The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-28
THE NEGRO EXODUS.

Tho Now York SiH hHe SO often OF late gone
wrong on Southern questions, md hns DO
veloped so streng an antaRonism To tho
Southern Democracy that II Ia gratifying 10
lind IL taking q sensible Wow Of the exodus
and stating tho roasnns for the movement IL
an impartial and truthful manner.
| Tho SIM shows concuaively that 80 far as
Indiana ii concerned the people aro almost
unanimously opposed 10 the Introduction q
tho negro into that State. md that mola
composed Of persons belonging 10 both par
tiaa, have assembled ut stations. and forcoe
tho railway officials 10 carry tho unwrleomt
darkics to other points. Nothing but ths
persistent attempts Of Radical partiaanf
could have Induced Tho negroes to migrate
| from their comfortable homes 10 sock others
| In II colder climate and among strange
and hostile people. Ihoy hav'
boon detudod and shamefully
played upon for tho soiiah purposes Of the
Radical party. and arc being rushed into IL
diana, where the two parties arc worry nonrly
divided. In tho hope that their Votes will turn
tho sealo In favor Of iadlCalism IN thu com.
Ing presidential campaign. IL IL. however,
not improbable that tho result will ho very
different from that which haa boon calculated
upon by tho organizers Of tho movement. and
that the large body of independent voters and
tho better classes OF tho Republicans will
rebel against the attompt 10 colonza the state
with negroes at tho expense Of tho lnborina
white classes, and will join tho Democracy
FOR tho purpose of administering To tho heart
loss domagogues q osson they will not fall to
romcnisar
In regard % tho Sonates action In Appoint
Ing a committee TO investigate the causes Of
the exodus tho iStm believes rs we do. that II
is not the province OF Congress TO meddle IN
tho matter In any way and that thcrc can be-
no good reason why people 81 ono state
ahould not migrate TO another State whom
over they feel inclined without holng stub
jected 10 inpertnent congressional inquiry
as TO their motives IN moving This Is ~ yet
frco country. and people of every part of 1t
have perfect right to visit OF movo To any
and MI portions 81 II. The investigation may
not do positive harm. but IL will cause q use
Less waste of tho public funds and contribute
not ono iota to tho general fluid Of informa-
tion OH tho subject. besides. by tho time Tho
committee reports tho exodus will bN q thing
OF tho I,ast. Tho following extract from tho
suns article. in its ssuoof tho twenty fourth.
will show how CLEARLY II has sean through tho
political tricltory which has been used To no
complain tho movement which has boon
made by tho negroes from the South 10 Kan
ana and Indiana
Tho nogroea. IA n rulo. nre onnentoi and
reasonably prosperous where they arc. In tho
cotton States their wnEoa hlva thta year been
exceptionally high, anh they thtivna ~ lnbar
ora have thrivon nowhere elEo. Their rapi
nocumulai ion Of property In NIL the late slnv
StateR ahows cnnclHsiveIy that tho employers
observe their contrurts and that tho negroes
are protected In their righta
Tho spasmodio rush 10 kanfas and the Into
apurt to Indiana ara tho rcaulta # pnrtisRn
with which TO hre the Northern heart
They had only to induce the ignornn,
negroes 10 movo In sufficient numbers to Mt
trnct attention In order to ereato AN impression
that they were Ill treated In business nnh
hulldo1ad in poiitns. This readily effected
hy agents aont among tham. and by lyinE clrCu
lars arattered broadoaat over the country de-
scribina the West AZ land Of perpetual sun.
shine and flowing with poRsum fit and corn |
tgfona duty to maintain tho negroes In state |
" luxury unbrokon by tho inRtt osortion That |
sha poor creatures have hnnn sadly diaappoint |
I'd that thoy die eft rnpi lily Of dtaense and want
and that tho largo draft upon tho charity of tho |
Western communities upon which they wore |
nat hnE heon found too much FOR endurance |
ara probably no srent matters to tho mon who |
blacks 10 move. and their object IL fully at
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