The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-12
EXODUS TO AFRICA.
The South Carolina Ncrroc. Proposing TO
I.enxe for ihcIr Nntivc I.nnd.

CHARLESTON, July 10.-1he negroes are
alive ut present with anticipations OF II return To
their ancestral Iungles. Ever sinccthc last cleo
ton the popular sentiment among thoin has
been in favor Of an exodus to Africa. Here.
lately. the sentiment has taken definite Shape.
and organized Efforts are being made To obtain
assistance from the Lihcrnn and American
Governments to nssist In furnishing vessels to
transport the omgrants. An agency has been
established in this city rurporting to bca branch
Of the Colonization Society OF Philadelphia. at
which the emigrants enroll themselves and nay
their fees to drfray preliminary expenses. Some
OF the colored churches have taken up the mat
ter and ia one Of them every member has sig
ninel his or her intention to accompany their
uastor. Every idle negro is loud in his assor-
ton ] am gWinc on dc iuet ship which
starts
ON the 4th Of July the negroes hold mass
meet Ing ON the Battery Green ia this city for the
propagation Of tt',r emigration policy. There
were from ten 10 fifteen thousand colorrd per-
sons in attendance Evrry speaker who adj
dressed them spoke fnvoruhy OF the exodus
except white missionary from Vermont. who
WIS scarcely allowed To- proceed after he was
found 10 dissent from The popular idea. Tho
meeting dctrrmiu"d to about the old jewish
precedent. and send two men to spy out the
lul. Accord ngly uu usst ssrl"nt ut n nickel
/ W.- irvi"d upon each loil Tor that purpose. and
! TIA. Bltr.rv is "a beautiful snot covered with
/ grass aud regularly shaded hy oak tr"o@. over
/ the h.al~ ol the uftiou'S wards nDurd the
/ beautiful iae uf tine Union. On the green
! swlrl tli,y Wrrn gathered lu groups Ol one or
| two hundred. cnf'vIng their peculiar dance, of
"fun. Lula Iu' Tn " wore so intent ON this
speakers. except to throw in tine nj kei. and thus
/ confirm thDir reud ~ tor the expedition. As
/ | -troIIHd uuuu'e tines" rowls ul hurrV i"'lugs,
/ could NOT r'irt.n from ASK ns o. 500 4 niu ne,
| ..ro." l. NOT thus l.tt T. thun lllrriaf The OLD
| mtn un~w cred, Boss, dr. s berry nmr hu!
| d'.y shy we nlii~t .to hN i to our people nome.
Tue propu. au lists tell the n"-roN- thut Africa
! has % golden shore, upnu wiio-e h'ilrh old % Tiin
! daily throws tine l.o,uDn SlndS she digs from the
| deep snH. Diamonds ARE said t. pnVc the rivu-
] lets. Broad grows ON tine trees. Meat runs wild
in the wopl- Is. and on elephant will suffice "a
! whole family for year. NonNry- nurse th"
huhir@ white 90" motrr rides IN golden chariot
drawn low wnln ostriches.
The Joss srrduInus AMI moro industrious poo
! pie nrH told thar cotton ana ri'e grow W tnout
rrplauiins. 80 that two crops are gathered each
| Year; that coffee If perennial and only requires
/ picking und sn'klng. and tuW IN Few years
lh.} VIII all bee as rich as their old masters were
II. most intelligent are appealed To- upon
social riln'ip' S. They are tpld they uuy stay
AMONG the whit" people a thousand Vcnrs and
they never Will bee anything more tnan mig
gers. and If they 20 10 Airi a among their own
] people ~, ir superior intelligence VIII soon give
/ them place ANA position III tn"ir ltl'rHhd :
they Will hr kings ana qu '"n-, lords ANA ladies.
among people whom they Will elevate by their
Mnior DDlany. the first black field officer Of
! the late war. who has explored % cons id"rthi"
] port ON of tn" promised land. takes a pullu-
/ snpuiaul view oi the matter. lie saws Dee h"gins
! 10 reuliI' that slavery WIS great civllHlng
! process ~ the Afrirun rn 'c; that tn"y w'r'
! brought 10 America. Cnri-tiun2nd In bondage.
| and ar" now uhle Ia turn Hnt chr ~tlunile the
/ old folks 40 nome. II" "s trouble M the iHrt
that tlu-, who are most willing To- go now are
those who are unuli" to communicate t4turr
moral ar religious culture To the Arl'uns, and
me- thinks those WHO are able So o. do Will likely
d'- re- 90 remain M this State. H. iuNurS par
tinl emigration of superior INTEL gen" 80 ilut
/ the piuu.er- may become praoi Iriu mission
amos Al rw.rl lac thinks general exodus
/ iiuv nr Ne tnd.
Ny own eNprricn'e among the colored people
leads me TO l-icv, that the most intelligent are
Those who ar m - iu earnest about going. The
muluttp'- particularly seem ANXIOUS g. return
Go the land of their iorniitu"r~. They are
cut ~ from all social aspirations ia America.
and now that political lrnirrn"nt Win It's CONT
! pa sorry social r. % N ton. - closed against
them. 10y the surrender OF IA" negro party III
the late elections. they yearn Tor other fields IN
which 10 pl~turr. Some of them VINO are
property holders anticipate selling their prop
crty and Joining the expedition.
The whites look on. with diferant IDEAS rs 20
IN" IT I Of an exodus. Most OF them quietly
say Better let them 60 and then the country
viii I'LL up with white people, and m" Ola Stiti'
will commence "a new lease Of lie" some. how
eyer. cannot -.. how they ar" goln. to get along
without negro labor. and mnnN OF them. VINO vet
look on their old slaves ~ foster children. can
not hear the idea OF parting with them to return
To barbarlsln.