The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-02-13

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them at Norfolk and escort them t,
Laurinburgh, where there will be meet
ing OF the neighboring people. Speech
making will come in course, a thanks
giving in Gaelic will be offered up b,
an aged Scotch preacher, a dinner, ant
after each emigrant family will be takeI
home by the farmer who has pledged
himself to furnish employment until tn,
emigrant becomes domesticated.
/ wish 1 could tell you in a concise
way what indignitles these people are
bearing, and are compelled to bear
These are some of the rights claimed
and erercised by the landlords. l men.
ton these because [ am talking to wo
men. There are Inany others as great
but they will not SO readily touch a wo-
man heart. The landlord claims, (ano
exercises, rememher) the right to forbid
a man to give nights shelter to his
married son.
The right to forbid the crofters keep
ing house. The right to forbid the
tenants showing hospitality to strang.
ers. The right to forbid mans wife,
who was working for the landlord with
out wages, to come to prepare her hus-
band food when he returned home after
| four months absence at the fishing.
will not mention the right to forbid
the tenants to marry, lest some of the
| younger members of the Household
would remember that L said these rights
touched a woman's heart. In all the
long lists of rights claimed by the land
lords, | see but one, that has in it the
least sense or justice, and that is the
right to forbid mans keeping dog
Housekeepers generally will agree with
me, know, and sheep raisers too.
But let us return to our Scotch, (anG
leave our mutton, this time). These
rights seem the more unjust when we
remember that until the battle of Cullo-
den, in 1746, 'the lands were held in
common by the clans. who rendered to
their chiefs free-wili gifts and battle SER
vice." as some one expresses it. ''Tbese
chiettains were turned into landlords by
the stroke of a pen, as the price ofsever-
ing themselves from the pretensiops of
the House of Stuart and becoming
peaceable and loyal subjects of the
reigning sovereign" Such was the 10y
atty of the clansman to his chief, and so
slow and easy was the transitiye from
freedom to slavery, that it was long be-
fore the tenant realized his true rela-
tons tc the proprietor. Slowly and
steadily has the oppression increased
until it has become unbearable. The
poor creatures are looking abroad for
sympathy and help, and many are turn
ing to n. G.. many more than there is
money to bring. Two letters came by
to-nights mail. One from native of
Skye, asking particulars about the Scotch
settlement in Robson county, and
which says, MY fathers family would
90 directly. although they are not the
poorest about this place, if they had as
surance of doing better. l have sailed
in U. S. Merchant Ships from boy I'M
til / got to be master of snip, and |
can honestly say that | have found the
people Of the United States in general.
far more manly and superior in every
way than any l have met yet. But the
people at home in the Highlands do not
believe me''
The other letter is from New Orleans,
and says about four years ago some
Scotch Highlanders came to this State.
They have been rather disappointed
owing to good deal of sickness among
them. They are an excellent, temper
ate and industrious set. Having heard
that the counties of Robson and Rich
mond are settled mostly by Highland
ers or their descendants, they are anx-
ious to know what inducements either of
these counties will offer them, and how
lands are rented and sold. They would
settle more contentcd among their own
nationality"
have told the Household of the emil
grants reception, in prospection. Would
they like me to tell them if it in reality?
for 1 expect to be there.
FARMERS WIFE.
Feb. 2nd 1884.