The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-09
CONC OFT FROM THE SOUTH.
mar GEN BrILER THINKS or THE
&,.EO HTGRIIION TO IHE VEST

,. scheme to Coionizc the Northern Demo-
nile stntrs How the Kansas Fever At
,,. one Mtssissippi N"Ighborh""d-
,,i,r,n. In sympathy With the Movement.
r,.roy. April s. In conversation with
......n. Yesterday. Gen. Butler expressed
..,..u REGARDING the movement VI tho
~....f the South toward new homes In tho
u, Un1n.- not believe the exodus has yet
..,...I 1. highest point He thinks such n
n,t.r,tion n~ this IL very natural. and bound to
,,,n. ID least until tn whites seq moro fully
~, MAGNITUDE ot the danger which hangs over
,.m. and threatens io destroy their agricul-
,nrl interests when this time comes tho
s,.,.. will take meas urcs tn stop the movement
hy vieins W "a each other in Offering induce
r,,,4 q, the negroes TO remain where they are.
u.f,r,n.c being made To- the scheme recently
mentioned for rendering New York. ohio. and
Indiana safe Republican States in 1880 by in
du.in. a quarter " n million Of these uneasy
Ll,,s men 10 move into them in time to become
bona nle cl,i1ns and voters. Gen. Butler de-
clnred that the inevitable result Of such pro-
cc,line would be- To render those States Demo-
craft. beyond doubt. This would be- done by
the VOTES ~ the workingmcn. who would be-
rou4ol to Intense hostility against tho party
which imported such throns t. compete with
n
TIL, io,lin. w'ul b' rs bitter rs that now OK
i.,ing G. uiflruia against the Chinese. Pco-
plawAplo not sympaihise with the anti Gu nese
sentiment would feel differently when they saw
ts.mihr state " things existing among them
teyos Tho best place to have a boil Is ON
N cher man.
Tho General docs not believe tho emigration
movement likely to attain great proportions. 1t
vIlnlt br an avail IN 'he. but will more reso m
3.e many trirSling streams. Still there are
some clements which render It impossible to
pe'lie nh=1 uiely what will happen. He has
ir~7me years thought that at any time a great
l'ulrr might arise among these people. and,
under his guidance almost anything might bc
cen. Butler spoke also Of the struggle in Con-
rrD-s and did not seem TO have any too high an
opiuion of the Ecneralship displayed by the
Republican party Gen. Garfield especially no
r"'rrr"l 60 MS having given the whole thing
CARROLL COUNTY. Miss. April 9.-The cry
T. 81 70 Kansas. g. whore YOU viii along
Oh" MiSSisSlppi YOU find groups Of negroes In
animated discussion. II you ask them what
thUy AZ" taking about all will look IA II they
Ani ben caught stealing chickens and will
sneak on n fast rs their feet will rnrry them.
lut % YOU can manage To get one OF them alone
VIII YOU (which is not an easy thing TO dob and
question HIM very closely. he will probably say
4 WAS only talkin about gpin' To- Kansas"
ON this part ot the river they are leaving by
tn" hundred one planter in this neichburhdod
ut twenty live in one day, and is afraid he Will
lose ih" others. The only hope Is thnt tn" boat
may not stop mere. While some are doing all
IN their power to check this thing. others are
lust rcSlEning themselves 10 th"ir late. The
negroes Will do anything to get money enough
n p'F, ,n"lr phsSaEe even As lar hs 81 LOUIS
10 When his master refused to buy them
iuiing that 1t would prevent his going the
n'-r9 told him that Il he did not buy them he
would sell them to the steamboat folks. I'm
so.n ANYHOW" he said,
TIA" emigration fever hns been confined to the
lu
'ntue hills The great spur seems to be the
aHp' of the promised forty acres Of land and q
mule. one would think they had had enough
Of such promises to know their value. / am
.ult t.iat most glowing accounts have been sent
back hy relatives settled in Kansas. IL il be-
coming a very serious matter with the large
la.ry planters. II the movement II not stopped
grv soon 1t Will be serious Tor all OF US in Mis-
Wl-RiNGToN. April s.-The Republican poll
lD.Hr~ her" r. very ehary Of hitting thcm-
ives in regard To- the southern negro exodus
-uent looking 20 a dramatic part for the
u,h"rn negroes 10 play in the next campaign.
south, Carolina first put the idea into
H. leads Of Some q the shrcwdest
80 e. ha,c A nationalSConyaniion II nesr"~s.
" 10 e '.egat"s from all the southern States.
ANi.h wis 90 mcuoriall2" Congress I" disirHn-
eil-" uErp"s under the Fuurt .cuth Amend
nrhf. This memorial WAS 70 set forth that sui
lrusr Trout adequate protection 10y the gen
tr. Government was d cur.e instead 81 boon
iU tI- negro; that 10 brought countless mis- or-
un.~. uu'rd misery ana suffering npon him
tt 90. ru rau"his"nl"nt ot TIE culor"d race
iua 900 Congress OF the southern States. will
g." %, gro him-. II was not Oeneltel thereby
h.t most gr.rvHu-ly wron-"i The FIRST step To-
MN'l thl9 was ti' ln''IhE OF 'oloIrl MN "
Charleston. =. G.. last fall. whore tn" ~ubJ"c
VS. j -.u-srd The plan of having the ma
l'nal Convention has not been abandoned
but in the meantime the heglra Of ne
rro's from Lou -iana. Mississippi tHud Ten
nrssee hus suggested 20 the politicians who nr'
"a
ftI NOR" dramatic scheme, The foundation %
% national EN- grafton aid society has been lti'
t. be- iri@d. An enog viii be mad.
ut once 60 raise sufficient money Il
provide fer the negroes VINO have ALREADY
reached Kansas. II an arrangement cai
h.uad. win tho Union Pacific and Central Pa
tur tllruai,. colonies ui n"grors VIII be takel
o. Tah aud Arizona u work upon the road
tt ar' hutding I'm those Territories.
~tttr H- cau learn. there has as yet been NJ
q rr't connection with the negro exodus b.
E"Iu"lican party managers. The move
m"nt rs largely due 70 the crednlousnes
negroes settled ia Graham County, Kansas
i'N years ago. and hay" been doing quite well
IHeN hnl som" means, md were able to eNis
NM they grow their first crop. The fatterinI
account tOey sent home 10 the!r friends Ia
spread. a- this snrt Of thing does. among th
.N"- le"w lllre II il n curious and ~
l'r sting TACT that any sort ot rumor spread
Will lr'u'riyahl" rapidiy among the ne
r.-.--. t-riiy seems To- 70 in the ar
lr story II the success 81 the negro colon
~ Kan WIS suuli"Wrut"d 10y the Efforts q
t.. Hg MT Of railroad companies to some "N
H'ni iuf fhr great RdNooutr- Of emigration wer
mgr preachers. who. as rule. Are quito Il
l-lnr1ut H- TIE n... lrlty 81 the common fieh
Nri- They told tucIr hearers To- initiate tn
- ~ OLD. ANA leave the land ot their bondag
an bring destruction upon thor oppressors.
That the dnnger ~ loss Of lahor at this seaso
OF Iunung is alarming the planters 81 Louis
HnA and Msslssnpi cannot be doubted. II
serious thiug. The entire labor populatiq
plantations have left in Il body. Col. A.
ltue- ~ Mississippi. who has lnrge plantl
%. sHys TINT all his negro farmers have lei
hr leased his band entirely, and relied on
negro ovrrserr to manage his affairs, while
efru' most oi his tim" in this city. The M
Ll."- have mad" the greatest sacrifices 10 ~
o.. money tp1rtu-port themselves ana Hmili,
o. Is u-u-. Col. Banks SAYS that they have so
iuuI -s worth 800 a piece for $2j aud $50.