Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-10-17
HeEro Hszmigra'ion.

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From the Chcago Timesl
The underground railroad has ceased as
specific institution ia the Northwest, but an0tbe
AID more dangerous phase of contraband tIsn;
portslion has taken lis plsce - one whic
threatens to deluge The PfsiyIe State, at ieas
with food Of darkness, and give as q sOlntiO
OF the emancipation more palpable than agTeea
bic muIe enduring tben useiu 1he neEToe
are being gathered ike tsrss among the South
en whsst, and are sent off to the North, not il
bundles, but IN shoals Every steamer tina
comes Up the Mississippi Is loaded down wit
this lleight, and disbuidsns Itself a. Cairo
where tliese dainty products are sent out broad
cast over the State, and are eagerly snapped a
by the plying herd Of sbolitionists, whom th
poor negroes viii soon find, to their cost, ar
harder taskmssters than any who lOrded it owe
them ia their S0UtheEB bondage.
The eeiered Baptist cha cb on Harrison
street, near Sherman, js ne depot TO which Ar
brought al the cOrtra@.Ids landed ia Chicago
One hundred and foriy-three shiverisg, shaking
specimens Of dSrkened humanity, we're lande,
here oa Monday, and we're Of cOurse conveyed
there. 4 more l2menAb.e, ludierous, grotesqu
| or horrible group can scarcely be iussgaIed
/ hen, women and children, of all shades anC
ages, were huidled togsthsr like flock of fright
eged sheep. each seemingly y resigned to his tate
whatever thas night be, aid as ignorant of wha
( mig6t 5eiali them as would bs so many monkeys
/ BY and by the sympa aLhizsrs began to roll in 4
| strong guard Yss pOsaed ct ths door, consistisg
Of tw p the a.outest and most relisble colore,
citizens" with plenty more within call, to Sc,
that no improper characters invaded th5iT hal
iewad privacy
! As applicants for admission pressed themselves
at tse door, thsy wsre SUBJ jsessd TO 81 eEamna
/ Ji0B eGLueutly bsfi,liug court OF Justice, but
{ a.. F,~bs st,
! Indignation, at being 40 much insulJed by crea-
lITes, no, By 7Issus Of the constitution of his
/ State, ara nTuGsrs here per Sc, sEd incapable o.
/ giving evidence against aim. But ali this ecye
/ was net sufficient to bring mstsegs to a happy
/ conclusion. One white COMMITTEES of arrange
maHts and disposition had already retired in dis.
/ luay and DISCUS. . few days ago, finding them
/ selves unequal TO the task of dealing ont ths
coutssbsads sgrse25!y to tbs wants, wishes, de-
| siTs5 2Ei demands OF their abolition brethren.
The present duty Was the. store taken up by an-
other committee, 50 ho, TO do them Justice, seemed
disposed 60 Pee f,iE psy, Only rsquirns the
moderate sum Of i've dollars head messy, ~
compensation for their disintsres,sd lRbors in
heTdIng the blacks tcE6thef, transportation Aav-
ing been furnished BY tbs govsrnment. This
charge wbs cried cut against, and the COMMITTEES
then msgaauimously oiIsrsd 70 reduce ths uFico
ny issuing c0mmgiatiCu tickets at three dollars
3 head, children being thrown in in true phi
lanthropie style.
Ala, Tor human calculation Sad omen Of
future success in iEdueiag the black mAa to be-
hsve himself under re- fern Of FovsrRassE
They fegud cut to tbeir cost, that lhs rhits.
man may propose, bat he black dispessz The
philasthrogisk we're snssrs1onisusiv kieks5
cut, Uish a decision tTaly CToaWslliAa, sad the
free indepesdeat enlightened, grateful, chart
ebIe, aud whoie-s0uled cclored gentry of the
city, took the rains Of gOvsrnu eat iEte ihsir oEH
hands, with 81 energy and determination which
Is best given in { as expressive language of one
Of tbsT leaders, "Golly mighty, Wes goin TO
show desc white fulEs how We FIX uB tincs
Ws's gwiB0 to hsh 10 Eare white mssss any-
how. Wa do it, yah" To this eEcmp 'ary rev
elaJon Of the tEus Tevol lutienary spirit, the
aforesaid white folks could of course TsiGe no
objection. Their own OFT repeated sph0risln is
that extraordinary times justify extraordinary
measures snd she dsrEisa iudiug themselves
in g condition that wss, IT, say The least, unex-
peci.d were not slow 20 take 20 themselves BLe
full benefit of the corclusi9n.
The poor sb5-i-igaist5 are row reduced to tie
condition Cf humble s1pPiapt7, aud prsye5 10
tina iEsny GomUiues or permission 20 take
away Their clsTgas vita IS muCD esrusstness
and ahjec.lss5 a. Wss ever uaDlisrt=d in tkelr
too successful scheme OF Presidential pressure.
But prayers aad eairsAles were Uf no avail The
iasJ ConEm,tee weEs afraid 70 trust their precious
charge to the tender m5ic.es Cf white t0.ks, and
only consented 90 90 SO on the express recon-
mendstjon of : negro in esch case; while any
black man Wss allowed 90 take oUo aTsy with
out questions - to his intentions or ability, the
mere color Of bis skin being sufso!ent pass word
to the good gracas Of the committee. Tae maa-
itest object of this grand strategic movement
was to give the dlrkie5 5ha first chapCa bat it
was.socn found that this would not feet toe
end proposed. The msgchssl lse cid no. sell
There wsgG rot enough coicred " gentlemen
wiling 10 take them, nor enough white pus-
soas" Of COED negro character to do it.
a compromi:o was, therefore, Effected, snd
soon sgsiG the dirty place wAI filed Hish white
philsathr0pisls, each really anxious to secure a
hand who could bs made to 1GIk al tiJituEs
without wages. Iue strong meA, and the women
without families, or those VITA iEmllios able TO
work, ve,s soon disposed Of; but, bsyond this
point, the benevOleBcs Of the visitors made
sudden bulk. The wee children could not be
got ril OF st any pTics, aud the committee broke
up ia disgust, after having INDUCED in several
Prosrtcted and scarcely a1nicsbie discussions,
the bUrdsn Of whcR was, W hat shall We do
with them T. at latest adyices two or tkTe8 OF
the most consistent members of she last com
mittas were running al over the back sluus,
fTsntcaly sskEg for roous II which could be
lodged those who had such lsIEs families that
even tGe msatle OF abolition charity tailed to
cover ihem How the next batch viii be dis
posed Cf is a question yet to be determined
but ore thing seems certain, If many more ars
imported, whits folks msy as YeE cellar de
kitchen" a. once, Tor these gentlemen are show
ing plainly enough that they 90 can't be both
cred" by -sny white man, not even by an aboIi-
ZIONIST