New-York tribune., 1879-12-21
THE EXODUS FROM THE SOUTH.
TALKS WIN NEGROES AT wAsursoroS ON THE


TALKS WITH NEGROES AT WASHINGTON on THEIR
WAY TO THE wEsI.
To ths Edft0r or The frfoWne.
SIR: It was n rainy, dark day when / went
10 the small church on island with my own
eyes some part the that has found ts way 20
this city ana seeks means TO reach The West. A
generous friend had made the amoner OF her
bounty so with money in my pocket, and a. heavy a
basket OF clothes my arms could carry The way did
rot seem 20 me dark or ny troublesome, for
fully believed in tho work kwas trying to do As
entered the church put my glasses and gave GOOD
look the dusky people for the most part comfortably
clothed sitting in the pews. quiet patient ana decorons
struck with the intelligent, good faces saw be-
fore me. Think word describes go well the general
expression OF their c0untenanees tho word good
T1ey looked as II they might be trusted. and when
/ talked with some OF Them the impression grew
stronger I am not an adnirer OF the physognomy Oh
the negro indicative OF beauty. but should have TO
look among white people find faces more EXPIRES
their thoughts and feelings than these have
When negro desires describe character utterly
hopeless, worthless. he the word tring THAT
Is the sum OF condemnation with him. could not help
observing the complete absence OF the tFning" ee-
ment In the exodus, far IL was before me. The
only "trftng" face OF their visitors
from the city, One OF the men. as was talking %ith
him. took the following paper from bis pocket. which
thonRbt worth copying for you
KINGSTON. n. c.. Lewis Co.
To all that this rriting may concern.
Tns Is 10 certify thai Robert Quinn has lived with me
For the last years he rented my land and as cul
tivated crop, near my house. He has always been
BUSINESS Very Industrious. He does not leave here for
any nlsdaed 20 myset or ns,gnooIs ne & n ,,I vvins
live one uc from Kingston. the county site. own 700
acres OF land and cultivate an cign1-horse crop an
nually.
Given above my signature,
this December 4, 1879,
Ileave you 10 judge II any part OF country likely
injured by receiving class OF aborcrs Ike this.
That white people North Carolina did wish to
lose them. columns have already described Per-
haps this Mr.. Sutton would wish his neighbors 10
know this particular kindness which be prompted
to DO TO Robert Quinn for, as one Of them told me,
"The white have society called the Changers, and
they every week and agree upon the wages they
will give 10 the coored people; SO month 70 the
men, with 90 day deducted If they lose tme and
from ~ 20 "a month To the and 25 cents day
deducted for lost time And then the Changers fix upon
all the which the cOored people shall buy and
they can't get anything anywhere else" They told me
the prices of clothing they had onfuy three times
its value. got be that could not get food
and clothes. work as hard as we might and now We
want TO try some otner country VIII work at any
thing farm or In the mines any thing To get an hon.
est living and ne said this he looked az much In
could look and out o. honest, sad eyes
was Interested TO ind out how far our riend Doug
lass had for the complaint be made IN his letter
holding false hopes etc. etc These people say that
advised them 10 come North. they came because
they could stand 10 where they "Nei-her d.d
come on account OF pOnrcs we were allowed 70
vote nobody hndered they tore our votes up before
eyes, but they let vote, and we did not away
on that account" tell the tale az IL was told TO me-
and for myself have no difficulty In believing L..
said one man. Eight OF us bought plantation and
had eight years which pay for We made twenty
bales OF cotton t the first and the owner Of
land took from every pound Of tine cotton and
more than 500 worth OF other property that
had, and there help for us from
the lawyers In the courts" From oppres-
sion ike this who would not commend them
for seeking 70 escape These people srem to Dcp each
other had sos" said one, and 1t brought me and
three Others far here my trunks have gone on 10
Indiana. and hope TO go soon myscf" Their patent
that they going to be helped their
appealing and would that money flowed 20 them more
freely With the trust they aways believed IN the
darkest OF the Ku Klux times, that the Lord would
surely send deliverance 10 them, and that form or
tyranny by exposure in courts OF justice,
and punishment In the counties OF South Carolina
where OF the best citizens were sent to Sing
Sing no rife club other violence has been INDUCED
In since. not even during the campaign OF '76 THIS
fact Is commended the consideration OF those who
faith the policy OF coneiliation, there be any
such now. H.c.L
Washington, Dec. IL. 1870.