The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-05-23
TnE soUrnEnN SENSATION.
There WIFI Never he Peace Tm-
Eis Ehe EegTO Leaves, Or
Until REe Gains
control.
white Labor in the Soush.


Well. can't say just now. Some
Zines | think We viii all 10 better af
ter the first three or four Years.
There will never be peace 10 the south
until the negroes leave it Or obtain at.
solute control Of the property We
are ali trying. aud have been since
/ 'he close OF tie var, to do the best We
can aud treat the negroes fairly and
Justly. | pay the darkies ou ny iarm
twelve dollars pes month and board,
/ I'D durIuH thg yea: ~surd 1 am com
pelled-fg sap port hdtf dsetLeir -1..a4ili...-
or else See them siarVe. The wages
We pay them here. Fifty ceois = dag
aud board, l. equal 10 the pay o; white
labor in the Norm Besides, they have
much easier times, Is they Go NOT
nave as hard work to do Aud then
without We are pushed. we give hun
I Saturday or the best part Of it Tor Il
holiday"
~ hen did you leave homer
Il !eu home Friday Got here to-
day on the STEAMER OuachIia Belle
Are there many negroes leaving
your part Of the counuy?'
No, cuu't say Is there are On
ly about 3UU have left iu the couutle~
near me, aud | think nj least Que
third Of them have returned"
What fo,?'
"WeA, guess that they did not 6ud
Kansas such u happy land Of Canaan
as they expected
Have these negroes who have gone
any money?
a !irtIe, suppose not mach ~
'How DO they expect TO get to Kan
,a>?'
Well they don't krow themselves,
butILey have beco led to believe
hat - soon as they reach the North
hey viii be wei. cnreu ior uuu fuiUi>h
"a transportation from point to point -
Have you talked to auy OF them
bout their woyiua?'
! oh. yes | have advised some OF
rheu 20 stay at home aud let we'll
enough alour; bur they have got the
Kansas fever. anI gness the best
thing for us TO do j. to let fLem alone
untii The fever goe' down
Did you notice m-l5 of them on
The h.uks A. you c4me glol-?'
Yes; ut seyerai paiu,s there were
quite number ga,herel ou he shore.
They hailed the boat but the Captain
would not land ielt sorry for the
poor devils
WHY DO the boats refa-e to take
tham?'
The principal reason Is that when
they cet on The boats the cases are
rare If they have mou'y enough nbout
their old clothes to pay their passage,
aud a. the boats do not propose 10
uaus port them Tree. Ike Captain ,hiuhs
! il Is better 80 lc!u-e 10 take them al
/ together lhou 40 be compehed 10
/ iaud and pu; them ashore
How did yunr negroes gain iulor~
nation about Kansas?
'"rhe FIRST intimprion had of the
/ bn-ine>s wa in picking up an euve-
/ lope on the place last winner. L was
sdire,sed to Charles Hawkins. so,t
/ OF boss uisger IN my county The Gu
+ velope contained pinned circulars from
! Cincinnati aud Chicago. deiaiIing IL
glowing terms the advantages OF Kan
i -as aud The Western States 10 the
:
/ brought out in The most eytravasani
manner GU paper. aud wunder ia 1
more negroes have not Ielt Than there
/ has 1, was jusi the sort Of d thug
TO catch that c.ass OF people.
DO yuu kn"w who 'he parties are
| that are sending out these circulars?
No. do not.
"Who do you suppose they are?'
- al first thought that it was
scheme Of the railroads TO get travel.
! hut have changed my opinion iu
/ that respect think now that it j.
/ some sort oi mi,cl.ievou- order or 20
1 ciety in The North that is doiug the
work and il may have some political
/ -iguiGcanee
''Iu what respect
well, to reduce the representation
IN the South. aud TO colouize enough
negroes in The doubtful States ia the
North to carry them for the Repub j.
cans Did you say you were from
/ Indiana"
! Yes sir"
well. if four or five thousand ne
/ groes were TO stop over in that State
until after the election next. year il
might 20 for the Republicans, mightn I
it?'
Yes, it might; but the chances are
that il would not In the frs; PLACE
il would take at least 10 600 Of them
and in the second place it would have
the effect to driee many of The poor
white Republican voters to the Demo
cratic side Is there any white emf
grafton to your part Of the country p
"Y,s; more iu the last year than
ever before"
"What nationality 2"
"Principally IRISH. but number OF
German families have settled in my
county since last summer
DO you tLius thar If the coored
folks were to leave the South. white
> men could be obtained to do farm la
bor?'
Yes, I think so White labor will
never come South as lous as it has
TO compete with the negro race
Are The planters in the South max
ing mnch money now?'
No, they are barely making both
ends meet There has been really No
mouey made in tine South since the
war Cotton has beeu low, aud after
IT Is harvested. sold. aud the liens on
the crop paid off, there is very litiit
lett. | assure you came out abou
even last year. but hope to do BET,
ter this season. Cotton Is advancing
steadily. and | think this years croi
viii bring ten ceuts pound. 1t wa
only eight last year. The cut worn
i in ihe cotton in my State. we'll a
in Tennessee. Arkansas and oihe
Southern States 1t has, however. w
:. -. Ill ti,na A..nn hnt litLla d.mn.re