National Republican., 1888-04-17

men come home dupcd and 90 on Il mission oi
dipping others by telling tic same pleasing
story.
There are very good reasons why these peo-
pie would not have slavery back II they could
reasons far more CrCditHhlc to their canning
than TO their conscience With slavery they
had some care and responsibility for the ply.
sical well being of their slaves Now. they
haycHs firm grip ON the freodman's labor ~
when he was slave aud without any burden
Uf caring for his children or himself The
whole arrangement Is stamped with fraud and
on this Emancipation Day. dcuouncc it asa
villalnOus swindc and invoice the press, the
pulpit, and the law maker to assist In expos.
ngit and blotting II out forever.
We dcnounce the imposition upon the work
ing classes OF England, and we do well, but IN
England this trucking systym is abolished by
law, i is a penal nften,e there and It should
to pay any man for his honest labor In any
other than honest money, Until this is done
in the southern states the laborcr nj the south
will be ground to the earth, and progress with
him viii be impossible IL is the duty of the
negro press 70 take up the subject. Ihe
negro, where he may have vote, should vote
for no man who is not In favor ot making this
scrip and truck system unlawful
come now to another feature Of southern
policy which bears hard and heavily, on tho
tho landlord and tenant laws, l,wil read an
extract 10 You from these laws that Won may
see how completely and rigdly the rights Of
tie tenant j. in the clutches of the landlord
HENisED com Or Mississippi.
SIC 1891. Every lessor Of land shall have n
lien ON all the agricultural products of the
leased promises, however ana by whomsoeVGr
and the market value of All adyalfces made ny
lin, 10 his tenant for supplies for the tenant
and others inr, whom he may contract.
SEC. 1901. When any Landlord or lessor shall
lave Just cause To suspect and shall verify be
lievc that his tenant viii remove his effects
from the leased premises TO any other place
fl...ttt hot.
pilHtiUn of his term, or before the rent or
claims for supplies will fall due, so that no
distress can be made, such landlord or lessor.
on making oath thereof. ANA Of the amount the
tenant Il 10 pay, and at what time the same
will fall due and giving bond as required In
the preceding section, may In like manner
obtain an attachment against the goods and
chattcls Of such tenant, and tho officers max
ing the distress slnll give notice thereof aud
adycrtisc the property .distranCd for sale
IN tho manner directed In the last pre-
CcdirC section. and IT. such tenant shall not,
before the time appointed for such sale, give
bond with sufficient security in double the
10 the plaiutiG, conditioned FOR. the payment
of snid rent or other thing at the timc II shall
be- due, with all cost. the goods distraincl, ur
50 much thereof as shall be necessary, shall
be sold by the said officer NJ public sale to the
highest bidder for cash, and ont Of the pro
cGeds OF the sale lc shall pay 10 the plain.
tin the amount due him, dCluctmg interest
for tile time until the same shall bc"olnc pay
able.
SIC. 1851. said lien shall exist by virtue of
the relation of the parties rs employer ami
rlnplOyC. and without any wrtinG or record
ing.
SIC. 1862. Provides that any person who aids
ol assists in removing anything subject to
these liens; without the consent Of the land
lord. shall, upon conviction be punished by y
fine of not more than 500, and be imprisoned
IN the county iail not more than six months,
or by either such fine and imprisonment
VooRHEEss RLvlsrD LAWS or Ia. IN.
Gt, pti Sbtn hn sn m nI
that lessor may obtain writ of PROVISIONAL
seizure even before the rent Is due, and II
shall be sufficient to cnttle the lessor to the
| writ TO swear 10 the amount which he claims,
| whether due ur not due. aud that lie has good
reasons TO believe that the lessor will remove
! the furniture or property upon which he has .
| lien or privilege out of the premises, ami that
| hC may be, therefore deprived of lis lien.
! LAWS OF FLoGlpA--M'CLELlAN's DIGEST.
! SIC. |, chapter lT. All claims for rent shall
| hc lien ON agricultural products raised on
/ the land rented, and shall he superior TO all
other liens and claims, though OF older date,
and also II superior lien on all other property
! OF the lessee or his subesSee, or assigns
usually kept on the premises, over amy lien
! acquired subsequently to such property hav-
! ing been bought on the premises leased.
.uDE OF ALABAMA.
SIC. 3O55, chapter q. Lien continues and
, attaches to crop of succeeding years. When
the tenant fails 70 pay any lar, OF such re rent M
the same landlord on the same or other lands,
tho balanco thorefrom shall lie held and
treated as advances TO him by the landlord
I iOI the next succeeding year for which the
original lien for advances, If any rcmlin I'M
lllid. shall continue on the articles advanced,
or property purchased with money advanced
9 adSancod % and nd for for which a lien Shall also at.
tach TO tie crop o! such succeeding year.
| You have thus seen Il specimen. and fair
specimen, ot the landlord and tenant lnws. oi
several of the old slave states; YOU have thu
sccn how scrupulously and rigidly the right
Of the landlords are guarded and protected by
these laws; you have thus seen how com
plctcly the tenant iS put Ut the mercy of III,
landlords: you have thus seen the bias, the
motive, and intention of the legislators by
whom lesc laws have been enacted, and 10y
whom they have been administered; and nov
you are only to remember the sentiment in re
gard To the negro, peculiar to the people oi
the south, and the character Of the pcopl,
| against whom these laws are to he enforced
and the fact that no people are better than
their laws. 70 have lcrlcctIy just view of th,
whole situation
10 my mind these landlord and tenant law,
are u disgrace and Il scandal to American
civilization. \ more Skillfully cOntrivcd de
vice than these laws to crush ont nll aspira
an No, SHS %HS Fl b. ErsESs S H.y %nnG %
like the grating hinges of II slave prison They
read like the inlmmam bond oi Slylork stipu
lating for his pound Of flesh, They enyirol
the helpless negro like the devil fish of NirtOi
Hugo, and draw the blood from every pore
lie may. writhc and twist, and strain every
muscle, but lie SHIELD and firmly bound in q
,Nrong, rcmorsccss and deadly grasp, II graSl
from which only death can free him. Flool'
ma, rise, lroughts may scurch, the clcmcnt'
may destroy his c,2ps. famine may come hu
Srd mus isy have @ rom % M tanan mt the S crm" @
iarthing. Like the den of the lion all toes il
its path turn inward
The case is aggravated when you think o
| the illitsacy and ignorance of the people wh'
sign land leases. They are ignorant of tin
terms of the contract, Ignorant of the re-
lutcly in the power of the landholder.
You have heard much, read much, nnt
thought much 0i the ilngrant injustice, tn
monStrOus cruelty and oppression inflicted o'
stlon to ndcrratc the haldships of tia
class. TN the contrary, deplurc them. Bn
knowing them aS do and dcploring them aS
do, declare to You that the cond:ti"! of tn
Irish tenant is merciul, tender, and Just a
compared to the American freedman. ThGr
are thousands in Ireland to-day who ttN tn
price of their own rent. ana thousands NOR
iOl whom the government itself measures th'
amount of rent Ia be paid, not 10y the greed q
the landlord but by the actual value Of tn
land and Reproductions, aud hy the ability "
the tenant TO pay.
But how is ii with u,; The tenant is left il
the clutches of the landlord. No third part,
mteNcncs between the greed and power o
one and the helplessncsS OF the other, Th'
landholdCr imposes his price, oEaCtS his con
ditions and the lundlcSs negro must conp
or starVe. II Is impossible TO conceive of coI
ulIlOllS more llllHNDIhDlc 70 ln' N'll'tl' uu
prosperity of the labOrcr. II Is often said tia
the law Is merciiul but there Is no mercy Il
| this law,
Now let us sum up some of the point
in the situation of the freedmen luu wi
have seen how he is paid for his Labor
how a full.grown man gets only $ a mont
cluthe, and educate his children, lon hay
seen how even this sum Is reduced by the IN
famous truck system OF payment. You hur
seen how easily he may be- charged with one
third more than the value of the goods that Il
buys. Nuu have seen how easily he may h
compelled To receive the poorest COmmoditc
ut the highest prices. You have seen how Ii
Is never allowed TO see or handle a dollar
You have seen how impossible II Is for him L
accumulate money OF property. You hay
seen how completely hC Is chained to In
locality in which he lives You have seer