, 1879-05-13
-.,aeoucnt Oppression OF the
Nauroes, Who Initiate
Their Botters.
>, r.o,r,,i. md Liens IN Common 0se...Trust-
" Deed, for supplies...Ths chl'alrI
Dealing In "chats."
e,,to and County 1ndebtednese~--Haavy
" Ta1es---No Plaoo for Capital or
Enterprise.

Wv ~. rrc<cn. dlsaifcctfon arnnnu tue negroes
ior us ~ ,r5srafon,1 Thu extortlop8 Of The
Is mol 1ui'} u"1 ,,a h,r,, rcnta rhurred lv the
merchants anu wv aeu ,,,,t :. h.. ,,,t
Ian ocrce!ycl that tue root OF Inc Hhole oIlIl-
~." ,.. !. bark Of that, in tho days befOre tho
epis3 - saSH .,t tpn,vp many of thr o1nnters
War, u Is ",n .,'a. ~ ,,,o,r co,ton.hrotcr,.
wefe In the CLUTCHES -. s"s1 .s,,ssna.s1 E.u.
T7,c proceeds of the crop were anl'eapa'eo: f.''
.,,.r,,. nt The end OF thu Beason, the planter
9ue's ~ he had consumed .more than he had
fouaa faa' ~ .,,.. 49,. .rt ~ NJ. acro,,nt rms
p.oluceo !" VIVA >"ae - /. ..,s. sh1,..,u.,.
carried oyeE, ai'd he "oula pe aouus ooi'S"su"s
N nstropize The same broker Tie iollowine
w. Mor;gages followed, ns a mattcr OF
Jeas. ",s Tso in'cru,t of thc broker in tt,e pyau
coufse' 4ns NV. ~, r,o, ,,n,ft Il, f,rectn,rI
IN thIs way some ., 'hs 'nses p'".'a.,o , :" s.'s
eonth passed into TIC haHds OF 'noncy-ienaefss
TIE hs1kA ''A' Wa o..,
WAN, ,
M IA, Is The relations OF tho planter to Ills fac
10, .se concerned, an told ti'at nlne:tenths d
ri ali the planters ask md receive advances on
,ha iron, This Is probably large estimate,
snt tr th1ce.aflhs would not be an overs,atcmcnt.
TIM orarttc1 of taking advances Is rufn1uslY cx-
.sn.;re. Tbe factor cl,urxes FIRST 8 per cent on
ii the money loaned, and holds lien on tie
rrnn md the plantation. lie furnishes the rl-
~. =. ,,o.r tha 1ohnrera nlive. nnf charges
Aons 10 Keep tHc 1uuo'e'o a.'ss a.0
proat to cover risks anti interest on tEefn'
Than In rharrcs 21< Dcr ccut Il for mixing ad-
tAsA ~ ~ "sa a. ~ nv. n,oro far uc,mn,ta,
fanecs, anu - p"i ee''s 'Ao.. -,
stouah mhen the crop Is sold. The planter
rrey ses, IMa1 ~. hon .o % on ~ am esco,len
n.nter IN Concordia Parish, who has adopted
pe, '., ....... - -. 1T. .,u. ,,x. t,,s.,,,.
SHss'5 eAan ess.e"' AeA u ~" t"ss'
me that on looking carefully into tIle fnattesp 10
4t,fmtte{l that II would cost him one-thtrd Of
s,'. .,"'' ~ ~. .,,.,no.. 18th f.,,o-,. rr.di+
he crop 70 10 ous'neSs "'''' ihetote e1eu1t'
THE ARnANoEMENT
must 10 tne 'ens .uo " so'aoas ~ VIZ psausss.
who adopts It. Thot OF Itself may not be
,,,+ts- ~ ronsennanrr, Duk r,rerJac1v bcrn
..,,,.. ot7o.. ~ I. ,,,,,r ~, lohcro.s
aees 'ne peculiar euee' VI !. opon .ne 'Aoo'c'o
nt he country. In the old days the planter
vtnt IN r,,in nrorf@ly on Ills own account, Fills
,s. s1' :" saN X 80, ~ 49,. -, 49,.
hAEes were eola, anu tney louuu a'1otHer mas
Ter u good "a or better than the old ole. But
~. ~ ~. 49,. ,,,t ,,oor n. h,,-7one ,,o,.
noR 'ae plantGi uce6 Hos "sat us oo' oc"e a.pAe|
ls tries to shl1t them upon his IaDorcfs. Being
nr.sseh for rnnrev .hr nreasea nthrrs :. IJe it-
p:s's III" ~ -. 80 49,.
shEt upou LUG tast eeht luat Gull oc "tuus out
Of The laborers.. lie sells hts supplies. a1ready
,h.,,6.d ~ .yt,-.tstn ,tco hv 1sa f,,+,ra ~ a.
sdrnpeo Of % iper cent; he allows nothing for
rtnsirs nr ,mn7oucments. Tia sn,xns and .sc1la
.h,t..i. .,a st.nb ~, .1,o l.n.t f.tI,~, ~ ~,
ta'''els aLu s.oeh ou 1'o leaSt tat4uso y! u'o
ts1Auts. l haYt BEEN amazed ut tlnutNT these