The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1881-02-05

KNOW causes mas become totally On-
reliable and the emigration fever is
spreading among them like wild fire.
Under the iu'elaGe Of interruptions
men they strike whenever their labor
- most needed and compliance with
one demand leads TO IF, QueDt and
more ext0rtiOnate ones.
1t Is but . question OF time when
the white laboIer will supersede thu
black man, IN all our industrial &C.
equations. For any AMI every kind
OF labor the Caucasian IL infinitely
superior 10 the African. Brute force.
even In the "hewer. Oi wood aud draw
er Of water, Is not all that makes n
man valua :. There is right way
to do every ing, ana the negro. flom
natural perry 'rsity. usually adopts
the wrong wa.
There must 10 a radical change Ia
the mode OF treatment OF our labor.
ers. before We can induce white men
to take service with u. Cabins must
De Replaced by cottages. The ration
OF corn meal and bacon NAV he III.
mintshed, but other nutritious food
must be added to the daily bill Of
fare. The plantation Manners Of
antebellum times must give place to
dignitled courtesy. Our managers
and Overseers must get down from
their high horses" and lay aside
their dictatOrial airs. In a word. the
labOrer must DO treated like man
not abused like 4 nule!-COuntry
Visitor.
The above from a journal which
usually treats subjects In terse and
matter OF fact style. contains a world
Of truth. 1t Is tru,hfully stated that
the absorbing topic just now ts this
question Of labor. The planters are
about to begin work on their lands
for the coming crop. They are look.
Ing for reliable workers, those whom
they can trust aud in whom they
have sufficient confidence to be.
lisve that they will honestly fulfill
their contracts. Experience has
taught them that the great majority
OF the negroes are unreliable, anu
that their habits are not grcgarious
but rather nomadir.
The signs OF the times unmistaka.
bly, indicate that q revolution is III
ready begun In the mode OF treat,
ment Of laborers. and that new 10.
ducements are being offered to make
this class OF our population perma.
nent fixtures on the fsrme. In the
Red river valley comfortable houses
are being nnmerously erected TO Oh.
persede the old log cabins and huts
heretofore occupied by the colored
people.
Another important change should
also be adopted. That is the abolish.
ment OF renting lands on shares, and
10 lieu thereof tho payment Of fixed
wages. The share system has pro-
ven Q curse to the land owners and
has almost Invariably resulted in loss
to the employer. besides untold m.
noyance, and winds up at the end Of
the season. In troubles over litiga.
ton between employer. employee
and merchants who have made ad.
vances, 10 which all are losers. and
the lawyers and Court officials the
gamers.
Perhaps these ideas may seem al
innovation on the old routine which
has 90 long been IN vogue. but they
certainly afford food for deep reflec.
ton and solid thought. Thiugs can.
not 90 on In their present condition.
Innovations must be made to insure
profitable results A new spirit, new
lilo and new ideas must be Infused
ioto the present system Of agricul.
ture 10 this section Of Louisiana, IN
order to make 1t q complete success.
Aud until this era Of change takes
place, just 90 long will disappointed
expectations to employers and EN-.
ployees, be the ultimatum.
Several journals have already dis.
cussed the question Of change in
the present system OF cotton cultivs.
ton. that able journal. the New Or.
leans Democrat taking the lead In the
work. and II should attract the at.
tention and be ably elucidated~ by
every newspaper In the State. Keep
the ball 10 motion. -