,ion of the low ait; demoralized
whites themselves These creatures
pandc. to the appctiteS and vices OF
the ignorant freedmen: and too often
succeed in cnticine them away from
the service Of their employers. To
effect this purpose, they scruple not
to make the widest promises tc the
crct!uluus negroes. treat them to whls-
kv. and even wink at their breaches
OF the laws. The writer has known
r.anv of the best and n:ost honorable
planters in this country stripped OF
iIri: labor BY such nsa:i.ir%tlons. Of
c,urSr. The same class would BE- array
ed ae;,illSt the ncw system. and prove
Il serious di<tm ling e!ss@cnt.
Again. W. d,uht il :nvthin" like
The same dcgrcc cf intelligence anl
reliability exists aiao:.@ tie !rt:eutly
v:n:!."ilr.t,'A "md drnlur;:ilzcd negroes.
that ui,t:,iurd with the >cr!S and
white slaves of Europe. 1t the ntr'duc-
tom ur tic ira>,-l.nld or allotment Sy$-
ten. They had MT been subject to
, H.. d;ah.iis:u< Of Fetish preachers
carpet lag knaves, and Northern mr.
<ionalir,. whose province WAS TO teach
, I::;e and anta"ori<m. in place Of love
and confidence towards thtir white
brcthcre:.. Il would b. Very difficult.
especially to obtain the consent Of the
II, .rrr< to place themselves under the
jurisdiction OF the plantation courts,
and n.uclr trouble would grow out Of
their hack Of responsibility. But it is
no, the wish or purrosc Of the writer
to oppoSc the project Of Mr.. Mckin-
lev. On the contrary, ": tras, that
the legislature will pass ''prru.lsSive
Act" to those applying for the sane,
that the system uay have fair trial.
Should they prove successful, others
will follow suit, and perhaps as in
h.n.land, it would gradually become
general. As the wil''le pIa" if based
upon the voluntary principle, there
can b, 10 reasonable objections tc it,
while a Vast amount Of good may be
tn. result.
The tone Of Nr. Mckinlcy'S speech
is excellent. and he expresses himself
very clearly snd forc!bly.