The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-05-08
EXODUS to Indian Territory.

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Suddenly yhas appeared an exodus OF
whites from Arkansas, Kansas, aud Mis-.
,souri'to the Indian territory, which was in
1896 purchased by the United States Gov
.esnnent from. the Indian tribes, chiefly
Semiholes and Cherokees. Some. fourteen
millions Of acres were so purchased and
coded insts compliance With the desire OF
@stthe United States to locate other Indians
a.andJreedmen thereon" Hearing recently
,.of some designs upon this territory, fhe
Administration warned people against set
Shng upon it. assuring tbemth they would
be dispossessed.aa What did.they do? why
they organized grand exodus, amounting
to two or three thousand men. They 60
with .saw-mills, printing-presses, ploughs,
Eesdy-built houses, etc., and they 60 10
stay;5and they will
Colonel BoUpINoT, Indian agent: gives
fine account OF the country. The lands, he
says, are OF. the best character for agricul-
auEal purposes, we,lwatered and timbered.
This isthe very land that such people
would like to possess. and they are gong to
stay there. Tue question about dispossess-
ing them will hardly be pressed successfully
by the Government. There are too many in
stances to the contrary. The Black Hills is
the latest case. The Government stuck the
coaIter down firmly; but the community
that settled down In thegold-diggipgso OF the
Hills never departed from their prospect
ing. .eisa go go: r. sss~
And now, hen the saw-mill Isl IN motion
in the Indian territory. and the plough is
planted in the ground, and the printing
press is throwing off the sheets, MIR. HAYES
and his. whole force can't bring them to a
pause and eject the immigrants. The west
ern members Of Congress will be sure to
give them security where they are.
What Is singular the Cberokees and some
OF the more civil Indians are, combined
with the whites In their settlement in the
Territory. Those whites will be very far
from respecting the .stitle" which isnre-
served 10 the treaty for "Indians and freed
men, They will have no idea OF Yacating
their lands as white citizens to the iexclu-i
sive right OF these, classes. They are not;
Z better citizens than white citizens, and!
these will see to it That their (" birth-right,'',
so to speak, il. not stolen away, to guse a
strong expression. =; -, ---;
II is a little singular fhat this white ex-I
odus Ito the Indian territory Isl almosts si-i
snultaneous with the negro exodus from;
the GULF Bat 1t IS so different. Thewbites
go TO Stay, aud flourish; the negro goes
sgith 90 sign Of substantially force,or ability
to sustain himself His effort has bad no
sign OF success, and he will fall back fail
ing and distressed. He can't /" stick" and
will return to that region which is most ia!
yorabic to his health and, subsistence where:
he will be most happily situated.
Some writer's are indulging The apprehen-
sion that the loss OF negro laborers, fromthe
Gull States will compel the landowners to
Introduce Chinese 10 supply HE wants OF
Industry. We don't believe it. There will
be 90 such depopulation.o oil, the negro from
the gull Far from it. There will be a
plenty OF Africans to dispense with.the call
for Chinese, who are much less desirable
than the African in the South.
But these movements OF populations from
che other States are a curious feature OF the
day. The Gne iaads ia The almost amin
!, yaded West ARE attractive and stirring up;
the .enterpr,ae OF the people east Of e-those;
lands. The negroes nor the Indians, are,
the people to settle.up those lands. They
are not the people ID eiviiize and make
aogrfshisg q new eouatSy. Ard it Is idIe
TO pnt hopes upon the InGianortbe q sreed-;I
men. Bna lands must be settled. and they
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