Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-05-09
The negro Migration.


passed.
The Negro Migration.
TIE African NJ. E Cotfsro5ca, 10 session oil
Washington, has gigeo two days discussion to
the question Of The emigration Of coored people
| FROM the South. A report declaring thu tzo.
dus from the Nlissippi valley Ill msurcd was
ri c.cd, and the following substitute adopted
That, 10 vrW Of the fac! that most mys
ttlious emigration movement of colored people
IS going on by force OF circumstances 10 part
Of the Uaited States. and az this movement is
a!trac,icg the attention and sympathy OF the
whole county, and shou!d clicit an expression
from every da!iberative body Of colored men in
tho land therefore, this conference. realizing
tho magnitude and gravity oil this movement.
aud believing that the hand Of God is 10 it. and
that it, therefore, must ultimately be attended
With good results 10 those OF our brethren who
have been for long time downtroddcn and
oppressed by those who eeem to be d0mineering
mi;anlhropes, Instead of reasonable human b.
| logs, do express cur sympathy Tor those who
are taking a manly step to show the nation that
they are conscious Of tho necessity CT resort
1g TO some mcthcd for their self protection.
| Finally the report as amended By the substi
tute was rejected on the ground that it was not
we'll to advise emigration except where plans
are matured.
A colored speaker from South Carolina said
that great preparations were being made there
for cmigrating, and within five or six months
tbcro would be great out pouring from that
State. tx Representative Cain, from the same
State, made q rampant speech. hi was an ex.
IRENE emigralonist, and favored golg to India,
! AfI!o1, or any other place in order 10 improve
| the c1rdlion OF the oolored race. The Kansas
| exodus was not the work OF politicians bus a
| spontaneous uprising OF an oppressed people
| who arc doing as God directed Moses 10 do
| with tho Israeitos. Under the regime Of Wade
Hampton in South Carolina the laws arc mop.
craiVc IS regards the co!ored race, aud now tc'
day 100 900 people in that State were anxl ous
| TO 10 cut auywhcre for peace. 10 concluding
| he advised that al! the ai1 possible should BIO
given this movement, az it was Co., way.
R.7 w. Il. Chambers said from what he
| understood, white men started this movement.
| He had not understood tho Frcedmen's Bank,
and those 10 the bank as cashiers, did not know
enough TO save their own mlney, and this
movement was as hard to understand as thGt
unfortunate institution which had ruucd many.
Ilo would hts.cn slowly, but ho wanted 10 un
lcrstapd it. Senator Window suys that tho
u. S. government would protect them ia ksn-
sss Il was folly to say the government could
nroiCct them there when they could not do it
il Louisiana. When no was 10 be Ike the Wo
man ircm whom seven devils were cast, aud
her latter state worse than her first, he would
be ready togo.
Several members cain. around ard cjD2rAtu
lated Brother Chambers, OGo saying, amid ap
plaus,, brother Chambers, tho les; vine is
tho best.
Rev. }. II. 4. Johnson said that nolhipg
had occurred affecting the people cl his rec,
that was moro important than this movement.
They should be careful on this subject, as in
the language Of tho substitute, ut was mys-
terious IN )Vemcnt," and he Described the oon.
dition Of tho pcopl: IN the South, spoke Ct
their t1rbcarance. remarked that they could
rot clay logger. and he urged that the substi'
tute be adopted.
The House Of Representatives was yesterday
enli.entd by G.rca attack, by Mr.. Chiffon.
den, (tcp,) Of Now Yolk, upon Mr.. De la
Nlalyr and the othtr greenbackeis and their
schemes lie styled ID, Ii Matyr, ''tho be-
loved apostle and high prizes. CT tho grccuback.
CTS, aud said that having prayed recently from
tho Clerk desk that the good Lord would
take them all TO heaven, had strsightwuy made
frantic tffJrt from his own SCAT 10 make it
vain for Infamous and beborn bondholders. "
lie MAS glad 10 s:c that ''uoique quasi divin,"
10 his seat, for he belonged 10 a class vino rare
Iy heard preaching. and who suffered severely |
for gaLt CT it, La dcnou ociog the fiat money |
scheme MIR. Chittcnden appeared to ba at a
To- to fad words to express his iuleose disk ast,
and at last be astonished the House by ohsfsc
tcriziDg the scheme as tho damurdest swim
die deu ceogucs ever engaged in." Though |
surprised to hear SO S robg an expression from
q member, yet The House, recognizing bis si1-
cerily sni intense esrnestne's. psrdOned the
emphatic expression, and the members, includ.
ing the greeubackers joined in several rCuods
Of laughter. He declared his belief that, il the
legal tenders were dalIicd with any longer in
Congress, bills for fresh issues Of grccnbacks
would be log rolled aud run 10 parallel lines
with river and harbor bills, gatheriog a5 they
want every scheme of folly and wickeduess, un-
I'll the Government wouli topple aud cfunbIe
10 rules. His prayer to Congress was to lei
the currency alone and to give 10 the people
peace, rect and liberty to prosper. The speech
vas frequently applauded and every uow and
then elected much laughter.
The Alexandria Gazette.