, 1879-04-11
THE NEGRO HEGIRA.

Work Done by n 1>oston Emigration Assoc
clatlnn III Tho Suuth-A Su'lu,no for Giving
tho 1slnctss Homes In Northern Texay.
Tic Boston ,Adprrtser publishes some iuforma-
ton regarding tho work OF Northern associa-
tlons In thc South among tho negroes TO induce
them to cmf.rato from tho South to the trsrr
a,,d moro promising Western States nna Tori
tories, the result Of which Is, to some cxtcnt,
sccu in tho present exodus. THIS movou'ciit,
1t Is snid, began soon after the Presidential
struggle The popularity of the Lthcriau .iaovc-
.nent among the South Carolna blaess led tho
"cxodus mannatcs" " to opcu correspondence
with Western land and railway agencies and
just rs they wcro about ready to talk up the ad-
vantages Of Tho chosen Western paradise the
rallwny land negotiators themselves rushed III
their glowing prospectuscs, and prcclp[tated 4
stampede. Tie long oppressed mud dtssat-
isaed colored people, rushing into the cur
rellt, lnl,dc1 at st. Louis, the of1iciul rcn-
dozvous: took breath aMl hega1, to realize thclr
improyIdent 1iasto; tut, having stnrted, pushed
on, trusting that the haycn ri political lrerdol,
tions would be fonnd. Letters have bceU re-
celycd IN Boston within a wcvk from lcadtag
Southern colored ncts, stating That the tide Will
swell Until there will DO Il sufficient decrease In
thu population in thu Southern statcs to rcluco
tho representation III ConGruss, In tho next ap-
portioilment, By nt least tiltccn. i.
Tho locality in'which these nov settlers wero
to hayo been COLLECTED wns 1exna, tn TINT unoe-
about mi U00 lnc,,, o,le.t,rl oi tilrn Will fani-
lies. II wus anticipated tlaat tn tins tile Tertiary
might he SGT Of by itself Us stae to DO called
there was formed, so,o months ngo, III this city,
the National! Farners' Association. This Asst,-
ciaion engagod from .the Dallas il Wichita
arooH 2s aternao 1ssn. Ess'Iou. s9'p0Fe s @ sSty
was to be paid for At the rato of si.50
an acrc. The Association Issued lots Of aU3
sharus of stock, eacl share at elU0. These ar9
sCld to .he co1ofe neops al are = acsepted s BY
chase ot luuds. When each Int ot stuck is issucA
Sl90D Ia puld to 1l,s rn[Irual, tho 81, ,G0 retain
I'd t200 shares ri sl00 makes sc, ,e being used
IN D r. work ot g ,, the ns nessoss
railway company ns subsidy from tbs Stats Of
Texas. Tlla sections between the railway landa
bg!ong to the Statc, Al1d tcsc ara to 10 pro-
cutptcl ut s1.bO an acre, tlo State bclne pa!d In
duratoUu tI!nt there arc now about G0O families
reaay to sturs, WHO tlyc stoua out against thu
| tenDtfsE offers Of competing Wcster,, uEonts.
II IL SUPPOSED tint ti,csa peopb Will Htart nboit
however, ttues not detatu To tlIe c0lurGl meil
ihclr clloice Ut seet!.'n, but recomnenos Texas,
| arguing thai tie soil prodl.ces what tI.oy best
know how to cI!tTatr, md tlt climate Is bctes
| adapted to their needs,
II is understood that tt,o Association Inns !s-
sned md sotA stock covering twenty socttons tn
Texas, it, III! l.!,sJU acres, Moro than four
snos us much btato lnnu will hu lru-cnptcd
u,rler the saInr patronage. Thts organization
lMs been IN exlstcileo about five months. a,n IA
ono oi BuYeyai tn thu Morrill, tc,r formation be-
is1g preceded by tho circulation of pniltitat doc-
| uments among thu negroes during tho past two
years. Probably tho 1,loat Influential Of these
tlusurnents shuyucn,nnatesi from Boston. Tie Ros-
ton tracts wuro four by six tGel pngc
l,anIy tu rarry abuut In IL l'luusc pocket. Thesu
wcro known as ll,u t!rst principle, Or !" Principal
Club Papers" an.l it!o latest, No q, isstsesl IL
August lust, ia entitled = A FlAu 10 TrnpsGcr
illr Frceull,un Ut tic South to the Government
Luntls OF tho West.n THIS details tho plal, tor
the formation VI shc National Farmers AssoeI-
nton, and presents reports OF abuses Of 1,cgsocs
IN the suutll OCCURRING sInco the tasuo Of No.
| In tho previous spring.