The Indiana State sentinel., 1876-08-30

ern market is also extremely profitable.
Stock raising is another lucrative pursuit,
the mild climate allowing psstursge the
whole year, thus reducing expenses to
minimum, while prices are higher
than in he North. In answer TO an in
quiry, Mr.. Collins ad mitted that SONS of
the soils had been ex ausied by constant
cultiv alton, but said that judicIous North
ern management 5000 restored them.
Much of the land still stains Its original
fertility, ard is wonderfully productive.
A matter of interest TO those who contem-
plate emigration is
THE LABOR QUESTION.
Mr.. Collins did full justice to
the proverbisl shiftlessuess of the
negro race. He says the low wages they
work for are. after all, all they are worth.
They are idle, improvidept and without
the ambition to better their condition.
This induces feeling of Independence
which is embarrassing to the farmer who
may have large cr p ruined on his HANDS
through the wnim of lot OF laborers, who
leave him at critical moment. Mr.. Collins
seemed TO despair OF the ultimate raising
OF the colored race to anything ike use-
full or honorable position in Southern So
ciety, and thought they would finally COL
lect on the low coast and river lands,
flourish or die out as tie case might be.
DE spoke in the highest terms of the kind
ly feelings OF the people for their formt r
slaves. In many cases they remain on
| the old plantations and receive much the
same protection and care a. before she war
With all it's deficiencies in
the matter of labor, the south Is no place
| tor working men without capital, prices
| being ct wnat would be q starvation p lint
at the north. Sill, with very small cap
itsI, man can get on in the world ard
soon become independent. As Mr.. CO..
Inns is liie-lopg Republican, his state
ments, and opinions relating to
POLITICS IN THE SOUTHERN STATES
are entitled to peculiar weight. Upon this
point he said that in all his travel srd SC
journ in the South, be mad heard of no
Northern man who was not well treated.
OF all the hundreds whom he had induced
to emigrate, and whom he knew as North
ern settlers, there are not more than bali a
| doZ9n who are not satisfied and pleased
with taeir neighbors. Those who get into
trouble there would do so In any lo-
cslity; it is in the mon. The talk
OF ostracism is nonsense. AL
classes tbeer understand that Immigration
from the North is the one thing they need
to develop and build up the country. I,
IL utelys mr. collins asks, toat they
would turn around and abuse those whom
they urge to come among them and wei
come IS their best friends? He could no
express in strong enough terms his sens
of tbs warm and hearty welcoms which
enterprising northern settlers receive. Tht
old war feeling is all exincE. Mr.. ColliI
reme mbers but one man who retain
any feeling of bitterness or desires sepsra a
tion rom the North. Upon being ques
toned as to the outrage business he prn
nounced IL, so far as any political siguifi
canoe Is concerned, an unqualified humbug
There are rough places in the South as i
the North. Some OF the Mississippi rive
fowls, for example, where it would not b
PLEASANT for quiet man TO live, but thes
olscss can be avoided. Such cases as st :.
at Hamburg are EXCEPTIONAL. Tn Slutl
in general il as quiet and pesceiul as al,
part of the Union.