The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-09-03
HERALD AND MAIL
Supp1e7ment.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1875.
Emigration of Tennessee Ne.
grOcs 20 Kansas

1t will be remembered that humble
OF c6lored politicians, preachers, and of
fice-seekers, met at Nashville in May
and alter abusing the white people 0
Tennessee to their hearts content, ap
pointed Board of Commissioners, which
board appointed an Exploring Com
tee-to look out for good place for thu
colored people to emigrate to. Rev
BALKAN Frierson, ofMaury, candidate fol
County Trustee, last year. was on this
committee. A meeting was held in
Nashville recently, to receive the re-
port of the Exploring Committee, from
the hands of H. A. Napier, chairman
The report recommended as. suitable
place for colored people to emigrate to,
Great Bend, on the Arkansas River, in
the southern portion of Kansas. The
lands are well located and cheap, but the
climate is extremely cold in the middle
of winter. One thousand dollars is nee
essary for Tennessee emigrant to have;
$500 to take him there and fix him up,
and $500 worth of provisions. After the
reading of the report, Rev. BALKAN Frier-
son, col, of Maury, made the remarks
which we copy below. The Reverend
Balaam makes serious charges against
the white people of Tennessee. He says:
THE colored people cannot live in the
poisonous element which prevails
throughout this State, where the young
(white) children are taught to hate them
and consider them their inferiors..in every
respect. No negro can get justice as is
evinced by the hanging of several during
the past few years.
Now, we are all perfectly willing for
BALKAN and his people to go; if they
think their condition can be improved,
the white people are all willing for them
to go. A better class of laborers will
come in and take their places. Our OPP
position to this emigration movement
is solely because we believe it would turR
out badly for the negroes. If the hardy
and thrifty Yankees cannot make living
in that inhospitable country, we are quite
sure the negro will not be able to do so.
If the negroes 60, they must do so entire
ly at the suggestions Of these men, and
railroad sgents-it is our duty to tell them
that they are better off where they are.
If they have a thousand dollars, that will
enable them to live comfortably here. and
in putting it in trip to Kansas, they may
lose it, and get no value received. But
just listen to Balaam
REV. B. Frierson, of Columbia, follow
ed in a lengthy speech, in which he pro-
nOunced false several statements made
by Napier, He advocated the organiza-
ton of colony to proceed to Kansas as
soon as possible, and settle in some fer
tile part of that State. He thought it USE
less for them to 60 without some money,
but said they could get along first rate
with a small capital The colOred people
could not live in the poisonous element
which prevailed through this State, where
the young children were taught to hate
them and consider them their interiors in
every respect. No negro could get JUS
tice. as was evinced by the hanging of
several during the past few years. Is for |
and freezing to death in Kan |
sas, that happened in this State as well as |
that. An emigrant could get 100 acres Of
land there for merely paying the registra-
ton fee of SIT and staying on it tor five |
years. They were compelled to plant |
forty acres in trees, but after three years |
could draw $50 annually for it for twenty |
years. He advised them to quit spending |
SO much on excursions, and suggested /
that they save their money for preparing /
10 20 to Kansas. A negro man in that
State had lately sold his wheat crop for
81 800, at profit Of SIS, 900. They were
both politically and otherwise
here, and should go to some place whe re
those rights conld be enjoyed. There
we're traitors of their own color among
hem, but they should steer clear of such.
The eolored population were further back
no% than they were five years ago, and
had not bettered their condition. Work
was refused them and given to convicts
20 they could not compete with that kind
Of labor. He related the incidents of a
recent Journey to Kansas, and told what
he say 2ad how well he was pleased The
more education colored man or woman
had here, the less they were respected by
he whites. He closed with passionate
iy.Eeal to all TO collect their funds togeth-
n sod go to the State where their hopes
we're conferred"