, 1879-04-07
MISSISSIPPI.
1Hcr Lnhorers LcnvlnE by tho Thonsnnd..
f1cr Young Mon Ignorant, Hudc. nn.l Law.
lcss-Tl'c rlnnttnE Interest III Distress.

Correspondence yt.o york Tribune.
WAsn1NaToH, d. C., March 2s.-A gentleman
who owns property III Mississippi, a,ld l,as spca.
the last year In tlat State, Inns recently artlyal
In this city. lie says tint the condition uf al.
faiss In TINT State Is dcplureble. Baukcrs re, ::
fuse TO lend my more money ou real cstate e.
curity. Merchants find II impossible to n,aks
advances to planters, taking crops u
security. Gln effect, ho says, the entire credit
systcm OF thu Statc l,as beun tcstroycl. .rier
Ia little ready money, mud distress md ruin
stare Nil classes In tho faco. Thu political d.
turuancas have driven away the Investments ol
Northern capitaa and enterprise, anu the pcs,t
lcnce Inst summer has finished the work that
tic bllldozcra began four years ago. A retnra
of tho yellow foyer tho cunning summer Is gen.
orally expected. lie says. that in Vtcksbur
there hayo bcen sporadic cases OF tic fever all
winter; tl.at nothing whatever l'as been done to
improve tue sanitary condition Of that city anil
tsnt already peopu arc ucGlnninE 10 take ,,le
a1arIn ui'd TO mako preparations, to jlco from
the PLACE.
spcaslnE Ut the report TINT 1arge nuulbers Of
the negrucs arc 2cavtng sat State for tho North,
hg snvs hut slle movement II faat assuming tbe
proportions Of m heglra, anil is cAlslug general
alarm Alaoi1 Tho piunters throughout tic State
From the river counties vi Mississippi bo!ow
VicisburE alone more tlan 3,u10 rotorcd PCT.
oOttp t3lsp A0NUFGA W t1G 4$UELuUru StHIG3
sincu tho lst Of january last, must OF them
bonnd for Kansas. but inany settling In illinnls
and IudianR. Ho saYs TINT the negroes who
thus remove tako almost as many precautions
siavory. Part Of family will board boat 1t
onn ]andng mud part at another, to avoid Ct
citing suspicion.
Tie local press Of the State, he says, Is filled
sald to bo ontlcln, the cnlored loborera to lcayo
the State, trltl they are Threatened with nl SORTS
OF punishment II caurht. lie thinks that d
~ ,emrloyer were to DO found in mississippi
or nsgFoo1 70 RI ay to yeva sate 70
sS t!s t u, saass %sts S 9q s te s., 81,
during tlIe days Of slavery lie says tho tx
Is so greet tlat they have been trying to
Induce Gov. Stone 10 convene the Legisla.
turo ind secure tho enactment ol soMe lrgisIa-
tlon to prevent tic exodua Of their laborcrs,
they desire. The planters. too. arr. beginning
to SEQ tl!ut Ia order to keep their 1aborees tley
inust ntiDv them to think md vote rs they
c'iM'sc, anl ho ronarks tlat some OF then, a.
portant lnattcr to them Is 10 have labor to cult
ynte their lands, md tlt politics must Eiyu way
to thls; tic litgroes must 10 allowed To yolu
u,'d to naye t!1str votes fairly counted; Ao SAYS
tat tsle cl'tel interest Of the stato-ulant!ng-i
beginning already 20 sutIcr from the nnturai ra-
action from tho bnlldozINg.
To ahow tluw "hoIno rule" works III prac-
don '"S ,,,1 ~ tetealeu ~ ie1atss IN 1he-
s,n,. !, IN sVIIitnsnn .vrt ~ afiso Dnossasc Si
tirr ri nncttnn nna.' ts'n,n,nl,.ss' @ sE,A'
,no,inid ttcfr hnrsns mn, rasa nhnnt ths S, n1,
IN fr,tn ~, a. s5 n,3roa aiteu 'at " ue
mirt;.Mr ~ act, ~ vi,a,. s io ,'n ~ so
fr,hts,,n roiorca a''.i'. ,ors rs ~, uny t,o
crowds ut the countY-scat, unA refused to return
a.rv Nv ,,us, ~ III ~ T. ,,p,n uiS III Waon!
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