The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1879-04-05
The "Afficsn Exo1us."
(Chicago Herald.1

A valuable lesson may be learned
By those wb" desire to Judge justly
Of their Deiehbors, from this stam.
pede Of . few hundred worthless aud
iuprovidept darkies, which the press
generally 10 attempting to dignity
with tho title Of ian exodus" Re.
publican organ like the Tribune Of
THE city, and the T'mes Of New York,
GO In it fresh proof Of Southern pros.
esiption-of an intollsrabls social
and political servitude, 10 which the
state Of the Southern ds1key 10 worse
than his Arst. Most Affecting pic
sssss ore drawn 10 their columns Of
The su6erings he bee made to endure,
q tho ousrsges, imp9sitions and 10:
simidati one prsctised upon him, and
which have finally led to bic sacri8>
sisg bic property ~, and to tho suo.
dssing Oftbe sscred ties and associ>
ssioos which he holds 40 dear. He
10 Q nov pilgrim, according to these
voracious Journals, setting forth IN
The pursuit Of that civil and political
liberty which he prizes above oil
mere sensual considerations Of "hHg
a. hooioy." Tue privilege Of caste
iaghie vote, FREQ and uotrammeled,
~ HNaGea Liukum" Ia what biz elm.
~ Ell still yesrns tos, and not
De1hoBa skiee, nor much possum
~ sWsoe potate-oot the seductiO0s
q ssighborios ben roosts, nor access
eible pig>peos, can now compensate
hin los The lose III the power and i'm.
poetsuce With which 10 found hin,>
elf suddenly clothed for . space At
the close Of the war, BY the aid If
Federal bsyonets controlled and di.
Seeeed BY csrpet>bag Republicans.
Al this 10 now changed; aud the
''blaek men who played fantastic tricks
for awhile during their temporary ~
eeadency, and made - riOtOus travesty
q government" we nss the language Of
~ New York; Timos-tbese men hudiDg
sG6ess labor snd RELOCATION to their
Deopss level distatefal, have for some
time been filing the same role at the
South that tho tramp does at the North.
They ase the class who, with their white
alice from the North, have stolen the
eeuth poor; who deserted tho cotton
1s36s end Hccked to thDljties last sum.
Dsf, clsmoring for free rstiOns out of tue
supplies sent to tho relief of the yellow
fever su6Urers; who blocked up the
streets around the relief depOts. threat.
ensd pillsge and violence, aud refused
twenty-five cents IN hour for their IN.
dkillsa labor. They are fairly represen.
tatlvs Of large share Of the black w.
ting population ut the South into whose
hands Republican fanaticism would en-.
tsust tho administration OF law aud pub
lie affairs.
What their actual appearance aud con.
ditiOns srs even to Radical eyes may lie
gathered from the following extract from
The Globe. Democrat, the special organ Of
Grant aud Grantiam, and now dsvOting
Oh 10 energies 10 the reinstatement of
1.-THE man on horseback" in the White
aeoes, and senegambisu rule in the
oesth:
'Evsey day there are new arrivals on
Aesosamboats I at st. Louis.1 The other
1Ay go landed. OF this number about
my bed sooush n pay their q 80 fare
= xensas City. when they reach there
hardly ono ofthem will have . dollar.
Tbtrs sse ~ here yet. Tho aggregate
sasA wealth OF them all combined would
~ likely figure up IS. They camp out
q ths lsvss, whore there sre families /;
~ single young men chang arosnd
L b worse than the Leadville excite
0eat. Outrsgsously absurd - il 10, the
children Of Africa down there tin Mis-
aaippi aud L0uisians.) With IN ignOr-
ssse - dark - their skins, have some.
Nv gos II In their be 'ds that II they
oo0e ap 70 81. Louis they will bo trans
Deeted 1pDasf charge to tho fertile plains
6eX46oAA end when there tho 0Overn.
'0eoS vii provide them With land, ssv.
Wol Auadfed dollars, . mule and .
D,esCh. Al ehsy have to do IL to rake
% e6eseA dollars 70 pay their way to
q. Louis. aud il only costs them q
1eed p eeos here rum Vicksburg. Nine.
1eotAs q thsms assive here without .
oe0t 10 their pockets, bot in The limo
oooso e(their hearts they inquire their
nv . tho railway ticket ofaces and
ooe)y ask foe pass. Then they learn
~ they have bsen "fooled" But still
~ ~ that in some mysterious way
1Aey viii b transported to Kansas and
~ viii come out "hunky.dory."
10 Kassas they. have been led to be.
Hsve through tho efforts Of such Repub
lteoe statemen ~ Senators Window and
Doaiae, that . farm, = mule, and year 9
eopP)iss and several hundred dollsts
opjses await them. Above and beyond
~ SAsy con there vote the Republican
tishet aachallsaged and live under Re.
Debliean rule unmolsstod.
1be Morning Herald cannot utter q
oeso Chsiseisu aspiration than the hope
~ My nay Oh get there. Kansas
- ~ NsstA will thus receive On Oh
~ loDea % The Southern political
dooeljoo q which they no in obvious
-. Ard Tie South will profit BY ret.
6ae II sfs ebiftless, nise6isvous, issy
CO q 49, who would came say com.
0oalty 10y cone into.