, 1879-05-17

yet clear md forciblo spcnkor, employing tho
prest ENellah, tvotl of the slightest SDntl.ern nc
cent. 10 t'norhngy impressed ,Ae F5ss.lm,sns = n!
ernor nn.1 statu officers art The. principal ncsn-
lers-witls thc sincerity Vt hts purposes.
1la says tho freedmen of the Son.t,. havs re-
ec!scd ti'r a'nieraton spirit IS NJ, inNrtrasfon
only iii 10 rejoice IN their frcc,1otn, npl with
tlIankfulucss 10 the gracious Oliver, fhey had
gone on In tl,t enjoyment Of years OF coinrafa-
Ncllef Tint lttlc t!n,e would rcn,osc the last
vastQc ut puwer for cy,l remaining In the bau>s
Of their iormcr masters, HIT, tDstcal, ttbi0
brought sl',nRc for iha Worts. rower i,,,, l,al
anxious Interest they lad watched this change,
mud hau coma to feel with kcerest anguish ile
oppreMsnus which had beon brought to bear
upon them. Finalfs they had come to believe
for ttsm Il, tic Sp,lth. With ono accord 1t had
come Into tlleir tninds TINT, like Coda people Of
uil, they mdst
LEAVE TIN LAM, or BONDAGE AND OPPRESSION.
They had heard tlat principles Of freedom, al
fce:ns tho Gh!orcd people had. under the tead-
fought ont Il, Kansa.: that t!,e neop'e ot Kansas
were liberty y-lnving nu Just, both in the framing
aud execution at taleir !aws; u!at Kansas was i
fruitful country; AMf that within It's bounds
HEiE fslst ktAGto w lnlllla ltfIIHs kHElE OEtHVh~
tio'' md cultivation, upon which to make their
hutnc*, Will mona to modest or fnnke ttasn
afrafi. So thuy "tfa cnmtng. Quietly tic
principle 81 einit;rstlo', has come to peryado the
cus "oi IL ;S at & tue 3 ;f; M ogRoety n9R"s .a ttgE s
in Ills JUDGMENT, tllh etltierattnt would not
crnso nsti It hail worked out the problem OF
the entire eauality Of Tit colosed people before
thu lar. in all respects. throughout this entire
co.,ntry. -,
NEGRO REFUGEES, At ATCUTs0N.
spsfsnl Co1sYsponenee y Thr Tribune.
Arcn1soS, Kas., May 1A-Hearlng that a
boat-tond Of negro refugees 31ad arrived ut
Atchison, concluded to run down mud inter-
vinw .onlc Of them, The stcmuer loo Kinney,
as YOUR readers wctl rc,nomber, Landed ESQ at
this pons,-tlle Captain having been refused
permission 10 land at Leayenuorth, md paid
$3.50 by The Mayor Of that city tas.saka thcm
farther north. =.
These children Of 11am seeking spew land Of
promise wero domieIlcd In q w4odtn, church of
the, ,Afcthodsta and the baacment ta,an unfln-
tsl,ed brick one. They were clterfu s,ul happy,
contentesl aud hopeful. Every dAy some Of
them wcro finding homes, either In town or In
the country. They said they had plcnt! to cat,
aud felt rcry grateful to tho citizens Of Atchison
fur their ktntlncss to them. Nearly all nro
f,cltlllal4ls, mil accustomed to work, and OK
poet to work. They waut places, ar,.l any Il will
ne tEmu enough after white for them TO tu'ls ot
buying land or ctter[ng homestead Many
ca1l read. The women Ecnerai'y were comfort
ably dressed and clcau; tho men. as q, rule,
looked liku tho average faborng.man.
Quo old aunttc, With ntce clean drcss aud
apron OH, bautlaua In hand perfect type Of
tle Southern "man,my," a tho white children
i.1A &4tnfn hnnt
la,,ii had bought piece OF ground cut north Of
tho city; size didn't know 1t they would have
money enut,g!. to baslA Or 1t, bat they guessed
they would get along. They liayo nil been at
work {the mcn} since arriving in Atchiaon, up-
loading raronsl-tIcs, making gardcut grading on
tho streets, etc.; but they nil say they want to
get snitica.,
nskcu one how Il camo that
ALL or r1tEN.wANrED TO GET TO KANSAS.
"Why," tie says. "wG dune no muffin bout
any uader p'ace 'sllcs hansas."
"llow tlil you learn abuut Kansasa''
"Wc gut Kansas Iapers; but we couldn't
Hflu* got tc,D. hoss c1zu do wl,fts folks reber
waillc ts 10 lcabc, unit wouldn't let It's meet In
dc churches Sundays artcr tto Kansas fcyer
brnhe out. Why, knows some oh lie. eusled
FOLKS as offered dollar anu half for Kansas
papcr, aud couldn't glt H."
''Dd thu kHnsas papcra tell you that you
could Rct forty acres a'hl u milc lor nothing Ia
tint stntet'
"Brcss DC Lord! no, massa. Wc wouldn't M
l,eeu sIcil fools ns To hluye dat, nohuw. DO
lapcfs sed VIC could bny Do hest ob lal'd for Sb
~ acFo, nut 30 sotEt iur r. n'd ue poorest tns
~; AMI 1at " rt'illi get Ivy acrcs ont west on
aa uaoef1ntsaI oE pelsls oH u nse feafa aht' pay
lng Wis 10 ue dubcrfnett iuf 1ecs'"
NOT As.lnwED TO VOTE THE EEPUuL1cAN
rIcKEr.
TALKED With one frntn Kinds County, ailssls-
stppI,--a bright, Intelligent ,nnn Of N5 years,
asked hin, If Tie colorcu ptoplc ucrc, Having be-
cnuar tllcy cu!si not yotn ,he Republican ticket,
Ilu replied: No, Tint wos not tin rcaaou !: that
they could hnro rot alulc Without voting, hut
they could not gct living dawn there; that
nara times nrove tht'til away
i4asIei h!ul Il more wttlld come: !.
~ sas!i tss s stan,n ,eaSe ~ iast as they eould
set aWay; ts!a., Mlef. nc salno from. tiley we're
Wuit'as tn itchr irom nm, hoW no rot aionEi t!nt
they wGrc hound to 'eGvr.
Another Tint ! tailed Tits--he also from
ill''!s my {lHlt llc yoted vc years
ago hepub!fsan t1ek"t hat It was tiniast tin,c,
Mi.d hc ha, hi.sf ny Yle ne ha'l to run Tor his
Vie. liz eaa trey were. isut persnitteci
tn Yosc tic llettsi's!can tieket, but in