New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1874-07-16
From the New Orleans Republican
The Blacks are DlsOrLerly and
Dangerous.

Such is the reasoning upon which the de-
mand for White League is based. This is
assumed, and the white people are expected
to mobilize the Louisiana Legion, and arm
to protect themselves from the blacks, even,
according to our Fusion journal, to secure
by force Of arms the result of an election
which, it is claimed. the whites will carry
rial proof to silence this Islander, with every
man or woman who has any interest in the
welfare of Louisiana. Messrs. Harrison
Watts, chairman j. V. kressner, w. c.
Simmons, jr., ii. NJ. Payne, j. S. Prestidge,
and G.. II. Won Schwartz, constitute a COM
mttee of the Cotton Exchange of New
Orleans. They reported to the president
and board of directors on the first of July
information" in regard to the growing crop
of cotton, condensed from letters received
from the cotton States in regard to the crop
prospects of the season. From their report
we submit the following extracts:
Observation-Disclosures satisfactory in numbers
and efficiency.
Iousiaua-No complaint Of labor.
Texas-LabOr sufficient and good.
ADMINISTRATORS is ample and efficient.
Tennessee about the same.
Alabama-The labor is all that can be de-
sired.
North Carolina-The labor is said to be
about the same as last year, both in numbers
and efficiency.
South Carolna-Labor sufficient.
Georgia-Iabor very generally reported
| as sufficient and good.
Florida-No complaint of the labor.
We request the reader to reflect on these
extracts. They are reported on the author
| ity of men whose business and whose char
acter are deeply involved in an impartial
statement of fact affecting the price of cot
ton, If these men should report the labor
irregular, or deficient, it would affect the
prlce of cotton, because no authentic result
could be predicated on such premises. II
this labor was irregular or deficient, the sup
preston of this fact would produce false
impression of the crop prospects, and would
mislead dealers and consumers. Such an
exposure as must follow any such improper
expression or suppression of facts would de.
stroy the character Of our Cotton Exchange,
now standing high for its integrity and intel.
lirence in the confidence of the commercial
world. Hence the appointment of this com.
mttee. Is there any imputation against the
character of one of these gentlemen? Ac
quainted with them all personally or by rep
utation, we may say they are above reproach
Now what do they say? That upon an ex
tended correspondence throughout nine prin
cipal cotton States the labor employed in thu
culture of that staple is satisfactory in mum
bers and efficiency. There is not in the re
port one complaint made of the idleness O
the arrogance of the laborers, or of their pur
pose to massacre their employers. The mas
of labor in these States is cOlored.
!, What must we infer from this report, mad
on honor and ON interest: That the colore,
people throughout these cotton States ar
, peaceful, orderly and industrious; that tn
dealers and consumers of the world may res
assured that the cotton crop may be safel
intrusted to these people to cultivate and t.
harvest.
There is another interest, however, among
, us which controverts this report. According
to them the colored people are insubOrdinat
: to their employers, reckless, profigate, an
arrogant, meditating the massacre and out
rage of the whites.
; This second interest, how ever, is comprise
in good part of men who have, as our Frenc
, would say, nj, feu, nj lien-no permanen
. place Or work. Their carpet-bags are vol
and voracious. All social disturbance
welcome to them. From q fire that fills
clothing store with smoke, or lays open tn
4 whisky and cigar boxes of grocery, to
D political revolution which makes free gam
g of offices and contracts. nothing comes amis
. to such enterprise. The first interest wishe
! order, industry and good crop OF cottor
# The second asks an array OF all white me
who can bear arms against all black me