The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1870-05-04

Address from Messrs. Galloway and
Harris, to the Colored People of the
State. ID. ov flai7gaitlIf t
The advice contained in the subjoined
address to the colored people of this State,
from two oftheir best known representatives
ought to be remembered. Those colored
people, who have already gone South, are
anxious to return. There is enough room
room for them in this Statc-it is the land
of their birth, and ought to be the place of
their homes. We need them here to help
US restore prosperity and to develop our re-
sources. rl
We invite careful perusal ofthe paper.
1t is temperate in tone and filed with pa
triotic sentiments. We hope that it may
accomplish much good: ~ isa
sses ADDRESS o .s
| We desire to address few earnest re-
| marks to the colofed people of the State Of
| North-C Carolina, upon subject OF deep and
| vital interest We allude to the numerous
| efforts that have been made, and still con-
| tinue to be made, to induce large numbers
of colored people to leave and abandon the
State, with the alluring promise held out Of
obtaining homes and better employment II
the distant States of Mississippi, Louisiana
Texas, and other cotton States. ta. s
This attempt to entice colored people
away, has grown, in our judgment, into al
alarming evil. 1t is surely time colored per
SONS should understand that these efforts tt
decoy them to distant localities and strang
places means, in vast majority of cases
nothing but misfortune and real suffering
We know and hear of but very few instance
resulting to the colored mans advantag
and happiness, by leaving the State in pur
suit of imaginary homes and employment
Upon the other hand, we are very creditabl.
informed OF so many cases of sad disap
pointment, resulting from sudden changes
that we feel in duty bound to send this ad
dress of solemn warning. 49, if 81
Instances like the following should arous
the colored men to distrust the schemes an,
plans of selfish and designing persons:
4 A cunning agent goes into q particuls
locality, where work hands are numerous
and soon gets up an excitement, by holdin
out false inducements of good times an
better wages, in some one Of the States n
ferred to. He tells the anxious laborer th'
: if he will consentto change his location
, can get fifteen or twenty dollars per mont
in addition to rations and house to liz
E in. The promise is so captivating and ia
!. tering that numbers are induced to abandc
!. the old spot, with which they have all the
!, lives been familiar, and leave for the ne
4 field of labor. A sufficient number to fill
I whole railroad car will sometimes get
! gether and start for the new locality. II
: agent who gets them together bids the
goodbye and at the last moment te
them another person will meet them on th'
arrival, and show them where to go, al
/ tell them what to do. With cheerful hea
d and fond hopes they are hurried on to thu
supposed new and better homes. Very SO
p ali their bright anticipations are doomed
~ end in cruel and crushing Disappointing
{. On arriving at the place they started
q. they find 20 friends to take them by
a hand. They come in contact with CO
hearted strangers alone. The tricky o