The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-05-08
End Of the Strike.
Resumption Of Work ON the burnside
Plantations-The Imprisoned Strikers
Released pn Hail.


Released On Bail.
This week has witnessed the end Of
tile strike for an increase Of wages III
On the 2:'rd Of April BY the Ia
borers On Mr.. John Burnside's Conway
and Orange Grove sugar plantations, il
this parish, and afterwards participated
il by the laborers Oh the adjoining Clark,
Donaldson and Riverton places belong
ing to the same gentleman. A consider
able number Of tile strikcrs-principally
from the Conway, Orange Grove, Clark
and Donaldson places-left to seek en-
ployment On other plantations, declaring
that they would rather work elsewhere
at the same wages than remain on the
Burnside property after the experiences
Of the strike. The arrest Of their leaders
caused considerable soreness among
them.
On Monday tho hands who remained
on the places returned to work, and next
morning the imprisoned strikers, Prince
Whitesides, Powell Gathright, Sanders
Carroll, Henry Hayes, James Howell and
Richard Story, were released on bonds OF
300 each, signed by Hon. Pierre Landry
and Messrs. Henry G. Brand, G. w. Ray,
f. w. Lawlcss, JnO. w. Tucker and Jas.
K. Tucker as sureties, conditioned for
the appearance Of the accused before the
District Court at it's next term to stand
trial upon the charges Of conspiracy and
trespGss preferred against them. The
bonds were executed in accordance with
the decree rendered By Justice Dennis
Butler after his preliminary examination
into the case last week, and were ac-
cepted BY Sheriff F. A. Jones. One Of
the prisoners, Richard Story, had been
arrested several days after the apprchen-
sion Of the Others, and no examination
the privilege and asked to be sent before
the District Court under the same bond
Justice granted the request.
The sureties-w it'll the exception Of
Representative Landry, who is the lead
ing colored man i'll this parish, and II.
G. Brand, a member Of the Police Jury
aud book keeper for the Burnside places
are the managers respectively Of the
Conway, Orange Grove, Clark and Riv-
erton plantations. Pleasant expressions
Of good will and regret for what had oc-
Cured were exchanged by the accused
and the gentlemen who signed then
bonds. The laborcrs all declared that
their participation i'll the strike was due
to following bad counsel, and that they
were quite willing to resume work at
the former rate Of wages.
Thus cndeth the Burnside strike. I'm
less there be some repetition of tile move,
mcnt it is probable the case against the
bonded accused will be allowed to die 4
natural and peaceful death III the pigeon
holes Of the Clerks Office. We have nc
information relative to the strike on Tu
reauds bruly place, but it is to be pre-.
sume1 that the laborers there have fol
lowed the example Of the Burnside hands
and returned to work.
DR.. w. II. Robert, ID. d., of Mississippi
x.1,., trnI-c1n1 IL,
bama and i portion Of Mississippi, Or
ganizing ministerial Institutes Or bible
schools among colorcd Baptist ministers
arrived here last week, aud intends t.
remain such length Of time as may be
required to thoroughly inangurate his
work among the colorcd clergy of this
vicinity. He spent about Two months il
New Orleans and met with gratifying
success III his mission. He intends tt
traverse Louisiana as lie has done the
other States mentioned, and will I'M
donbtcdly be the instrument Of mllcl
good among tho people to whose mora
improvement his efforts are especial,
devoted. Although a regularly ordained
minister Of the gospel, Of many years
experience, the Doctor regards himself
in his present mission, particularly
more Of y teacher than q preacher, Iii
maip objects being to illustrate to cler
gymcn and church leaders the full scop,
and application Of scriptural precept
and the proofs Of their authenticity lnt
truth presented by contcmporaneons his
tory and the workings Of natural law!
which are daily disclosed to our view
and by presenting these teachings i'll
plain, practical light to the minds Of TIN
colorcd people, to contribute to the ad
vancement Of Il race whose opportunltle
and capacity have been limited by fore
Of circumstances. DR.. Robert is a Whit
man, a Southcrner and al eS-slavehDlder
but like 4 trnc Christian he ignores til
! preiudices IL race and caste, and enter
the field Of labor that promises the mos
abundant harvest Of good results. Recon
MIXING the fact that it is to the inter es
Of the whole country, and especially I
the South, that our recently enfrancllise
population should be enlightened an
instructed with relation to their dutie
and obligations as Christians and cit
zens, lie doubtless concludes that non
are more competent to undertake TIL
work than men who, like himself, hay
been raised among the colored pcorl
and know best how to approach al
teach them. DR.. Roberts has lectured {