, 1879-05-27


n,'i Na 1orias @ md % ol,er ' With races ace 10 r,nko
= good farm out ot patch Of wilderness Or b., q
lenao elulnp of treet. notice universal Ills
lived hero for any length Of t!no to mako Ger
tain broad distinctions hctwccn tlio Cattcaseatl
and tue African. No matter how much tlcy
may aympathzo with tho defrantlcd or abused
African. nigCGr's a Niger fur a. tlIat.
While Insisting upon ihc superior physical and
matcrial advantages enjoyed BY ile negro IN
Lotllsfnnh over any tfAt can be offered htul ~
sny other nart nf the un!ted atascs, Yen. Mc.
Million docA noldcny tint ts Nol'tcal extutcrre In
n'nny SECTIONS 81 tic State Il ssu'pIy tntoeFabel
nt'd That unlcss tllcro sai 10 some 'mproFeInent
III t[t resrGct y *tll be lHG0ssDc 70 reta'h INC
lHnsa OF the plaeka m Wiling ahd eileet've
lauorers ~ own iaea M Is tiat NOTHING stloEt o.
actual tnteriercnce by the United Htatea Gov
ernhlotit To tue extent even et afhlea tnercio''
as permanent protection Tor tile political
rlehts ol the negroes WILL assure them pol1tlca'
Justice.
cor. ". 8. LOWELL
"a tie native panler with whom discussed tho
subject. Eellaa s'x plantations It, Warren Coun-
Is, Mississippi, twu In Tcnsas url one fn Terrc-
Ioune .Parlshes, Louisiana, unti one up lhs
Yazoo. lie rustiyntrs abo,it 8,Do0 nrrcs nit of
l70OO, whlct, he owns aud conttnIs, ana has
!iam1s' seeseseha'.'s anaut i'sTv EeoMs. ~,
no tTo'an,s @ amo'E X ny n.seets s, na,d n.li
Col. Hoseh. pay Gun w eeuta L uhys M'la
eaI, ~; e GaIu oS @ nI ct,,e a sv u,
ernY ~ noa1u eosts g U ~ augus ~ IN INV NV
avsrS . Saturday nirht" - ,..,, ...,,,, -. 49,,
.,,,.s! I'M isnL pnrt u souF A"uo "oshto VI the
semmt.;.s ys.s y. arr.
oo,,,n ht.a sStY H., 70 y., say IL , was iG -.
ther, and Scttor ito foI me. but ot't % let any. nv
IT, H. y" y oIts r ~ eass IT,. ,p..,s taeN
M''i'e eAarEtIS M ngeef IT,! iuos9 'os" ~nath
fsn; r.. P. s "n a t,,,,t ~ ' a1Eaua I'm,
'IuIu @ ,s1a ~ .n, S .,,r, H. ILL., yvar
n,
afc M liz .a lily @ Msro a % na fp m aese.,oe
Aput5, uo not sly Wny sy t'v1a s,ou'o pcso t"ach
tv; -, s'iu.'s .,,. Wy s., ,t
,,.,,,nr % 1,t,,,,o liz r,. ~" @ n{sse" T.
ss.sst. st III ine s; M'Eae ~ y" aeiI'eontsul: sty
s n'Ggess "Mu "orK om maRcs so anao Inc ac!a a.
suu.!sc ssin aaau w. mvus aIoo.s. ana Go 10
telr @ ~. w. 1 nns tnt tost " ug
uIsEc!s tuns ILL., iss @ !".f psss .aAt ~ Eoou Gca!
ss,el: ~ w.. III Gu.is uus 70 wosA ~ !ase
as osoek , III. A. t,ie ~ uea'ns, h hha e.e9 always
.. .G.u 1teu an"9s ~ no NotnnG WI. .1unco s
70 a'ss 5"1ee uats ~ e,c MeeR on aeeonnS O.. llle
ea,n1,a,aS though illicit crops 'hsgot bo IN >eop-
a195. III, ,o,......s. ,.,o..
y wfs no use tn talk nafnehtcads or cdaeatlon
to W.. hoseH. ~ MAe'
AN oLp-FAsllioHEp fLANTER's VIEW
OF the situation. Nn would trent "fIIs nlggers J"
we'll under a!l circumstances, but he would have
them uulcr bis control 30 he could curse them
a1nl drive them, relIg.ousy believing tislt 1t Is
only III this wnY llult they will work to ltB ad-
YantaEo Or their own: Col. Lowell allowed mo j
balance-shcct, exhibiting the cost OF making
cotton last season. Ihc expenses INCLUDED rent
linterest VII sap'tai invested 10 snna> taxcs, in.
saratce, Or Ein"nl, pay OF tahor ;at the rate of
sl3 2. mouth antl rattons) for cleaning lnnd,
blowing Afll tiocnE cotton alu psnutfng corr,
then Tor picking cotton and Eat}erlng corn,
freight on cotton seed, ginning mud bAGgnE,
the wear a''d tear .ot implements. wagons md
mules (that OF ntgGers not counted)' This was
for ons sound, cufttyatlnE a9o acres. Which
yielded 2to bales, 1t total cost OF l41eo, or
$3i.A peE bsic o. 40o pn'nas, or ~ rents per
pound. Thy cotton was eoldfo about 61< cents
pound. y!e!alng q profit OF uniy ono cent; tho
Eaue cost THIS year at present priccs Will Yield
prottt four t!mcs ns large.
"The trouble with tlIe nGEcr since tho Var"
aaid toi, Lowell. "ts just this: We used to
coNnt OH ten bales OF cotton to the baud, llld
now he only produces about four and a half
balts. That was just nlv average last year.
There wcro 9 Thousand n1EEnrs on my rlaIlta-
tio1is, md tic crop amounted to Just 4,500
bales"
When Buggeetcd tbat moro cotton Was pro-
duccd stnco tho War than over before, yas j,ut
down by tho remark that moro negroes were
working In cotton-llelds than before tho War,
having cotno Into sLoutsiaua from Virgna,
North Carolna, and Other Stltsst but Tint thu
bulk of tie surplus ~as due to tle white labor
OF T0xas aud other cotton States which wasn't