, 1879-05-21

something TO do With IT, but tho negrues hre
tlfscontented because 1T the small material
praorcsh they arc making. In 1871 md 1877,
when the crops Wera good md rH'ttnn high, tue
negroes made money, ato1lHht hOrhes at.! aniltcs,
and acquired considerable personal properly,
They ate an imps0ydcnt racn, mil have not nc.
comrHatel themselves to tho hard times; 'tIey
have aauat'lerctl md lost t'elr pfhpcrts, came
out IN debt nt tEe end Of every ecnsos't anlcant
understand it."
i" But they Hrc awintled too. aren't theyf"
"Ycs, III iIorc why's tllat one. Tile rent ex.
acted fruH tlIcm n toD lnrgr the prices el'atEe,i
as they might to t,c. at'tl the planters nttl ner-
chants are eInrtiIE nmt nlefci!css III cift Tcl,E
ti'elr mortgage rights. i,estdcs, n negro VINO
rcnts twenty hcres Of latAt antl aErceo to pay,
with an avurar. production Of about l,Hlf t4ie,
rrully gets only fifteen or sixteen. acTrs. Ihs
i.ouso and :, garden patch is counted
~ ou1a ord a,r 'e ri, survey or o rs sss us4va 'S
shors Of e' The area m rcprcsented u Included in so
lease. The tcnant then hays twenty fl,iarter-
bales ront. but really liArvcsls not more tlHi'
fifteen hnIt-talcs. Besides agreeing To pay
sWe S >. 'n 70 " te 1aSs oant e. sd esssd sA y
him. There Is no doubt that ihs supplies filT'
nlslIct1 him on erctl[t by the stosokecpcrs arc
frequently Ut ahork weight. as well NJ II Door
auslity MIL high price. 'rht tsnorance Of
Illit AfhHAbH NEuHD f!ElsuAHAHb
makes these frauds eAsy."
A. Have the negroes purchased lands to any
extent tn your hsctD.l Of the Gonntryf"
l" MI. l think there arc onlY eight negro
pIantcrs owning their own pluHtatIo.s IN Tcnsus
" lStoo of co,,rte 'I'ere % nss o%sr. wi,o 's t'wn
llttlc patches 0f ground In tiH t0wDs but
*pea!s l farmers. THE negsoes !t,ylins 'noIe Il,
personal property when they haYc 'nuaey. They
VIII, Ss ss5sny to lcas sot "s Sss fse ~ III
no, sell small parcefs Of their cleared piun.a-
lions to the 1,rtrnes, nn sflte unclcared lands
nn back plantations offer little ind,lecineut for
the negro to mortgage his future bY a pur-
chase"
"suppose this exodus GOES our
"it will bo ruinous to this country. White
scn can't work In tt,.. fields In this climate. We
of the North. who were good workers In that
country, can't work here any more than the
native whites.
THE WHITE pRor1E MUST DO SOMETHING
to attatl tllc negro more firmly to tic soti,-
citi,tr by encouraging him 10 buy land aud u.s.
s1stnE him 10 tin 81, nr ny paying good, iuir,
cash wages. instead Of wording him under the
ct,lts;Ict systenn. Il is only aprospcct Of tots
loss Of black laor thnt will Induce The wh,trsto
abandon the eprotite null opportunities TO dcfraud
which the cohtsact-systcst atforls.''
"I'nt, according 10 their 0wu statements, the
lantlt'wnefs are 2, not getting rich, In suite Of
"Ihey nre themselves Victims Of intcryst mn,
commission on ADVANCES made to them bv the
factors: nevertheless, they arc in much bcttcr
condition than they we're 4 few yeals ago, not
wtthatandlllE tho bard iincs. They have aac
money.
VARIETY OF rSroRMAT1oS.
A negro, resident in ConcorI!a parlslt. n ner.
chant ind Intelligent fellow, tell 1uc tint tho
desire t1 get away LAS been uuelcd III his cuun-
ty for ti, ttIne.beity but that II Is onIy 1nr ile
present. seasou, liz Is satisfied that the negEovs
hnx tkn III
determination tn b. moro frugal ui economical
tlnn eyer before III nUrlestosaru up fnrans to get
away text winter nnd spfiiE. lie FATS tlIat tile
| merchants and planters 1nncconcessfons In or,ler
to indtIte tlc dlsc0ttcntctl to 70 tnck to work,
Which will probably teach the tegrors to lnnku
new demands nrxt ycar as condition ot tnetr
remaining. This woul1 take the ss,ape OF MI
cHnnal strike; indctt* the shcallca exodus
difference Is, ilGll Northern strikers stay wcre
they arc, help cacl, othes to hold ont III their
detinnds, as.l aouctincs rcsnrt 10 violence to
| roesce the cHpluSers; these Southern strikers
tilluw untl1tug of thu usual 1aGttlnds at s'nck
out, (" they aro uot, prepared to resort TO vo-
1e,cc, a.nl they only dcsirc. 70 run away from
lI,e hItrashfps they hare 70 bear.
Judge 1lougl. ts The District Judge of Con-
copla o,ul adlolulug parlshes. lla Is a natiya
white aud yet n KepubIican,-a specimen not
| nften accr. quiet, conservative DID fellow,
! he thinks that The ncTrD's tEnorance and ful-
rruyl1ellt llab,ts aso responsible tur nost Of hts
I kE0MulNa, tu1NEu NE AuuH8 Hl1EkH tAFE uGEtl
abused politically and swtnl!r1 commercially,
| lie thinks their political condition might have
t'eeH diigerent Il tl.pir own leaders bud been
! more honest ntid faithful. Tia ltcgrocs become
dence Is not easily disturbed: but these leaders,
T Judge HouEh says, src frequently cnrrtlpt. IL
| Was Uu thR urcouHt that the Sthtc, n,Nl many Ut
tic parishes md snwns, were steereti In debt
uNDHR NEruNLlcAN ADMINISTRATIONS;
tic ncgro leaders wcro hrbetl, tf'n Democrats
-,
| TIM extravaganza and .corr1ntsoll arc now
| charged upon The Republican party Ut the State.
| laye not Jet talked with Republican atnut
| tlcaa rare trouhlcs--'yhetscr be was II carpet-
indcale, cttllrr by turl'ye look, guarded cx-
prcssi0t or actual admission, tat NJ tclt s0.ne
apprehension about speaking his sentiments.
| do not Mcan to lntfntnte by .hls lhat there Is
these people; Int the Republicans Know that
the Democrats can 1naliu i ycry lrcunfortahlu
for anybody they may select for social or lasl-
ness ostractam.
Capt. O'Ncst, who commands the steamer
Howard, brought back fitty refugees from st.
| Lonis. They bata been to knnsas, a11d u nlpr.
chant and planter Of rcnsns wrnt up there in
geurct Of labor asld maid the fares of thirty ot
them. l!lslndfcaes that their labor IL nceletl,
unl also tlal Il good matly arc wilis'; to come
buck. .Capt. U'Nea, said ii,rro was Il rood dea'
Of sck,luss amung them, which undoubtedly
| en'no from exposure IL At unaecustomed eli'
| nl1tc. 1B uG0lcA tNht lie TGk1iHr steamers
have refused to tAke the rGfugues north.
'rile pcople generally arc ignorant Ut tsit
fact tint tho United States law lin,
It's the uainbcr of dcck-passeugers thni
each bnat may carry. THE Howard, though ot,s
Of the largest atennera OIL the river. Is limited
to fifty tirck-passcngers. anil generally has thai
many whon shu lsayrs New Orlcaus Capt
O'Neal said he coul!earry
ABOUT 4,0t0 Tnyp
II permitted to do su, md would be glad to takt
them Away at that ratio; 1o thinks their absence
would he better than their presullce for tit
Southern ct'ulltry, though they (thu negroes
would not faru sO we'll elsewhere. Tlls, o
course, Ia merely an Individual upinlou unl tllt
Cuptniu NAV lH mistaken atlunt Il. lie raw Ycry
few rel,lKres on The rl,er banks 81 he tam.
down, anil thlnks most Ut thn tleltl-llands l!aye
guno back to work. Per contra, hear that TIT
excitement Is now extending into ,lIe interior
purfsles, n1tl that the negroes nnly Ectraiu from
hocknE to tic river banks hucailsu they havt
not even moIlry enough 10 pay passage North
| IT. sncrns that sonu vi the buats tuolt ot
rc1ugces md carried them a. tar rs their uln.1G.
would nay for, nlA tIun landed tIlem; also
that the aleatnt,oat Capta1ns wcre cucaaraget
tU do thts bv planters IN Mississippi un,l Arkall
sas up thu riyer who werp hAtaly In nred o.
labor; and even tho up-rtscr planters paid III.
passugu tn sol1,u eases. How much Of this wa
done have 10 means Of knowing. j. i. Il.