, 1873-07-17
M1aRATIoNs OF THE BLACKS IN THE

Tho Deaurogard movemont, tho foatures Of
which woro recently indicated In hia pronuncia-
monte, geom destined to bo roalizod In one TO-
spoct at least, namely, tho complete Africaniza-
tion Of certain Bouthorn statoB, among tlon1,
Louisiana aud mississippi. The former is al
roady virtually Africanlzod, and tho lattor rapid
ly becoming 80. During the last twelve months,
oyor 80, 600 negroes have loft tho hills Of Geor-
gin, whoro the soil ia poor and unproductivo, aud
have swarmed into tho low1ands Of tho 1fisaiB-
sippi, whore tho prairies arc rich in aoil and
moro eaBily cultivated. This incurpion Of tie NO.
groos Is constantly going on, and with increased
rapidity. Tho A1onlphis Appeal, in q rocent iasuo
givea very caroful statement Of this sogrega-
tion Of races and it's rosuts. Tie tendency Of
tho Africans is to the 1owlands md Of tho
whites to tho AillH. With tho accumulation Of
wealth, tho whitos flock to tho Villages and
citios and build now towns among the bills,
while tho negroes pour stoadi1y into the low
lands, whero their toll is tho most profitable
and where thoy will ultimately monopolize tho
best cotton and sugar-growing plantations. In
the, aamo ratio that they concentrate, the whitas
arc forced out, and in many instances the plant
ers aro subdividing their estates and selling
to the freedmen, whilo in, mnny otacrs,
wllero tho freedmen arc In tho majority,
tho taxes for the support Of negro
schools and ofIco-ho1dara aro 80 onorouB TINT
real estate becomes q burden, and thus, by COM
pnlsory sales, tho negroes become the ownors ns
vol as tho til1erB Of tito SOIL Louisiana is hope
1eBsly destined to become black State, and tho
segregation Of tho two racos Is progressing 80
rapidly in Mississippi thnt tho disposition to
create now State west Of tho Tennessee and
cast Of tho Mississippi River grows stronger
aud stronger. A. definite proposition has already
boon made to annex to Wost Tennessee those
oountioB of mississippi north of tho Tnlla-
hatcho River, which would surrender tho rost
Of tho Slate to negro rule and occupation
entirely. This would tako from Mississippi
tho Countioa Of Tunica, Do Soto, pauola,
Marshall. Bonton, Union, Tippah, Alcorn, Prom
tiss, md Tishmingo, and loavo the negroes In
possession of nt least 1yo-sixths Of the State,
and in complete contro! Of the prairios and val
Icy. lands. This proposition has been very gen.
orally discussed by tho preaa aud among tho
people, and meots with very general favor, espe-
chilly in tho northern counties. Some OF tho
southern counties object that tho northern ones
have no right to abandon the rest to tho domina-
ton Of tho negroes, to which they reply TINT tho
doom Of tho State ia scaled, and that They hayo
tho right to provide for their own security.
Commenting upon the condition of things,
the appeal says: "Of course, thoro is much
Of all this Indicative of tho course of future
rathor than Of present events. Not tho less
earnest among thoughtful people is the diHcus-
sion Of facts and questions hero presented,
which Aliasissippians arc accustomed to consider
whom tho migratory movements Of races In tho
Gulf States are closely scanned. We only pro-
poso to suggest, in Wow Of thcso simple facts,
that If miscegonation bc deemed m objoctiona-
bio Incident OF Beauregard's scheme Of fraterni-
zntion with blacks, that tho entire aepara-
tion of racos is infinitely moro probable
and much moro rapidly approaches final
contamination" A tho first great gen.
raco, this segregation Of races is fact which
will be regarded with moro than usual interest.
ns well aa tho now prob1e1ns which must grow
out Of distinctive black governments in States,
aud the new commercial questions which will in
eyitably arise from the new proprietorship Of
Southern industries.