Daily Republican., 1879-05-31
FIRST EDITION.
THE NEGRO EXODUS.
l,ter from q Delawareap Resident
Kapsas-Whst he thinks of
,e Exodus Questionable great
Refugee Meeting.

Ksnsas-Whst he thinks Of
"a Exodus QuestiOD-The great
erugee Meeting.
,lal Correspondence OF the Republican.
TOPEKA, KANSAS, May 26th, 10.
or the past few weeks the general
absorbing topic for newspaper men
his state, has been the exodus ques.
/. Notwithstanding the great amount
Information that has been furnished
,apers, not only Of this country but
in Europe, for while it is purely a
|onal question, it has been treated
4 an International stand point,
Pe is much of general interest, es-
|ally for the people OF the Eastern
Is, that yet remains to be told. Edi-
lis have been written, correspon-
d have been sent out from the
th and breadth Of our land to write
be subject in the various phrases
ented in the various localities, in
ewers have been abroad, like raw
wolves seeking whom they might
ur, and column after column Of
IS have been told, probable and i'm
ble, true and false about the causes
effects of this sudden immigra-
In, but do not think as yet the
of the REPUBLICAN have had
ling directly from the head centre
EXODUS Land"
i evening Americas greatest
er AM divine-Joseph Cook
I'D in he Opera House in this
pd when at the conclusion of his
an announcement was made that
morrow at 4.30 p. NJ, Mr.. Cook
address the freedmen and the
es upon their past, present and
to which meeting all interested
Invited, | determined to be pres.
RS before the time mentioned the
(the place appointed for the
g, } began to slowly fill with peo
The refugees came from theil
uarters (the fair grounds,) in q
all who have been sheltered by
riends, of both colors, were there
heir friends, many Of the elite ol
Society, merchants, mechanics
ss men of all grades, newspaper
borers. women and children o
brs, nationalities and degree wer'
lnxiously waiting to hear thu
ted Joseph Cook. 1t has beef
ed that over three thousan'
were in the Park; many an'
were the sights that audienc
ed; old decrepit negroes, ben
ary with age tottered as bes
hid towards the speakers stand
ID woman whom the shackles c
had Eept down to an unrequi
unenoing toll the greater an
1t of their lives; every conceive
Be and color was represented
ages, from the babies and pic
es a graduated scale upward:
and wealth sat side by sid
a picturesque and never to b
b sight.
heeting was held under tn
= b of the Freedman's Relief Al
Y of Kansas, "a corporation o.
and doing business under tn
bur State,) and was preside
Gov. St. John. The Governt
be meeting to order and D.
ened it with a short, simp
At the special request of D.
band of colored singers ha
tioned upon the platform WI
lg "Steal away home TO Jesus,
ing the singing not only Of til
the other hymns the entil
PORTION of the audience joine
horuses rendering them in th
style common only upon II
plantations. Mr.. Cook the
ctions from the Old and Ne
BITS and he was followed
lerson who prayed. Mr.. He
the editor of the "Color
J and represented Kansas
convention recently held
/. He is the most fluent al
4 ,ated colored man it has be
n prs to hear speak.
N or St. John was the he
y. and for half an hour he e
(. ind aptly spoke of the exod'
Il 4. |es of Kansas, the possibilit
success, their need and wan
ith the prediction that in
I, 10 would be 100000 Sout
Il ees in the Northern stat
proud of her Governor,
he do greater credit to hi
be did to-day.
pvernor was followed by
Oe pretaced his remarks by
-. the death of William Lie
,U0 He spoke of the future
n, Kansas, saying that the
= = b negro in Kansas is a gr
y, q e is Industrious, plodd
Il, 4 in the North, as he
int Ind in the South, if he will I
,soi opportunities, if he will str
ofe o,i'r lrk, if he will remain hor
', me M piding as in the past, il
ap:o be all these things,
lsi'' Fill be free man, not o
Rt in fact.
n, lure of the negroes in
UV d he, "depend upon the
>, q, p refugees who reach
3 said the exodus arose f
m es, viz, extortion, paul
VVn threats Of murder WI
s"' llways threats alone; u
causes Mr.. Cook based
IN ID to prove the first he q
W |ss books furnished him
Eh" fugees at the fair groul
R1,i.e is and figures are of undo1
RlTls hess and authenticity l
';HIts 'sI%t' the history of one refu
Britai' rented 20 acres OF gro
Ppi; for this he was to
5%, I'd \ otton; he needed two mu
! ~" anSsserfs ID to hire from his |;
,lonal D |ay for them one bals of
b bale for feed for the mu
ii Ein. the use Of his tools and
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