The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-16
FROM the PLANTATIONS.
Coiored Foreman Gives his Views Of CaRpet-
BasGers ana the situation.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir. 1 read
Mr.. j. Henry Shepherds answer to Deputy
United States Marshal Stockton's remarks In a
New York daily newspaper and AS a colored
man and Lat orer, can rrtute every word Stock
ton saws, and join with Mr.. Shepherd in de-
nounciug strh malicious fhsehoods as he tries
to impose on the Northern masses. reside on
Oakiawu Plant ton, situated on our be uttful
reche. In the PARISH Of ~: Nary's. The owners.
M-sars. Lev-rirn & Co.. reside In your city. We
have been frequently visited by the Messrs.
Leverich, ana call on them to bear me out,
II, during Their s'Journ in our beautiful
G untfy. they have not always found
ootn white and black LIVING o., ON !ae
black pe Sic. were inv .riapy Radicals, and
TIE Whites. Clnsefv tive Demo cratic. For over
eleven Ne.la We u-hr q rci,ed the rights 81
lfetuiyu, AMI i|r uNcr eleven years We have
utWerguue more terrible slavery tnan serNl-
tuue. Ne save en- tue slave. duu.s Of q few
outcasts. vino, AZ n,i ed, have reed them-
s,lve. upon as, and taNln- advant W. ~ oar liz
n1rlA,e, ana wei knowing tha1 a t3ey Scpt open
the " utus r iilu long bondage. ihey could
easiJ LOntto Us aNd use Us 20 cn he inem to
law out iLeir own schemes; Co rih aud pluuder
and bankrupt our once prosperous parish aud
State. NnI to-da' We a. made % ie'l tue
.fe wruLe We nave un.tted upon oar state.
nd We nave made ~ our minds to AID the
whites IN unu"iug these wrongs 10y oriNlhy
away tn So bands u thieves and reesta0lishins
order aud peace.
an. -entr, Il the south hive no III feelings
toward Nortd rn gpi ileman, tie he radical TO
to the b.c~Dunr, AID t.ey know how to dis-
iin4ul.A uvtwe zen tins class aud the thieves VINO
come Gown here win . view - cteaiug STRIFE
between blhcN ana wnlte IA order 10 uttter car
~ out thei. oMn NilAinous designs. Oui pail n
l. Ia ohg with the uest Northern men In the
tWtcl States. ihry ENJOY Ill the rights
Nur.ht IN IA ~ cuj " At nome, ana Dy thcil III
du-lii1us iuisults aha hAoiis nave won upon
me n To- 81 Tue southern people, una are en-
Jpyl al the advantages southern society can
cDnlcr upon tnem.
me wnii,s ue4lisc such men as the Dlrr Ia,
the si4,hels, and the stuck.oas. these men
hay r1i.e among Us TO IRE the hears ~ the
coluled peotIt nsainst the whites, and ~ wults
aud ni.ck haFe 10 wOfa aud toI inselher or
L. mnu,ns 800 the yea, Is /, no. natural "a L
they Should e-ul,e ihest rarpet iggor,f Has
the NV fo.k IT,htUt4 forgotten tue -cnrculng
II lave j. lie SAphcrI Nna., thru, must ue
ihe feeling oil our people when We nave to Ave
in ths SAM parish aDd hEeatne too ,iIe az
mosph-re as TINS no, or.Ous atpnerI
| WAS surprised to read letter in Hdrper's
WethW Yunc Lawrence Wien nc tilrr'thai
W.ile rflag ~ plant htlun IN aus 'ls,ippl' All
the Itbuleis raa iron MIN FOR for lac va. u
kiuN, iern.p- | can tull.ht'n IN ar. Law
renee aud the Messis. Harper Jn That SUBJ &C..
me col red lahOfer invaIi .oly takea his ue.ls
VITA him IN the neld; day after day ,ney are
oiten r"oOed bi prowing starved carpet oHsse' :,
ana ubon seeing Nj. LdNrtute thev hlst'ok
hiin FOR one OF that class, and ran - llde the
buckets containing their meals to prevent rad
upon thcIn. | am sorry such nttlllgeht nleu AZ
tue lIarptrs allow themselves 10 ne imposed
upon, ana trust in future theN WI senu G. lr-
re-pDnden's whose non-leselnulhhce 70 me
tu.Vitg carpet -bdGgcis VIII spare Them the hu-
miia ION Mr. l. wrence must experience when
he learn, the tluth.
Nurtntln ueJI Ia. do not credit the million o.
lies tle-c ccr,et-bag1ers circulate Throughout
the Norm. We tell yDu tnat these lies re
slaudDr upnn both whites and blacks. W @ tell
yuu tiat sac scales nave fallen from our eyes
aud We IA NNu that re intend Jolhltg nunds
and hearts with "Lr Ovn y sOple, and Ia NOyen-
Der utNt We intend, vita Glus help. to give
~ en- "nI hrl"tt rs surn majority IN thlS
Sla'e - l.ou. lana nis never before gwen to
lie-i'"hi. itul YOU Nur,ue.u peOule must
htewisr do your duty, for II Hayes aud y he,ler
afe pier itd, we viii AGAIN Mitness bayonet rule
in our unfurtulatr Sttte. Letu-, hen, al unite,
Nurtn ana rput %, nl ,k and Wuits, aud cas- oar
woes tor lIldeu aud reform. lRAAK LOAiL
OAkLAWS PLANTATION, Parish -, AialY $,
Oct b, 1870.