The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-06-05
PROSPECTS,.

Cheering reports come to us from all Pai'S
of the State as TO the condition and prospects
of the crops. Everywhere, SO far as our ~
formation reaches, the acreage is unusually
large, the condition remarkably good' INC
sn;r;ts of the PLANTERS and laborers cheerful
and contented.
orr ;,formants. some of whom have been
through or over large parts OF the o'a1e'
sneak of the honest and cheerful service
which the laborsrs are giving, although their
wages are from ten to thirty per cent less
than thew were last year. A spirit OF dill
oence and frugality seems to prevail. The
acreage of corn and other crops for home con-
sumption is largely in excess Of that OF 1874
The amount of provisions to be imported
from the West will be much diminished.
The lands which were overlooked last year
are especially promising. Taking the State
at large, we need not hesitate to say that the
effective net product Of agricultural industry
in Louisiana for the current year will be very
nearly double that Of 1874 There is cheer
fitness in the country which has been hereto
fore, and for some years, unknown. Every
body, white and colored, seems to understand
that there is no political road to thrift ana
prosperity, but that the only means OF gain
ing it is by hard work and economy. There
are great many thousands OF negroes VINO
have learned that the only way to get hvlng'
comforts, Injuries, pocket-money, medicines
books, clothing, clocks, iddles and pictures
out of the ground is to dig for them.
Scarcely year ago prominent, sagaclous
and worthy citizen of Boston talked very
freely to a leading colored Republican IS to
the course which his race should pursue.
The burden of the advice was that the colored
neonle of the South should cease to look to
politics for salvation, but depend upon hard
work we'll directed for their hopes Of comfort
and success. The New England adviser was
deeply skilled in political lore, yet much
more philanthropist than politician. His
counsel was well received, and there is reason
to suppose that it was given in pursuance
of q general wish and plan to teach
negroes that they could not always
look to Congress for their daily bread, or fol
those measures by which they dreamed OF
making q subsistence. Other prominent and
able Republicans have taught the same doc
trine. The negroes themselves have found
that there is no political road to bread, meat,
medicine, calico and comfort without work.
Bat, whatever the cause, obedience to the
great, wholesome and blessed law that makes
labor necessity and the highest duty, is
more observable in Louisiana than it has been
for many years.
What may be the results of industry, large
crops, favorable season, and mutual conf
dence between laborers and owners, no one
can now determine with any degree of Ger.
tainty. Should nothing inauspicious occur
before November, rural prosperity must re-
suit in large benefit to city trade. In spite o.
politicians of any party, we are inclined to
hope that the coming seasons business will
snow large increase. 1t cannot be worse
than THAI which is now drawing to close; il
is gratifying to have grounds for hoping thai
! it will be much better.