The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1880-12-25

OH December IL.
Whilst admitting the correct
ness of some of the positions ~.
sumed by this paper it says:
1.-THE colored population of
this city il anything but desira-
ble. Their manner Of living, imrOr
al and vicious habits aud neglect
Of every pride Of health and decen
cy, make them repulsive to every
neighborhoOl in the com munity
where they are located. They do
not deserve any encouragement
to remain here and should BY
lack Of employment, be forcsd in
to the country where their labor
IL in demand, WHERE they will he
FREQ from tho allarem ents aud
temptations OF city lite which dc
bauch, demoralise aud make
tb~u, an incnmbrance upon the
community"
Thanks M. States for your
charity and high consideration !
but permit as to inform You that
the country has no use for such
. population a. those sou propose
to send US. Just keep your vaga
touds, rats aud scamps ut home.
aud when the country wants them
that fact can be. made known.
The States continues:
"Take the criminal record, and
it will show that although not
constituting one fourth OF the
population OF the city, there are
ten negroes to one white filling
our prisons and the penit~ntiary.
They pay no taxes, contribute
Hoti'ing to the public schools,
share none of the responsibilities
of good citizeus, and in fact are
to the community but a
burden and an impeditnent to
the introduction of honest, indus
trious and intelligent white l,eo.
pie, who hesitate to come 10 com
petition with the c0lOred laborer,
now controlling one Of the most
branches Of employ.
ment."
Oh yes, you wish 10 send your
Jail birds, your worthless uon-tax
paying loafers out into the coun
try to continue their crimes, to
create rows on plantations, mur
der. aud robbery, aud force coun
try tax payers to foot all the Grim
inal expenses. How very kiud.
Tue States goes on:
"Tbe Sentinel says "that the
honest, hard working, industri
Gus white immigrant labOrer who
depends upon his daily toll for
the support Of himself and family
does not receive . fair show in
kOuisiaua. And until an equal
aud fair chance 10 given him no
immigration, to any extent, will
be found coming here" So broad
AL assertion, dissimulated over
the country, is only calculated to
defeat the very object had iu
view by our country c0ntemp0ra-
ry. Every one recognizes the i'm
l,Orta nee Of holding out to straUg
ers abroad the advantages Of the
climate, sol aud other advanta.
ges Of our State for the invest
ment of capital and tho employ
ment Of labor. Anything, there
fore, having y s@mbIance of dis
couraging immigration by charg
ing u Partially for l0lOred or
white labor il sure to operate III
favoraO,y, aud will excite q preju
dice against Louisiana that can
not prove otherwise than disas
troas to the Development Of it's
immense agricultural resources"
The conclusion Of the New Or.
leans contemporary is just the re
verso Of that intended by the SEN
TINEL. The object Of the SRNT1,
NIL is to obtain an immigra.
ton Of the ''hon~st hard working
industrious white laborer," not
the trash which the States propo
To obtain that species Of
immigration, . different policy
will have 10 b. pursued by the
MAS Of employers. What would
the States have done, to iucite i'm
migration Lie 70 the immi
grant, tell him to come here, and
6ud y paradise, make . fortune,
and 20 forth.
And when be comes, to find
tho negr' preferred to him, and
when hs hnds employment, it