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The Terrebonne War.From the New Orleans ItcjiuliUcsn, Jnu. ITtU_(Mir readers will please take notice Unit there is no war in Terrebonne parish. At least there is not. such a iniir-nhulinjr of hostile forces, or march of nrrneil men nutler warlike banners as our sensation creating contemporaries have eanleavoreil to make out. There is an unfortunate conflict botweeu capital anil labor, such as has appeared in other parts of the industrial world. Doth sides have some sort of organization to obtain concerted action for what they doubtless believe a common interest. The planters wish to establish the rate of wages per month at: a point lie-low what the laborers generally arc unwilling to accept. The latter have, so far at least, eonfl'ieil their action to preventing. either by means of norsuasion or threats, those who are disposed to work at the reduction, from doing so. This is the customary practice iu ull eases of strikes. The laborers’ unions have no other menus of rallying out the regulations adopted liy them. We have not heard that any force is Pi Is? employed against the planters themselves. Individual eases of collision limy happen liere and there, but they will arise from persona) misunderstanding.The Governor lias nothing to do with nnv question growing out of these unhappy differences, except to keep the peace, lie has sent a force to the scene of the repotted disturbances, not for the purpose of compelling the planters to accede to the demands of the laborers, nor to see that the hitter go to work for such as may bo offered them. He is charged with the duty of keeping the peace, and has instructed the officers iu charge of the militia accordingly. If a man wishes to work on a -limitation for his 1hiii.i1 and clothes, or nr nothing at all.it will lie the dutv of the State authorities to protect him in carrying out his whim. Other parties should not be force to turn himimrmittcd to employ force to turn him from his purpose, iu like manner, ii he does not choose Pi work at all, at any price, he being a freeman must be conceded the privilege of disposing ol lus time in accordance with his own sense of liisinterests. The executive authority of the State has nothing whatever to do with the disputes between private parlies. It can do nothing hut keep the peace, in which it is not hostile to nuy one disposed to he peaceable. Itoubt-lcss there has been more noise and terror than the case called for, but we have no reason to apprehend there will be any serious trouble, nor will there be any heavy fighting or much occasion for anything more than the moral force dc-rived from good counsel.At.t. Quiet in Tkrrkbonnk.—A gentleman who arrived in town lust evening direct from Ilouma, pronounces everything quiet in Terrebonne. The militia are in Houma or tliere-ubonts, anil are handsomely entertained bv all classes—planters and hitmrcrs. Many of the plautcrs express their surprise that troops hail been seut there, there being, in their judgment, no need whatever for their services. A few pin liters up near the railroad seemed apprehensive, but the trouble was not general or widespread.On Thursday SeuaPir Cap and Representative Keys addressed a mass meeting of the strikers at Houma. They instructed them that in maintaining ’their own rights they must, refrain from molesting others in the enjoy- „ ment of their light*, and they conjured r their listeners to interfere in no way „ with thonc who saw tit to work for the planters at the reduced rotes. Their t remarks were well received, and their |: advice will doubtless be followed. 1To-day n meeting lias been called at Hoiium.liy tin- plautcrs and laborers, with the view of arriving at a satisfactory adjustment of the troubles. A goiid fooling exists, as a general rale, between the two classes, aud wise counsels and mutual for bearan.ee will doubtless remedy ull existiug evils. ,The militia will remain a day or two | longer to enjoy the proffered hospituli- | ties of the people of Terrebonne, and l will then he ordered back to the city, i Half a desen arrests have occurred ot j r parties who made a violent demonstrn-1 1 tion at tlie plantation of Mr. Minor, | i which latter affair was the worst the : „ strikers were eugnged in, although I * even here no force was resorted to, the strikeis relying upon threats nuil intimidation for flic accomplishment of their purposo.Mr. Marie, of the House committee to , , investigate the troubles in the pnnsh, l accompanied by Mr. Franck, the clerk , of tiie committee, arrived in town last evening. The other members of tlie committee are excepted to return on Sunday.—{X. O. Republican Jan. 17.x., Fntrlisliiniin on Ills return from a
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The Opelousas Journal
Opelousas, Louisiana, US
Fri, Jan 23, 1874
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