The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-05-14
worth slI26 IN s.. LouIs. pomestlc ololh.

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Ss s. ~, = = ~ o. Louis. Domestic cloth
The crop resnltad in o. -" l'oA,s, .'''', :,
bales OF cotton n half halo ~ ,l,n """'S nm" -
avoyo.o osS,S .',,,, ",'' "a'e 70 Ihe acre : an
hnrJ.od IN ." 's'' nun IN ueOt oVel
st. Hs"I.eu uouars, anu which was charged
up 70 him for the year. The fallacv that
deceives the negro "A tbe i,,oa th,1 Io ~ :,
make aSbs,e ~ oo,,o ~ '.S1 .I1 ''"s ''e y. .11'
oon H. ,' ~ y, Vo''on 70 tue acre. This
W" W uohe' Dut half bale Is a good
average. A bale Of cotton Is worth san
a big income for an oc,o ~ i ,onS 81, 81
itself only about $40. "'''"
The only way the p,on,er. 0,,,r ,,0 .,,o
to keep the negroes l. 10 rart IN ,hon' ~ ,sn1 %DY
at Sc or 81 per ncre Tho oh,oIn." S' .a,,. .",t
that Orange puckot wos ro",,;soI ~;'U =, '""s ',.
was really abont sOr, ,or ,osH ~ w. " p"y
."' ptont made on supplies and the OK.
tFavasant rent asked for mules and tools.
Another reason that Puckct gave for
leaving Louisiana was tho follow;ra.
81 camo hooo,,s, ".,s '''S 'Oo"'s.
wont S~"y 'Sva%Ie Ja.',5 every tune masr John
town and aloN,S, i ,I o",Ie oyer from He'll
GWSo can," wm u @ uey y XIII US;
o,Lo', M"o came over from Helltown% ]
A'Sf. STha mo, ,,,,,,,
Thev'5 oat J Jrrr, mmesItne nS DullIozers;
de .oIbsed ik tuHt anu then 20 70 shoottn
bFothsrs p%ooP.e. Dey kllleu my TWO
ton onJ I'M nau twenty,hve acres OF cot
ia wooJs @ n Uyu ,t many hlRns laid out N
WThon ~ ~ niSnt, anu my Wile a cryin'."
GNo da s"1 ,,I.s,nI p.antets aid not harm your
cortronL us ah.ets, %hen we signed de
veller fayos O"eu o",s, ivy pFotect US, Dut de
and dan % Sa hnIIde STde on anu dey went Nort
m MI ,.e- w Ou''u'NetS COME lh'
Ane Anecotrespondent OF the Republican had
a conversation with an other rcfrooo
named GEORGE Holiday o,so t.on, r.sSs.
nor;sh ,ylo ts.1 -. 4,oo .Ot' AenS"s
"uV t'Ao drought MS tUree sisters
anu brother with him.
"Did you have any trouble in getting
away. from louisiana" l asked Teorpe
Holiday. 'N' ~''0'se
"Yes." he said, 1--WE had to come off in
the night. The white folks syore in
Tensas parish that they'd kill the first
niger that tried to get on steamboat.
So sent my brother and sisters 10 a
landing ten miles above, and went five
miles below with my two mules to GET ON
myself"
'Did you bring out your mules?"
mo. l raised my mules; I'd had 'em
four years; but white man saw me nut
'em on the Golden Citv. and he ran G;S
horse Clar to de next landin', got n lot Of
fellows, and, when de boat landed at the
woodward, dey come on with pistols, and
stole my mules and took 'em or"
GLOW did you escape?"
II hid between some cotton.bales and
saved my life. And now I've cot INV
brother and sisters here, Pm happy Il lam
hungry, because l knew can get work
somewhere, and know Pm safe al last.
Bless God for dat!"
"Yes, bless dc good Lord for datI' re-
sponded Georges sisters AZ the tears came
to their eyes. "Bless him for datV'
"Did you see many colored people along
the banks as YOU came up?" asked
George.
eyes, dey is canped all along nm. At
Greenville the capt'n allowed to stop and
take some on; but de white men drew
deir 'volvers and told him 10 back de boat
away or dey'd shoot"
From dozens of sources / learn that the
river is lined with colored people from
Memphis 10 New Orleans, who are being
shot down or ku.kluxed like dogs. simply
because they want to leave a people and |
country which deny them peace and food
to eat.