Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-04-19
The Colored Exodus from Chicago.

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This hegira was caused by the return to
the claimant Of the Harris family; the
Chicago Tribune in its comments on the
case denouncing the newly appointed
Marshal in severe terms, and advising
the colored fugtives that there was no
further safety for them in Illinois. The
Republican Marshal had re-appointed
the old deputies, and the Tribune char
ges that in the case Of the Harris family
the Marshal pursued the business with an
alacrity and devotion that was entirely
out of keeping with the principles of a
Republican administration and its execu-
tive officer. The Tribune commences an
article on the departure Of the colored
people with the following paragraph:
The United States Marshal and his
standing advertisement that he has fully
equipped his Office in this city with fellows
Of the right kidney, and is now willing to
answer all orders and catch all runaways,
guarantyng promptness and dispatch in
so doing has created a wonderful state
of feeling among our colored citizens, to
which We have before referred. In sa-
looms snd bar-rooms about town the zeal
GUS feleral officer is praised, but good
men and humane men hang their heads,
Republicans finding this Que consolation
in the matter, just this, that the Marshal
does we'll to choose his tools from the
party that has always kept bloodhounds
in leash, ready at the slave-driver's beck
and bidding. No Republican has yet,
we believe, received an appointment of
the Marshal"
Within the week ending on Saturday
last, not less than three hundred negroes
left Chicago for Canada, all of them qui-
ct citizens, many of them possessed of
property; but some of them received
aid from charitable people. OF the
scenes of departure the Tribune says:
CAN through last week they left in
parties Of from four to twelve or fifteen,
quietly, and without attracting attention.
These went by the regular trains, and
generally at second-class fares. This
was however, large share of those for
whom an early departure was deemed
prudent who were still in town when the
week closed. A party of thirty were
concealed Tor several days in the hold of
schooner, whose destination was the
other side Of the lake, hut which was
wiul-bound in this harbor. Sunday
came, and found upward of one hundred
pressing and anxious to go, for whose
transportation, late in the week, prepare
tions were made in the contract with the
Michigan Southern Railroad to take them
through to Detroit in freight, caboose cars,
at an average of 81 apiece.
Sunday was made memorable by such
an exodus as 10 city in the United States
ever saw before, While the church bells
were calling our congregations to praise
and prayer, the same was the signal for
a gathering at the Baptist Church, on
the corner of Buffalo street and Edna
place, most remarkable in its character.
The house, a neat structure erected by
our colored residents, was densely packed
The services were impressive and deeply
affecting. The occasion was to be the
farewell of the one hundred and fifteen
who we're TO leave by the train at p.
| NJ. for Canada. That quarter Of the
city is largely inhabited by colored resi-
dents, on Edna place and Buffalo street,
and these were out in full force. The
peculiarly demonstrative characteristics
Of the race bad their full measure OF
display. They wept, they embraced one
another, prayed together, sang together,
and passed from house to house giving
words of parting. Many of the better
class brought from their homes provisions
for the store of these poor pilgrims, many
little trinkets and keepsakes were ex-
changed, and God bless yous and good
byes--very ike white folks under SINH
lar circumstances, and at Delft Haven it
might have been nearly the same, very
like indeed.
The Michigan Southern train was to
leave at 6 p. NJ, the regular passenger
train with the four chartered freight cars
attached, aud into these latter, as the
hour for parting drew near, they COM
menced slowing themselves. Each car
was supplied with a cask of water and
substantial provisions-boiled beef hams
beans, bread and apples. Some of the
party were old, but most of them were
young men in their prime, as the class
obviously most likely to run the risk Of
fleeing from slavery. There were quite
a number of vouno families going &c