New-York tribune., 1879-01-17

LETTER FROM THAT STATE WHICH SAYS THAT
1HE BLACKS ARE IDLE, The PEOPLE ARE POOE,
AND TIE PLANTATIONS RUNNING TO WEEDS.
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LETTER FROM THAT STATE WHICH SAYS THAT
IHE BLACKS ARE IDLE, The PEOPLE ARE POOE
AND TIE PLANTATIONS RUNNING TO WEEDS.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBUVFI
WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.-A letter addressed to q
gentleman in this city whose position brings him
great influence in public affairs gives rather gloomy
view of the condition and prospects Of the people Of
the counties bordering on the Mis- ssssippI River
in the State of the name, from of which it
was written. The address and signature omitted
at the request of the gentleman who received the
letter which is as follows:
Your letter forwarded TO me here AS a means OF
irving proper insight into the condition Of the
try write again. for yOu may have the opportunity Of
so directing both public sentiment and legislation TO
produce benefit to TINS section. .
The hard times and poor crops along the Mississippi
can reailze except py c0uilhg mere. .asnlhcent
estates which formerly yielded fabulous return. are now
n ncre wreck, and Is the landed property and the
landowners of the country SO may rcadS DC pctuftu
What the labOrng class must he. Since the war each
wear the negro aDOrere, with few EXCEPTIONS have been
,inr uoOrcr and poorer, until there an actual
OF the whole mass, ana they power
ess 10 cultivate crops and must depend upon Others Tor
tna food m the future. Out Of 100 labOTers there Will
moi be found five who nyo teams, wagons and other IN
nrments for successful cultivation Lave been here
rcaIv two weeks, right in their midst, with hundreds Of
then in u radius OF six miles, and what write Is from
"onfss that the great problem as 10 the black race Is yet
Cne tcut Of sOutiOn Which must test the true states
OF country. iii" negroes are III raes, shoe
iSs destitute, and worse than all not dcsirous Of work
ms BY their ne&ecled educ.ilon dnIlng slaycE,
fhhng for themselves, II could not be expected that
freedom wold ori;,s ID lis u,,,m nt, nee 80 't & .'5 @
desrovcd the fruit Of their aDoIs Tor years past and
tSc nave been prey TOO often of INSCRIPTIONS men,
rcs W o traded with them The risk has been great
r. c,dug the negro that from 100 TO 800 per cent has
hau asLcd ana pI for advances OF supplies As con
scnneucr tie HcgIccs, sctrs that they worked hart
nphou the year aud had nothing at the end, have
hacomr cclnorazed and suspicious of everybody and
cverylbu don't wish 10 Work, dDd would prefer 10 I'll
i ne sun or fish all day rather Than attempt to work.
If Il NV firm opinion nat under present circumstances
il any LOCALITY surrendered TO thcm ior eAelu'iye
reside nee. without intlci'hcG ON te "htet II would
nor rrGurc years une 10 bring the srrcial coninu-
nv mo assimilation with the African tribes. For ten
daTs have been CierinS s'talY ~4rh al i'nuntraufe
uTips for dozen laDOrte, ana have GOt yet secured
II,cn have wanted fences buit and houses erected
ana cannot find one or even coni1hy 0I thrm ready
or ruuublc or prepared to do the wolk. Aud nave 10
hunt UP wnc GiIn =" '"n, 80" ,a 81 ,i H. NV, t
FER myself Thc women WISH TO ape the habit OF the
i,h yiutr. The poor white women have TO WOik as
harJ as tnc men. But the majority Of the negro m,n
"nn drtcInncd do work ~ The field. IS they Tor
icIA ,,,d II is fca.ib!c to live by rlI,Iug enough
49, Ic roury and lot OF hogs. winch are prolific
fr each laboIcr. The country woui sI"W up IN weeds
aud the innbitalts would rcitlft in'o par ; II;
RI 10 r., pace the other labor Ihe Nnlos now hcfe
as general ruG' are 'e S%I uI d 90 me-
,r rrus'uncd labor, the result oi ten years hdH
nor It. ,i,ci, ~ nearly the ,alnc condition of imroyer
t utU az tla black race. Prices OF cotton have been
nmtIv dropping each year but tht lnSalitc interest
Steam @ ,",.l,oIe have noi abatcd. Add the mer-
",u n,%, accumulated The load OF dcat 10 tine point
% my ta The value Of the i1nd ana ihtn me mort
VI -; rcrlnscd and the iOIncr owner * homeless aud
In a stretch Of nearly ClEhl mics ui sllt!Iuih
,,r aud IN front window TINS Is the record of
v,,rly very pautatou formerly PRODUCING thou'dhUs
~ l,,. nf revenue and now owned Dy lne CoIuaS-
,I i,r, lart Thu, Il new phase has ntc la l-!dtco
rGr ,rrruanis must do something 10 make Inc ana
nd ,Nsttu absentee idndp!tllaH IKE tl!dt
"f ir.anG comes IN. Agents nU-t run thc ald' ana en-
Si me or aud each successive year WI "IIhehN ihe
80 me vi mare SuutI~tCGCc ui iHc dhOIci, WIN hOt
I :, uIc1,I Ia store away IOI ola age % t'tAhtS'.
= M Iahurng population OF county. 50 mnSl lis
,,,s,,ri It, T. ncsc people are i"tic dsi gate oi
Id ..r. what must bc the Iyi IHiiutHCc upon Tie
U',ai,ty the dc-r&Ca'lou. must in tiIc react with
,r, mi result lpun the low better enTt'd ana more
"neroI,s Recons, and ia wear o; dcalt anI famine
ine rltIou would be- Oh Il rll rr sca e., lhc thal oi
Enrt Ch, where .aSt year IO'OJcOo people axe sai
I,t Is uroper that fun vindoaton Of aw should
M isrd u3u every where II seems 20 me thdi thpr
, dr.iaudIug o. The tfuc condition of TIE liborng
,.'.. nor, 1uIaht 8no.d the opportunity Ot Hcrilus
,ouob, Inward sucn measures as Houu reclaim lhIs
r,t rv from its present Cli O"dIu S'iiu"'h "i "di-
, Tur INFUSION OF new blood saNe( .tc IN dcslcl-
% aud il j. pertinent {" suggest 'hd' ne" c!asS
t Labor is &C., s~lry here, oI ohIN 10 fCSIC luu' 'u
t,v,t,nu of ne land but to manIIt an" 'h'oH"S' 'h'
,n almost Hfulcss laDCf, al" ~ '~"hP'. "l- t''u'A
~ ", .I.vaf. The Uu ale OF the Iesdrn p"luIdtl'h
~ devr Oh thi- would not Ic WISE lo m"' NV i''9
n, bo r,yrr wlth PERMISSION 10 corporations 10 con
t,I, roiiys iberciuon. and thus bnnI an lLGhh ol
La,,y .rt industrious willie men mere 10 iii lh' Ho
In ma, ind ,iurut this wUud 90 fdr 10 rONe our P"'d
i Al !ui.cIn, !.l the eEhi rcd value O comm te
,tnI,IJ .n,,t pJur back iMO Northern St-ttr lISfOld
ilr -Llus cA pended on general account. >, -
1--we m Il upon your valuable iiIne.as have mere
,,ac drn, Tor lnr earnest purpose O doing all IN NY
a,,r In .d@ @aucc the welfare of our pr0hri
vd nopc tls may afford you some means OF accom-