The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-08-09
Exodus TO Africa.


A Charleston, S. c., letter to the New
York 'Sun says: The negroes arc alivo al
present with anticipations of re.ur:. I,
their ancestral jungles. Ever since the
last election the popular sentiment
among them has been in favor of an cx.
odus to Africa. Here, lately, the scnti
ment has taken definite shape, and organ.
iIed ehorts are being made to obtain AZ
s!stance from the Liberian and American
| governments to assist in furnishing yes.
seis TO- transport the emigrants.. An
agency has been established in this city
pur!porting to be branch Of the Coloni-
zatlon Society of Philadelphia, at which
the emigrants enroll themselves and pay
their fees to defray preliminary expenses
some OF the colored churches have taken
up the matter, and in one Of th.m every
member has signifcd his or her Intention
TO accompany their pastor. Every idle
negro is loud in his assertion, III am
gwinc on dc fust ship which starts"
On the 4th Of July the negroes held q
mass meeting on the Battery green in
this city for the propagation Of their em.
lgration policy. There were from ten to
fifteen thousand colorcd persons in atten.
dance. Every speaker who addressed
them spoke fayorably Of the exodus ex-
cept white missionary from Vermont
who was scarcely allowed to proceed after
ne was found to dissent from the popular
idea. The meeting determined to adopt
the old jewish precedent, and send two
men to spy out the land. Accordingly
an assessment of a nickel was levied upon
each poll for that purpose, and collected
on the spot.
The battery is 4 beautiful spot, cov-
cred with grass and regularly shaded
by oak trees. Over the heads of the
nations wards floated the beautiful flag
of the Union. On the green sward they
were gathered in groups of one or two
hundred, enjoying their peculiar dance
of "Tula, Lula Lu." They were so in.
tent on this enjoyment that they paid
little attention to the speakers, except to
throw in the nickel, and thus confirm
their readiness for the expedition. AsI
strollcd among these crowds Of happy
beings, could not refrain from asking q
sedate old negro, SIS not this better than
Liberia Z" The old man answered, "Boss,
dis is berry nice, but dcy say VIC must 20
back to our peoples home"
The propagandists tell the negroes that
Africa has golden shore, upon whose
beach old ocean daily throws the golden
sands she digs from the deep sea. Dia-
monds are said to pave the rivulets.
Bread grows on the trees. Meat runs
wild in the woods, and one elephant will
suffice whole family for year. Mon
keys nurse the babies while the mother
rides in golden chariot drawn by white
ostrichcs.
The less credulous and more industri-
Gus people are told that cotton and rice
grow without replanting, so that two
crops are gathered each year that coffee
is perennial, and only requires picking
and sacking, and that in few years
they will all be as rich rs their old mas.
ters were before the war
The most intelligent arc appealed to
upon social principles. They arc told
they may stay among the white people
thousand years and they never will be
anything more than "niggers," and if
they 60 to Africa among their own people
their superior intelligence viii soon give
them place and position in their father
land they will BE kings and Gaccns.
lords and ladies, among people whom
they will elevate by their association.
Major Delany, the first black field Off
Ger of the late war, who has explored q
considerable portion of the promised
land takes a philosophical view of the
matter. He says he begins to realize
that slavery was great civilizing process
to the African race; that they were
brought to America, Christanized in bon
dage, and are now able to return and
Christianize the old folks at home. He
sees trouble in the fact that those who
are most willing to &C now are those who
are unable TO communicate either moral
or religious culture to the Africans, and
he thinks those who are able so to do
will likely desire to remain in this State.
He favors partial emigration of supe-
rior intelligence, SO that the pioneers
may become practical missionaries. Af-
terward he thinks general exodus may
be effected.
the whites look on, with different ideas
as to the effect of an exodus. Most of
tn, IN quietly say, "Bctter let them go,
and then the country will fill up with
white people, and the old State will COM
mence new lease of life" Some, how
ever, cannot see how they are going to
get along without negro labor, and many
of them, who yet LOOK on their old slaves
MS foster children, cannot bear the idea
of parting with them to return to barba.
rim.