Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-27
Exodus.

The question Of migrating to Kansas has
been agitat'd lately in some portions of
Claiborne parish by the colorcd people.
On tbi. question We would advise our col
ored friends, rs Col. John s. Young did at
Lisbon, in a speech that he made there
few days ago. II you feel disposed TO ~
to Kansas at all, make up public purse
Of a few dollars and send one or two, or
even more IL you desitc 1t, Of your mot
responsible mcn-mcn in whom you VIII
have confd-ncr--to that State, and then
act npou their report; aud do not carry
your women aud children there TO suffer
the intense cold which never fails to come
In that climate, until you know that you
will he able to find or build houses for them
You must remember that IN Kansas timber
il not 50 plentiful IA il is here, aud the
open cabins in whic.. ynn live comfortably
here. in this Southern climate, would be
almost unrndurable there, especially to
one If African origin Who was created lay
great natures God tn liv. and spend his
life in, Mt least a tropical, if not torrid
region. We would urge the colorrd people
| Of Claiborne to learn n lesson from some of
their race who left the swamp parishes
last Winter and Spring for Kansas, and
be- aft.rward, were found N yagabouds
aud furnishing tramps in the streets of ST.
Louis and along the banks Of the upper
Mississippi.
We copy below from the Chicago Times,
in which the trracheruus aud uucharitablr
actions of Mr.. Window, of Minnesota, are
contrasicd with tue liberal biddlngs Of the
c0lorud men III Indiana. We commend lts
reading To all the rolorcd readers Of the
Guardian:
The Indiana conecniion Of colorcd men,
lately held at Trrr- Hautr, appointed
committees Ia invite the exodus "nigg-r-'
of the South to that State. There IL an
honest straightforward, - III this course
which has bad no precedent III the deal
iug- of professional aud political philan.
'hIopis,- with the exodus question. MI
WindnnI, at Mlnnrsuta, lends his Srua,u-
Iial Influence IN favor ri ~ general migra-
ton of Snnihrrn hlarks-io knn>as. 10
all his utt,.rlnrrr hr has been curiuu>lN
silent ~ To- the advantages offered by his
own great State, with its millions of nm
occupied acres of the lin, NJ wheat land III
the world. Tir New England gentlemen
who thrive 10y mixing urgr"phili>m III
ih,ir politics are loud in their Invitations
10 the dissatisfied blacks to leave the
Southland go West. Not one of them
dwrll~ upon the enthusiastic welcome
which should await the ,ulnrrd fngItl,cs
from oppression AMONG The descendants of
the Pilgrims. The REASON for this peculiar
bias IN the hrurNolrncr at Northern poll
iicians may l." easily guessed. Mr.. Win
dom. for instance. il not ignorant that il
his INFLUENCE should induce the -,t;lrmrut
ot rhuu~and nrgrurs in h"dN IN any
part at Minnesota. his political death.
warrant would hr signed and executed.
The people of that state. like. those #
New England, arr >rutimrntallN rutlu>i-
n>tic IN favor of equal nights for the
nrgTur-, aud all that -uIt OF thing; but
What they want - Ia make The negro
equal with the white man aud tn 81" him
happily and pruspcr"u-ly settled Some
where else. not Among Themselves "r THEN
own nrighhorhuud. Even the Washington
rfrrktrS, whu have been hulliu. MEETINGS
Ia rSprrs- sympathy with ihrir migrating
brethren, hIN" been cautions not Ia say,
Come" They join the Minnesota Senator
~ commenting Kansas H. III" land of
prnmiS to which the wandering tribes
should direct their steps. The c"lurrd
men OF Indiana have set better example
The are willing Ia open thrlr own arms
and doors To- their friends from the Suuin
IL il not likely that the invitation will hr
very extensively echoed 10y the Republican
politicians "t the Sfair-ai least lay those
of them Who 40 not feel quite prepared
for consignment tn the political gTaNr-
yard; hut there is an appearance of good
Faith IN il which has been thus far Ia
muntahly lacking IN the general literature
of the exodus.