The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1879-07-02
Col. {. Richardson on the ExOduS
Question.
What He Says About the Colored
Pilgrimage

y Y World, 2Ist.
Col L. Richardson Of Mississippi who cam
north 10 attend the Commencement exercises a
Princeton where his son was graduated Of
Wednesday, talked freely Of the negro exodu
with " Grid reporter at the st Nicholas yes
terday. He lives at Jackson but his real estat
and other interests are IN al parts OF the State
He has nineteen plantations IN the rich land
above Nlcksburg and rs property also include
a large section Of Washington and Issaqnens
counties on the Tazoo bottom. The combined
= acreage oil his plantations under cultivation j.
grU acres. of which 300 are In cotton with
total yield Of 10000 bales, or 100000
pounds
Three thousands acres are in corn and fodder
crop and Colonel Richardson j. always ready to
assist needy planter by buying up his Planta-
tion Tor cash He j. n power in the cotton
markets, and the firm Of which he j. the head
handles over 100000 bales Of cotton annually.
He is very heavy exporter, but a manufactJi-
rsr a. well The cotton and wooden mills al
Nes-on, Mississippi, are part Of his property
Here there are some 1900 -pindles, and about
800 bales Of cotton pass into the mills annually
The cotton j. bought At the door and costs more
than cents pound less than ii can be bought
for in Massachusetts. This difference last wear
amounted . - per cent az the price Of cotton
then holding. 7 he labor in the South Is cheap
4 er, TOO, and Colonel Eehardsou's profit OF II =
per cent cpnvinees hlm that more capital put
. into the business would pay. In the mill,
mentioned nearly 600 hands are employed vino
otherwise would do and earn nothing In
add ripu % the cotton the mills use up nearly
10000 pounds Of wool year, brought 10 the
. mill doors fr0Tu the country Tit.relbout- Tn
ihIHr Pr'4ua" brown goods, striped rottoas and
Jeans and coftpu-~eed OIL Colonel Richardson
mas other mills md various smaller enterprise
In Mississippi whareFit1 70 keep hi, -j,Ult0lO
oi capital employed He j. ia the prime ri lie I
moro than SIX Iret talI broad IN pr0portiGu
ana pas tanned face tells ot his Southern life. +
~ 'i .-4 ,.5 i4-.t"r- ', I'd. a. NleH'-.ts with
Major A. .. BuSs, another planter. and they
were unanimous ia their presentation Of ths T.
eA.aur question:.
1T Us q !"t more 7sfi"is case th3n many peo-
fsg, 7tstta5't q, r. in Tue Norm nave any idea
- i.,i I'iiii'lf 'e"nr ana lae real mo-
-. -'lis 'N'"' 'a-.'L "iish mas como upon
~. ''''t" pope OF the southwest nave not
81 '.tI mace pune. IT 3 parity political, Tor
-. .i!- -. '''' nl'' .lift cry tle report
'L''n 80 a'"0, ttdi the negroes 90 the south
81 t'i-'i ''''t'- venture 70 say from what
- 1I - ' 80. '1't - mere ana I'@rc an over
- ~ ~ .l'.'' i-' ""t"il[ I'Pu'4tIsh Is 80 Wei
o." Asai79-Ipl- iHeg 20
i.'i' NOR '''st -.+ .'H[~ % DAY 81 work
VI 49, - U.s. ga .''t> .itl "' Ne"
~ ~ " 'tl''H' 9urh 70 ,
$50, = 80 = ',li NS hat JG-tho" thefe
800. g H''' ''g- "tti'i' people % .
..f ~ - ti,. sem I'Il2I"ii> fantasy I
80 ~ ~ .-''- Hh. Shfep Ini" TINS exc
- -, ~ - ''l'1s"f. revival ana l5
Wv ''i"SH- '''i'Hi'.f one
Z, o.-'''' nm "sN'G why sHe was gong To
III - hI "'I Hiu4 ON hef breast she q
MI. NJ S''t Ha' A9u a revelation IRON God to go. i
M. IN 80 ~ :g5 = d" 09ss - u AHt pos :
he Ienscef isrorrnce. Tb I'm IT, r, - -
blocks or groups as yet. Here and there will be =
,l.,,tri iii - 80 ~ l"t minus Of \
,Iace without 7oomrnt,. ,r,iI., ieTIi l me me
l,a .fraa ar .a-,-,I - ii'7i D'uiiu l"I ~
# tJ,..,, - i--- 80 '' ''ii IT, sumo ~
~ '' "lo"tl p''t most are Pdupcf>. =
undown hand Vii max n hi. ,;, OItfn al
nj a., - - - III uP M i,ii'i" I" 20 II
: ~ - 60 -, VIZ nav seitie" ms iiidIfs ii
ne nave h%rSes or mules or cows they go Al fl
nd household utensils 90 in he ,o'r io' "a &C
,,,ri H. ~ - y az ue same way, ana n
,a,, I,,t NOT ~ I+;"Ii? n W io4'e' MLltheI =
nj tI,i,L- ~ $500: icy Set On tle b"it III
ON come II il a s,,,.i,.i - -; - hi- a.
Of GROW vithout IN f5 ;,l'''''''' '.' IT n"'9
cents engaged In for3c,ti - r. ~ - 'dt -.
.wing-rnachiue agents and SEQ tho. ,,-,,, III :;
few men Tbrse ,-sa,,t -, 'i'i' rt anu 81
IS life and manners one nm IIt ~ n. IN
lie cut OF a neat COTTAGE In tho ILL., ~ ne
4, sits am old nqoro Nth a., - ou' an
autv of MS t.afI, sI,,.,,-;,,[e - l. ~ tt
Gar Will lo,lgitr ~ a. ny Siu"ht' " IN,
n Is seen ,,larinl 81 H., ,ti,l - - q II IN
d, Win. IN, t,r IL , ' s gay I TO- IT.
actually given az peure Of Kansas i9r nsI an5 i
e coIorrd peopIa beIiava tI,.,t' ~ G-, n
, mo', 20, or somebody IS to provide just such
rely bigger than the no Of are niue L nas5 w
ese are supposed TO be in the nature of pass
~ anu alc heroes thInk that with these tee
hout b5rice Somebody bas il"ntt anu lis
1 they gulp down the most absurd rumors and tea
W. widest assertions provided they come indi- bu
Who are actin a. en;fyl "i.il''' 10 ma OUT tie
on man hired himself as a wood-cbnn,er me
did chop for time, acting all the while as scio
e this he crossed the ri,ar nd - rll-t: ~ LO
lpliments with a letter saving that wood. our
Rplng wa WAS not has business Conway is the hor
ger and ex-SchooI Fund Cn Car S .nf carpet of
isiana, and he is making a good thing ont Of sele
agitation Money i n,f,,riT ~, ~ rs -. - VI ,
1~ai r. 1uI,erS 10 DC used IN sending out tur
think the best Way to deal With tbem i r., for
iem 60 and get thoroughly satisfied. Just tea,
Elm .,ol' nGsrd that oyer 100 hands are
ped short and were ,,eftin rnsd, nv + er ad to
Kansas. They wished 10 see me and / iect
and raisin great Tnn a,a T ii nfng of Wou
ties IaSked then vybarl. IL - -! tarT
they did NOT know Tt,Id tLe;, ~ 7o'iiS' p, -
e was foolish and to avoid ee+ti,' - = q
ouble offered to allow them to pe ' ngt t Il or Il
from among themselves whose expenses to was
ements for mietinai t no c" "f MAKE ar sup
hen it arrived TRev agreed to tbis ana 10 q
PACK 10 thelr quarters but though | sey- Gii"
tbn, ~ u,t '',a 'ne VINO me TWO men ~ Il
ountries where the first OF the com 0r, Prte
ed some have come back, br when they amy
b"ne ,J ~, The ta ruin 1hfy are charged IleSS
le" The negroes have COT am i5e, fo 81 can
way that Indians are to come down ana NJ our
" tb t',si al II teE stay where they are, % Il
negro has been worked mon n 49, ~, "'
from his present place. The motive no 'oIie !.
! Is ~ p,aNg pol,'lcal capital The brains
men may be found Who w aStnlII w"eFr Iiies'
he movement i fo,, H., h,,,,,'et ~ talni
pzE E ,'.t. r.,- from
a very hospjtable reception. The Whit =,
srS will NOT work beside tts,, al - III G
surprised 10 see the state OF Kansas !l9 !" ment
'eratic next fall a. consequence Of this view