Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1878-05-02
5etisfelIameuns &eadima.
THE NEGRO EXODUS TO AFRICA.

That the Southern negroes have not only
the population, but the pecuniary means to
supply constant stream of emigration to the
native land of their ancestors, is beyond rea.
sonable question. To be satisfied on this
point, we have only to consider the amount
of money they deposited and lost in the
Freemans Savings Bank. Their deposits
we're a shining proof of their habits of thrift,
and their losses implied such an abuse Of their
confidence as fatally discouraged that form
of economy. Considering that they had but
just emerged from servitude, and that in the
first years of their freedom they lacked ex-
perience, we're without capital and had not
yet acquired the habit of selfdependence,
their deposits in the Freedman's Savings
Bank was highly creditable to the character
and capabilities of their race. The insolven-
cy of that swindling institution must have
dampened their hopes of fair treatment by
the dominant race, and have prepared them
to look with favor on other suggested means
of improving their condition. The political
events of the last two years have convinced
them that they are hereafter to be exclud-
ed from politics and Office, and that they
have but slender chances in this country Of
career worthy of an honorable ambition.
These discouraging circumstances have
made them eager listeners to the apostles Of
the EXODUS Association" That organiza-
ton, which is already strong in South Carroll
ma and is growing into Importance in Lousi
ana, seems likely to spread all over the South
and enlist the most capable and enterprising
portion of the freedmen. Their large early
deposits in the broken Freedman's Bank
proves their ability to furnish means for emf
grafton, and if the first colonists should do
we'll and send back favorable accounts, no
limit can be placed to the future magnitude
of the exodus. Its growth will be gradual,
because the pecuniary means by which it is
sustained will for some years be the savings
of the colored population. But the prospect
it holds out will be strong stimulus to fru:
gality, and tens of thousands of negroes will
begin to make the accumulations necessary
for paying their passage and establishing
themselves in Africa. The Azor will imme-
dately return from Monrovia for second
trip, and if the number of applicants should
be as much in excess of the excess of its ca
pacity and Accommodations as in the present
voyage, other vessels will be purchased for
the same service, and there will soon be reg
ular line of emigrant ships plying between
our Southern ports and the west coast of Af-
RIGA.
This new movement is spontaneous enter
prise of the colored population, inspired by
hopes of bettering their condition, of escaping
the sense Of inferiority, of finding career
open to talents and, though last, perhaps not
least, by an enthusiastic and imaginative
yearning toward the native seat of their. race.
These commendabe and honorable sentiments
and the selfsustained practical arrangements
to carry them into effect, are the best proof
that has yet been offered to the world of negro
capacity, intelligence, foresight and selt:re.
spect. 1t is noble contrast, indeed-a proud
contrast for the African race-that these dark
hued men and women, whose savage ancestors
were brought across the Atlantic, subject to
all the cruelties and atrocities of the middle
passage, sail to the shores from which their
progenitors were torn, in ship owned by me-
gro proprietors, worked by negro seamen and
carrying hopeful body of negro freemen to
lay the foundations of a republic which may
become the cradle of African civilization
The attention of all Christendom has of late
been strongly directed to Africa, as it was
four centuries ago to America, after its dis
covery by Columbus and the infant settle
ments in the new world which followed the
voyage of discovery, are likely to have a par
allel in the American emigration to Africa,
which treads so closely on the heels of the
successful and brilliant explorations of Stan
ley. ... r
If the contemplated exodus to Africa
should equal the expectations of its apostles
and promoters, it will lead to consequences Of
the first magnitude. Among the most i'm.
portant of these will be the conversion of
the native tribes to Christianity and the diff.
fusion among them of the arts and habits of
civilized life. The American negroes abound
in religious fervor, and as soon as large col
ony of them shall get established in Africa
and become prosperous, the propagation of the
Gospel among the native tribes will be fa-
vorite field of effort: They will be more sue.
cessful than any white missionaries, because
they will more easily gain attention, and their
strong emotional nature will exert powerful
contagious influence over people constituted
like themselves.-New York Herald.
HONEY HUNTING AFLoAT-At the foot of
Burdett street, Carrolton, Mr.. G. O. Perrine,
of Chicago, has fitted up two barges as float.
ing apiary Each barge has capacity and
conveniences for 1000 hives of bees. These
will be towed up to Kernerville next week.
They will start up the river with about l 900
colonies on the two boats. Mr.. Perrine has
been in Louisiana eighteen months studying
up the bee business and preparing for the
grand onward movement for which he will be
ready in few days. His plan is to start
with his bee palaces and his 1000 colonies
from Southern Louisiana when the honey
flowers are in full bloom, to remain but day
or two at landing, and move up each time
to another landing and fresh field. He
thinks the bees, from 1000 to 1000 colonies,
will take the cream from the country around
the landing from one to two miles distant in
one or two days. In this manner he expects
to move up the Mississippi to St. Paul, dis
tance of nearly two thousand miles, where he
will arrive about the last ofJuly. Returning,
he will halt about two months somewhere
above St. Louis, and will reach Louisiana
with his palaces and bees in October. 1t will
be his object to take the autumnal flowers at
each point in their prime, precisely as he takes
the spring flowers iu bis advance up the river.
He expects his early swarms on his boats to
increase his colonies 70 1000 in April and
May. The plan of moving bees to get the