New-York tribune., 1879-01-30
MIGRATION OF COLORED MEN.
THE IDEA MEETS WITH Favor IN LOCIsiANA-A
WINDOW,
IGENERAL PRESS DIsPATCH.i


WINDOW.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rEGBCSg.
WAsHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Window has a
letter dated January 23 from the officers of a
meeting of theleadlng colored citizens of louisiana
which was held to consider the resolution intro
duced by Senator Window, looking TO the emIgra-
ton of colored voters from sections of the South
where they are not permitted to exercise the right
of voting TO districts where their rights would be
respected. The letter states that after discussion
the proposition was heartily and UNANIMOUSLY ap-
proved by those present, and it decided TO hold
general mass-m6eting of the cOlOred people 10 ex-
press their views. All who present at the pre-
liminary meeting united in signing the following
letter:
ESTEEMED SIR Our interests have been awakened by
United states and contemplating a committee OF
to charged with the duties of lnquirng ana
whether migration he practcibe OF cO0red per sons
rom states and Congressional Districts wherein they
are denied the endowment OF their Constitutional rights
oher states Territories wherein such exercise and
en ymPnt may be assured.
We can conceive tine American people adjourn
ucn OIger the grave consideration or the hhlnlty III
ou q G,vernment system which seems 10 have nspr
the resolution question The basis OF southern
sentItOn In our NdOnal COUNCILS mas pceh largely H.
creased and yet the cOlOred element tn whose numbers
ihat increase due practically de'rauded seats
they should legtimatey command In Congress. SAID
seats occupied by whose elecuon thereto
too Often b, reason OF pIctcrs lndt alSeIeSs laws
human and divine. TGe AlNth Amendment de
cares Hbrdgmcnt OF crrian rights shall
ratlO representation, nut enOrt
been made by The Government to compass sucn
cIease and the result that the party whence the
violent methods does not even share the loss in
sentd ION IN common VIZ te GoiIIeu element pu are
permitted the full increase IN the number OF representa-
lives, although that increase has purely fractional
basis One party, then mas gross Increase ID repre-
seutati0n the Otuer EOue whatever
Tue migration or COiOred cltZena to other sections
" ere law and peace could obtained would he of adj
vantage both TO them and TO the Government. thus
niOTced at the expense OF sucb other sections IN repre-
,Cntaon, and would assist enable Kepubncans
OF North pass laws measuring southern repre-en
tation iu accordance with the XlNth Amendment pro
VISION now dead letter. COOred cliZeDs like other
pacific citizens. want moreover the even OF
injuries These conditions prevail outside OF certain
southern states, and migration whiiher tney 10 prevail
l. becoming desperate personal Necessity and matter
OF self-defence
The popular opinion that dominates the South and
even ignores Republican ndiOrties also nstas judges
and dlstrlctattOrnrys aud empanels turirs that ac
knowledge their responsibility TO SAID popular opinion
outraged National law or To arrest the domcsuc vio
lcnce wealth ierInen win factiOus
disorders The colUred Of the south finds the
social prejudice OF cOnmuut paramount to the Fed
era statutes and the more vigorously he remol stracs
by ballot, the greater the disftyOr III which stands
and the larger the measure OF the local denial Of his
Constitutional rights A. he becomes enfee bed so has
the National Government in its Legislature Emigration
Of cOOred Liberia eliminates what should he
husbaBdcd az valuable human material Their transfer
to auy the Union which zediOusly mi
tained cIvil and pOitlca rights ~ all, presents
advantage to themselves, To the section wLosr yOting
force they would augment. aud tO the Cove nmen and
no disadvantage 10 the South Itself, from
fields Is dlven the only LABOR by which they pros
pr with rich harvcsts.
The Republican party enfranchsed the colOred men
AT The Omcfhing besides targets Is 10 I've
presumed. Since that patty can no longer assure TO
them tit enjoyment Of tbcr citizenship at the South Il
may well consider whether it should not Offer rHem
new field vbur resolution Contenplates rather than
suffer them continue victims instead ot benefclares
OF the r. publican policy OF reconstruction.
For these and various other reasons We earnestly
pray that your Resolution VIII receive the support O
every Republican SENATOR, and that II will finally pass
and such committee be appointed. OF c several
measures introduced by Senators during the present
session bearing upon The recent p0ca Ourages IN tine
South, md also suggesting remedies for saId Outrages
We lned to yield To your measure our prefer
cnce- aud Ouc that through ana by the provisions U
your pro osed mrasure certain and great good viii
surely come 10 Permit liz To profoundly thank you
for tHis evidence Of your dcsue 10 see protected
wdhiu the United states In all of our ciy and political
rights.
The above bears the signatures of cN-Lieutenant-
Governor G. {. Antoine, cx-Statc superintendent
of Education W. g. Brown, State Senators William
Harper and Pierce Landsy Representatives Andrew
Payne, &. II. Hawkins and \. Wilson, G.. L. Dcs-
lonelc ex-Secretary OF State, and many Others. In
Guiding all the most prominent colOred citizens Of
the state.