The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1879-05-08

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| So, when poor Orange Pucket had
worked a whole year. with his wife and
children, he found, after making more
than an average crop. that he had Sll0
| with which to pay for Sl60 worth oi the
| "nmmonest pauper food. He really owed
| $50 to the planter, which was charged up
| 20 him to commence the next year with
| And still there are some stupid Chris
| rians in the North who think Moses did
| right when he led the children of Israel
out of Egypt, but who think the second
xodus is foolish thing for the regro
| do not think the negro can be worse off
han he is in Mississippi and Louisiana
Il is q pauper. and constantly in danger
of being killed, which is worse than a
state of absolute slavery.
Now, about the prices which the plant
er charges these poor negroes. Pork is
charged at 25 or 80 cents, when you can
buy it in St. Louis TOR cents; meal is
charged at cents when you can bny it
IN St Louis for cent; molasses is charg
I'd at 81. which costs in New Orleans 80
cents &c In everv instance the planter
charges the negro 3O0 and 400 or 500 per
cent profit
| found the negroes generally poor
OF couse they had a little money tucked
away in old stockings. which they hung
on tn like grim death-as they should.
Not having the largest faith in Charity
Committees, | went up to the wholesale
house personally, and bought and dis
tributed $500 worth of provisions, which
| got at less than wholesale prices |
bought smoked shoulders at less than
tour cents per pound. If l ever loved
myself and ever felt happy it was after
that donation
Where do these negroes want to go2
They don't care where they go, provid
ed they can find work and personal lib
Prty and safety. Kansas is dear to them;
but yesterday large party went over in
to Illinois Letters are coming from
Iowa and Wisconsin asking for them.
Did you have any trouble getting
away from louisiana" | asked George
Holiday, who brought his three sisters
and little brother out of bondage
Yes" he said ; we had to come off in
the night The white folks swore in
Tensas Parish that they'd kill the first
niger that tried to get on steamboat
So sent my brother and sisters to
landing ten miles above, and went FIVE
miles below with my two mules to get on
myself
Did you bring out your mules =?
No; raised my mules; Id had 'em
four years but white man saw me put
en- on the Golden City. and he ran his
horse clar to the mex landin' got lot !
of fellows, and, when de boat landed at
the wood yard. dey came on with pistols
and stole nv mules and took EN- off
How did you escape p
81 hid between some cotton bales and !
saved my life. And now I've got my |
brother and sisters here. I'm happy il | |
am hungry, because know | can get |
work somewhere, and know I'm safe at
last Bless God for dat"
Yes, bless de good Lord for dat" re-
sponded Georges sisters, as the tears
came to their eyes. Bless H i'm Tor dat
Did you see many colnrtd people
along the banks as you came upY | asked
George.
Yes. dey is camped all along up. AT
GreeHvIlle the Capt'n allowed to stop an
take some on; hut de white men drew
deir 'volvers an told him to back de
boat away or dey'd shoot"
From dozens of sources l learn that
the river is lined with colored people,
from M-mphis to New Orleans who are
being shot down or Ku KIux d ke do IS,
SIMPLY because they want to leave IA
people snd Il country which deny them
peace and food to eat.
To show what idea the average planter
has of personal liberty in the South
When boat load of 600 negroes lett
Louisiana, a few weeks ago, q dozen
planters took the cars, hurried to St
Loui~, and actually asked the Mayor to
send the boat and groes straight back
The stupid Mayor did actually quaran
tine the boat tor two day.; and the col
ored people of St. Louis had to go and
tell this Mayor that he had no right to
send these people back-that even Presi
dent Hayes had no right or power to do
that.
What will be the end Of this exodus?
think it will awaken the South to d |
knowledge of the real worth of the ne. |
gro. They will be content to let worth
less land to them for a reasonable price |
say. four dollars an acre-and sell |
piece of land now and then. AS it ia, no |
negro has a chance to buy an acre of land |
of the old planter. He will not sell it.
There is a league between the planters |
not to sell land to a negro. The negro |
can never become a landholder in the |
South until he begins to go away, and |
the planter must sell, rent, or starve.
The exodus is Gods last lesson to teach |
the Southern white man that the laborer
has rights as well as he.
And still the world moves round and round, |
And the genial seasons run;
But ever the truth comes uppermost,
Ever is justice done.