The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-12-25
GEORGIA AND the EXODUS.
FOissYrH, GEORGIA. De.


to move the negroes to Kansas. A few
white men crowded in to zee what
would be said and done. The meet
ing was postponed an hour, until the
tight rope performance" was over,
for ''nigger never will attend to any
thing, while show is going on" A
president and secretary were chosen !:
The following preamble was read:
Having considered the deep hatred
and wrongs that nave 6een immense
~ heaped upon our people dependent
and much needed race, and having dis
cussed among ourselves the attributes
subject to this convention. a. time and
ability would admit, we beg leave to
submit. that having contemplated our
progressive condition in Georgia, and
being the rollers Of the wheels of agri-
culture, and being deprived of consti-
tutionai rights and authorities, sub
jected to the malignant hatred, con-
tempt, and oppression of our former
masters, and the clouded prospects of
prosperity, and a change of the future
appears to he too dreary and burden
some. We see that disgrace and losing
the benefit of society are pushing them
selves on Us every day, Therefore, for
the birth of freedom to the millions of
unborn generations, of the African de-
scent We proclaim, seek new homes in
Kansas. The soil is rich, and the eli
mate will suit the appreciation of any
nation, and amid these grand induce
nents We can purchase 80 acres of land
for each head of a family for five dol
lars. There We have u home Of our
own. home of liberty and safety. 4
home where We can say, sweet home
We have found al last, where all our
troubles and sOrrows are past; We
have fought the battle and gained IL
well, in Kansas We intend to dwell"
The committee on finance reported
that they had received letters from
Gov. st. John and others in Kansas,
but they were not able to render any
assistance at present. They had also
written to a gentleman in Washington
but had not received an answer. The
committee Oh bylaws reported "that
the officers of the society be furnished
with stationery" The Secretary NOV
ed that committee of twenty-five be
appointed on transportation" another
brother said that five would do, blu I
didn't see how they could do much
until the bylaws were adopted" The
president then arose, and said, You
gemmen don't seem to agree xactly, l
guess We will lay the bylaws on the
table and have some speaking. | will
call on Elder Graham for a speech"
Graham, who is preacher, spoke as
follows I'VE know that this is poor
country and if there IL better one,
my notion il TO go to it, but my notion
Is II We are going to emigrate, that We
go home to Africa (Amen.l God had
hand in bringing us here, and he will
see us through. This country is a
white mans country, and We can't get
justice until We go home. We can't
get our churches out Of debt, every
one works for his own interest. We
are in the fix of the children Of Israel,
but Moses brought them out, and be-
lieve God has got some one picked out
to lead us. We shouldn't complain of
the white man, who fares better than
we do, they have been trained from
infancy to regard the negroes as infe-
riOrs and servants. l have no hard
feelings (dat's right. l love every
man Il do. Didn't Ged take care Of
the children of Israel (yaas, yaas, then
trust God and He will take care ofus."
jeff Long, bright mulattO from
Macon, and an ex-congressman from
this district, was the next speaker. He
ridiculed the idea that they could find
any country where sugar grew on trees,
aud greenbacks could be had for the
asking, where "pOssums were ready
cooked and taters as big as barrel"
The weather out west was colder, and
harder work was required. They
would meet with no sympathy there,
without money they would not he
noticed, and they would suffer for
to eat. In their present
condition they were better off here.
He advised the whites aud blacks to
live in harmony and friendship. THE
laborers must fulfill their contracts
and do good work, not hang around
bar-rooms and street corners" If
they were determined to go they should
send some of their best men to exam
inc the country and report. His
speech was listened to with close at
tcntion. and u large number agreed
W it'll his views.
The Emigration Society,"" then
chose Officers. and adopted the by
laws. On motion II memorial of the
meeting passed; another wanted 10
know what for and what kind of u
thing 1t was. The president was
unable to explain the memorial"
One huge black fellow said that he did
not consider the proceedings "parlira-
entun.n After Il session offouF hours
they adjourned ".ubject to the call of
the president" We learn from some
Of the colored people. that they expect
to send off batch OF emigrants in
January. They may he able 10 Ito 20.
but we think they will he disappOint-
ed. A large number have decided to
stay here, which is pleasing to the
whites, AS it will keep wages down,
although most of the whites think il |
would he better if half Of them should
emiyrate, "then there would not be
10 many loafing and stealing" The
whites do not oppose them (as they
formerly did but agree with them,
aud So turn the current In their favor. |
"Most OF the 'niggers' In this vicini- |
~ now vote the Democratic ticket"
There il no "bulldozing" In this coun- !
IL that can discover. Moral suxsion |
anu btSAVN uoNS VIC ooSauSoSs
the city election last week, several |
"darkies" were high" On whiskey |
furnished by the candidates
The following wages are paid: To |,
''goOd hands" from 81 to s. per month !
and hoard. Cotton pickers receive ~
cents per 100 pounds. They can pick |
from tn 3O pounds per day. Wood
choppers make about 20 cents per day. |
House servants get from IS to - per |
month. The eolored girl Informed us. |
IF dey nuss do all de cookin, and
milk de COW, dey gets five doliars."
There Is plenty Of wood land TO clear |
up. If the negroes were not 50 indOient !
and had the money to buy with. The
whites are not far behind the colore,i |
people in trying to get q living with |
out work. Some Of the whites are |
aud doing well. who never !
did days work. until after the war.
The soil il thin. from two to three |
inches in depth and soon Trims out"
The following Is the coolest and
warmesi day since November LIST:
Sunrise. laM. Sunset
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