, 1881-01-08

line nf trnvel was by. the Memphis & Little
Rock Railroad. ono Of the runHhest md most
sssy Ssswse rs ssTh' sn AStSsn s ndee
Is extremely fertile, and only neets enterprise
to render ii one of tho most fruitful regions
OIL the !aen Of tno earth; :fhe PRINCIPAL eran
f's Ts a s ArR"nsas stc city .S il GhIe"t "tt aos @
ty, un tho Mississippi River. nit II 20 nilrs
below Menplifs,' II n rotttc which passes
through tho. very c'Inlccst cottoll.gruwltig
V}eisb're 1t Is: y stea1ei s' il pp pieasant mt jorney
-lnttp relief from tllo ''jammed.'lp seats'
n bad cars, rolling oyer execrahln nl',lnEies
f0r railroads., on either bank Ut tho Mlssis-
globe. Much 1T the rol,to bgtween Yicks.-
burg a1l.l scln. rasses through TEL. alilyial
bottoms. nnd the rsnfi:ler Ct tl'o route lles
Tho cottull-plnnts :, in the. fields In these
regions are very low, md only fow balls
arc produced to. eacl, stalk. Here grcnt
part of the cotton, llas 1ee,! picked; indeed,
~ qultu 4 celltrg fur tho lnlalld cotton. trade.
md III It's vicinity arc s0tliu very tine l0wafn!
thrMte. north otl the Afnbtlc y OHIO ltatiruad
phts. completes n circle which einbmces
within Its fadlus thu finest cotton.growlng
region on tho Continent, -, -,
e course, ,g, f ,!n5finE E,, tS time oecnpea +
inukluH tNlS NlAG ElINhAkt 1bAi
cnt hMu ample opportunities Afforded htt,
TOR making careful !sig'lries i!.io tho conal.
t v;nw ~ AMI nj njso Tx imt",tect,n mil .,,nrnl
oi,rr1,cnrtstns .t V ~ thn iminhit"nts ~ Tia
,unt"rInI jninrrsss tho rs,1lts .,f enrei,,t oi
enrvn,in % a,,n.,Is,,oe,,iol @ r. rim Sr,ti nn,Iiry
'ents nlc to tllo conclusion that t!,s region Is
not In 4 prosperous orn hopeful condition.
arm t,rnv, on i'm ,n,v anjs sttl in lin iinl.s
In ,t,;,ny iocalities in tlu river" buttons"
Hrn,,phn,,t ivt u tnH ~ wnln axtri,f If ina rnion
vsi~i In stc, sc ,isitis eSe nrot!ticeI tic iest
cnttnn. y" 3"~' "~'>'s 49, - ~<'N o~0'
~> Az rvtr usnen THE suy.
Although 1t Is not my PURPOSE to discuss
POLITICAL ur social questions i!l this letter,
ypt tllerc Is 4 matter which cnnllot well
Mnn!sasIoi': i Is tia laSor methods q tho
South, md tic effects growing out 9t such
systsnW!s W tpon pr production. It ~ strange,
but 1t y true. TINT the Southern people. ~ q
Ing. ind sue'll ttfla1terably attached to y sys..
tcni wlitc!. must always block the wheels OF
progress IN their sec,i9. 't'sd effectively ar-
TT ts grwt ~ n wsat gor Ia phaRs aEr ~ no
eoiintry % s" 50 badly organize.l ~ II Is III The
Snuth. The final OUTCOME must be disastrous.
Tho 'nbor Of tho St'lttll must bE placed upon
stum}s ud' nmnn ~ ratrnrrnssio,,' @ mot rroprcs.
si.,,t> must IN. Tia innyitubie 11,,tcnn.. 1t N
freely admitted tllat there arabarrlers which
srem niinGst instirnotintab!e In tho wMy III
llUi,oEcl,lzing TIC interests Of Nil tic people,
--maklng them Identical. Tho black skin ot
ssES y aHast strs aas @ ,,o 1n' "g n
so,,,n t,eTrnc t,e material wrjl.ulng 0f tlla ID
oolelI s1a ~ SUN n,,pt ssn.tf,. r,,!,
Ta;i,r" IT, tho 'ona Wiihn,,t ,,orr.nnnncv
s,,ni o,,uauc.rrnt ~ nv" co,,,,t tata nInc" nn1
hrrs ti,er. Il M, i,rste,,re lint uarmasllcy OF
habitation Vt tlle iaborers is Contemplated.
How Tue LAi'ol, ~ oAoAS'hEp. ',,:'
The labor Dl TIC South ls really not organ
lied at ull. There - something .qf d system.
Of employment adopted ninonI TIC landlords,
who are here the capitalists, which, after atl
IS worse tof the aEficnitnfat inpolGI5 Juan
nre the tenant laws OF lrelallu. Inc lhln!-
lords, owners Of the soil, eyince ne ttlspOsl-
tntps. aid lrc coltrmtetl 10 dwell anlll decay
and AllapiuntIon rather tllan to. establish
about tlleni settlements OF small farmers,