, 1879-04-12
THE NEuRO'S PARADISE,

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| Thctr Quarre1s Are Settled--A Curious
County anat.
I carrt,nundtnee Str }r-s Tribune
rh'. !. tho on noe.a.. " ~ ,ho asarn H. II, "s'.. .
-'"'a ~ e''e p"'au'ee u TIC negro. i.a nut
numbers Tue Wh'ses by moro than t"o to one'
controls tic Parish Government. seuds a coal
blavk man and brother to the Legislature, and
h,.t, In thc Nv, n, nro,n.,,,v o,wt con,oot
.a"e t,.'". !" wv '"9' PV'p''''! ".'u .o"'o"'. .
WORK Is aoahaAnt on Tue sugar p'notseons' and
wages arc good. Tile river brings hrewood to
his duor, nn.l he has only to throw In linc 10
ret tl,h for his breatfast. and tho swamn.
eh.,n, l., ~ . n,,s ts.,na a" a.,.,' .n,,,.ae
.s""u ..'.," :" e'.'s' ~" ie''o eAtth p1."uccs
variety with thu smallest amount Of coa1ing.
There nre but s1o months Of winter. anil thew r.
scmhle t1,c hc.t lava n . vortl,crn Nnxcmher.
snnS !. rsrev soo% 49,, r.. ma.e. ,roo,a ",,.
three or four nights In tic year. Spring begins
about the 2o.h Of January, and by the 1st of
February potatoes and corn aro planted and
o,,,ien. ,n',a T,,a .,,,n.r T.. ~ ,o,,n an,, ~.
bat TIC ncCso ihrircs beat and works best With
the thermometer tangIug from 80 to 100 deg.
lie gets, from countless generations Of ancestors
WIN d,urtsbc,, on thu a,td main. ami In ,hc
,.,"I t,"...s, ~ ~ "o "' p'as "a =, l'e
.a"eleu Jahesea u Alflea, a athck Skull ulat pro-
! sects lily hfatn against stln.stFoke, aud q tough
/ black skin that does not blister under tic
tx nsseest , rays In 1he ~, hottest days q July he
n lne brnlinE, shnueless cxpanae OF the cane-
fields, returning 10 i'is quartcrs for ~ hour OF
Two at midday, more to rest the mulcs
tian himself ~, He docs nut work lard
| hhti sicauilg HHo white laborer, but he
e~lliEs his noe os guides his plor with con-
ss!otis&ss that nc IL working by the month, and
a1at hs i,a! niiu Iat!ons VIII be Just the same
whether he docs Ills best Or only lounges through
| lnt Gny. uE 14$ 10 DFEf&Hnt'H Kftfn tn Ytnr
no"t all! Me docs nos mind The ptotans te-
proo' anu threats ot discharge which have taken
ths piaeG 81 mat stt,nnlattnE Instrument.
no oailo9zers ralus hare cvcr frightened the
iiie parishes where the shotgun has nevcr en-
tereu @ INTO politics. "nd wleso tlIs eolored ma.
Jo9ny @ Ill., ns,a ss,ao unmlsturDea aha unu!sputed
L. ..,.,! sugar , region: with scarcely an cx-
eeptioh, tlle peaceable partshes ot Lou!al-
ana, wiete w thc Ia,, Mas hFe respected and tile
f1ehte OF ts,e olaeRs concealed, arc Tie sugar
sso%s pad'sncs .n "e.sr ts eul@re 81 the
a~eet.luleea canc mas fhol!tylaE influence on
| the ch0ractcr ot TUG whites, or the French
Ercoie element, Thtch pteuoTl1!ates In these
pnFsea aa ~ tng.es NJ On tr!snus s terms With the
oTuer ol th'nes, or u'c cause II to be sought iu
TIC heavy pFcponderance of the eolorca race
a'd ,i tlls aoaenen ne, o. Vicious ieootant. low
"nc S,os W.. W. no. !, ntetena , aa 10 say; put i Is
lEee exercise u Tue iraacbise a'd other political
rights IN the sugar regions Of Louisiana, and
noWhefe eise ~ tile eoati,, unless 1t be III lew
l''niie. ", ~, a1 isoateu !' 1,sss. localities;
20 not Learn Learn ti,at negTo rule @ mas been injuri.
Gus 70 anS sfeht extent 70 tle 'nttrests OF tllts
pAf'sii. la5es aaa loN, t!efc y 10 parish dcbs,
Rlla Jug puo!Mie H. o1!lscs afc eohceded 1y the Dem-
ln!s is not oesauea ths negroes arc more tntel1-
Eeha Ut 1hoIe nohest tnah e'se"ncfc. put because
t!ic carpetbaEeera ~ho :ame here to manage
ttieni Wefo oi W ofccpi'ohn!Iy good trne. one
HEk tarf
for tenyenrt nnu - spoken of on al ilansis as
H. negroes ts exsrtcd IL !e right direction.
lh's erht'en,an Was aoia,ct III Wisconsin
crlcan8 wnen tue war ended aiid settled
nero WIN TIE Intention Of staying, Ho
now owns 2, protty cottagc-honse md
strip OIL iant fronting On acres width
mica INTO ne swamp. He IL the Banker and
general agent OF huuareds ot colorcd men. pur-
ehaehE slpplles ler tl'sIi ID Inc city, aiding
lG%! 70 buy laild. a1i helping them out OF their
nlllicu!t!Gs ~th aaFiee mug assistance. lie signs
ihcir bat, oonds Wnen. they arc arrested for
Trivial oneascs; ai1a thus save. nc e. parish the
e1penss se. w.. ., -. .atnts.ms m us.n ~ 1a1!. s ne
s5oes nte as 70 qaHEfe about ttes, Snd are
ana a. IN pr9erE arfests. In tug tte parish Of
year Tor assault and battory, tresoass. patty
te stk ks out sS or tra 6r 1sck Se N a
istsatcs were put IL jail TO await the holding Of
court, 4 huge 20 prlston harrack would laye to be
provided. Ihe cIefk slgns taeir hatl.bonus,
however, anu by lhe ttne court conveI,es nlue-
tentls OF them have settled their auasrels with
the complainnnta 50 t!At The tnscs never como
to tra'. When tried, tlla Judge, nor Dem
oerat. generally netes out tlt ligt'tc:t possible
sentence ot punlshment " such offenders, often
sentencing them to only tnrcp or five hours IN
Jail. When negro comIdtta q Serious cFinie ho
Is ,l seldom ~ pursued beyond tlIs limits Of tl'e
partst tie authorities benE content to l,e ru Of
fliIn without the expense OF boarding him fur
tuontls Il! tatl, paying witnesses. and sending
HIN 10 thc fententiury.
80 Ercat Is the propensity Of the negroes to
take tlls Inv OH each other Tor trllliE tuattors
tlat planters a1lt! court officers resort TO various
methods Of dsseouraElng It, becauso 1t dtsorEan-
izcs tho labor Of TIC plantations aud entails
expense upon the County Treasury. parisll
Judge told ne lle other Day tilat when negro
game to him with complaint against another
negro, It was his habit to tell lhe man he was
lusy as,a TINT be INT nusl come soma m two or three
never comes back. u 10 an excellent trait Of
the negroes character TINT ~ is NOT rcvcnRoful