Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-04-23
THE RUTLAND HERALD
WEDNESDAY, ArRu.-a3 ~
the Exodus of itiaChN iTom the
south.

lohn>an II Maryland, asking tor govern
meutal aid 10 a,>is, uesrae, 20 remove
from the'Statcs oi South C.rvl.Ha, C.ur-
gja and Ahhm,, 10 the mnva seil,t,
cline OF Liberia, and thc fact llat thuu-
sands u omaueipe',l slaves sra yragly
leaving our shores, naturally had. 10 I'M,
quiry a. To- thc cause of this ,Nolu, Gar
natural resources are being 80 fast de-
velopod that a quarter If a million ri Tor
eigners who annually arrive upon our
shores from tho aristpcratlc muugrgMgal
government, OF Europe, find lucrative em-
ployment, aud IN time, ia many instance
acquire competence or comfortable
homes, What, then, /, the cause 1t
Southern laborer, removing from thc
country, Ia take up ahodes in q new
country like Liberia, whore they must
undergo the pcril~ Of a change Of climate
and bear nnumcrahlc suffering, incident
20 sea voyage ana obtaining a home
among strarrr-rS - he Foreigners which
come 10 this country from Europe are the
class which more than any other. couiri-
butte to build our railroads, canals and
other public thoroughfarcs, and, indeed,
without their aid il is questionable If We
ever could have made such rapid strides
toward piDfional wealth and greatness,
They are ,hg,men who, having suffered in
suit and sometimes even injury, AT the
hands Of despots in their own country,
upon their arrival in the United States,
probably more fully than those TO the
manor born appreciate the blessings Of
liberty ana equal rights, and as the late
war fully proved, are ready to bear their
share Of national burdens, however OPP
pressive, And the blacks which emigrate
from the United States to Liberia will in
the same ratio contribute 10 the benefit of
the country that Europeans do to ours,
and what is gain TO Liberia from this
cause is loss TO the United States
The cause Of the emigration is that the
element which forced war upon the
government, though thoroughly beaten in
the field, and not daring t. openly ex-
press itself, is not vet dead, and is seeking
in every conceivable manner IA undo ana
crush the fruits cf the rebellion, The ar
istocracy which held four millions Of ne
groes in chains and ruled them rs with
an iron hand are'now 10th to acknowledge
them as their equals even before the law,
while anything like social equality is
grudgnigly withheld: and the same system
of prescription which being praotiscd by
European landholders, is gradually pco- .
ping our fertile plains is having the
effect in the South to drive out the colsrcd
laborers already there and Injured to the
climate
Once let u man understand that he is
free and, be he white or black, he will not
long bear oppression, though it be in the
land Of his birth, il he can find an asylum
whence to flee in which he can think and
act according 10 the dictates Of lis CON
science The freedmen cmancipatcd 10y
proclamation Of the lamentcd Lincoln
know that they no longer have 10 bear the
tannts and insults Of their late masters.
and as consequence are ready TO leave
the country, that they may live in peace
and security. Allow these mon 10 remove
from the South and what spectacle pre-
scnts itself Sugar, cotton, tobacco and
rice are the staple products of that sec
ton, and in their production experience
has demonstrated that white labor is in
ierior to black, though the latter can be
obtained at much less price. White la
Dor is inferior to black on Southern plant
atoms on account of the extreme warmth
Of the climate and while whites cannot
bear the scorching rays of the sun, the
blacks having become acclmated, can
perform their labor there equally as well
or Middle States. The places Of the ne
gro laborers once vacated in the South,
must be filled with white men, at, as We
have shown. an advanced compensation,
which would propyrtionately increase the
value of the products of that section,
while the mortality among the now labor
ers must be fearful beyond description.
II will thus bc seen that Congress is in
duty bound to resist this attempt Of tho
southern States to commit suicide, by ex-
porting their laborers. Let that body dis
courage the movement, and by passing laws
for the protection Of the negro, and COM
polling white men to obey them. seek to
prevent the exodus already commenced,
and a new era in Southern society will be
instituted and our whole people saved
millions Of unnecessary outlay and ex-
pense.
The ERIE RAILROAD DISASTER The
wounded by the Erie railroad accident are
being sent home by every train. and Of
the fifty-six who were doniciied at the
Delaware House, but twenty-five re-
manned on Saturday. while the number Of
sufferers at the Minisink House was ten.
The physieian- reported twenty-six deaths
up to Saturday, including those killed
whose bodies were recovered. 1t is be-
lieyed by the passeu gers that many others
were killed whose remains have not been
found. a> the burned sleeping car was
crowded at the time tlleaceident occurred.
Calculating these to -retiuu, the num-
Der in the Cur could not have been le,,
than forty-eight, Of whom ha, eavcntecn
are known to have been kil!el, 'urncd to
death or escaped. Tins e,tilaa,a is con.
iirmed by Conductor Judd. Surtrintend-
emit Dourlas. and several pasSeuger, who