Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-03-13

IS the miserable cabins that
nearly all Of our plantations
have for their accommodation.
White men are not nor have
been accustomed to these de-
scription Of dwellings. They
require a clean, comfortable ca
bin OF two apartments, with suf.
ticient garden lot to grow vege-
tables on, etc. They have this
where they come from, and were
they comfortably provided for
inthis country, they will become
permanent residents, and do
honor to our State; but white
men will not locate on planta-
tions where the cabins prepared
for them. in many instances, are
little better than hog pens.
Planters improve your cabins
offer inducements to white la
Dor, and in a short time you
will have an abundance OF it,
which will largely tend to in
crease your yield both Of sugar
and cotton, as white men on the
Tecbe and Lafourche have de-
monstrated this fully by the re-
suits of their labor.
The Irish want to be land
owners; where IN the world
does such an opportunity offer
as in the South I? The United
States owns million S of acres
which can be homesteaded at Il
cost of about thirty dollars for
every 1GO acres. The State also
hasl arge quantities ofland which
can be bought cheap, as also
private parties. V cant lands
can be purchased from fifty cts
per acre up. This would tempt
emigration to our midst9 We
have had emancipation for over
sixteen years. How many OF
these have acquired any proper
ty during that time, Or how
many are as well off as they
were at the close q The war? I
think very few, But with white
men in lace, at least, one
half Of t:,,'-- would, in that time
have becCs;o land owners and
tax payers. IS; contributing to
the wealth ana rcvenIes Of our
State.
Every able bodied man cons
ing amongst us is estimated to
contribute one thousand dollars
to our prosperity as the results
of his yearly labor. The resource
es and productiveness of our
State would required to be ex-
planned to the people who would
come by a reliable party-not a
politician; one endorsed by the
governor, clergy, merchants and
planters OF our community
One in whom they would have
every confidence in his state
ments and representations
Many whOnOw emi igrate to Tex
as, W o are possessors Ofmcans,
could be induced to remain here
were our property owners more
liberal in their demands in sell
ing the lands on which they are
paying taxes, without receiving
any remuneration from same by
giving longer time for payment
-say from five to ten years,
with notes secured 10y mortage
on the property sold, which is
considered the very best secur-
i'y that can be had by any one.
Many emigrants would pur-
chase say, ne hundred acres of
vacant land, "nOt worth more
than three dollars per acre,' on
ten years time, if owners would
sell to them on ten years time
at say ten dollars per acre, pay
able annually-tirst note twelve
months after purchase. On this
land the purchaser would be re-
quired to erect Il dwelling and
, office, houses, fences, and drain
same; so that in any event the
former owner would lose moth
ing in case of detault-all i'm
prOvements would revert back
to him. a plan on something
of this basis would soon bring
prosperity to our State with a
large increase to our pOpula-
ton of strong, hardy working
people.
Our legislators have an emil