, 1879-06-06
THE EXODUS.
An Appeal from the Citizens OF
Gresnviiie, Miss.
Tho HsrtAeru Ptoplo Asked Hot 10 leud Their lld
10 tbs Migration.
Raaaons Why They Want tho 0olorod Peo-
ple to Stay with Them.

Tile following, which WAS received hcse yes
THtnuNE, 10 memorial and remonstranco
adopted on the Goth ult., at a meeting Of cotton
planters Of Washington County, Miss, held nt
Greenfield, Miss: :"
10 the Hutias4a !Aen and Rsnero{tns Societies Of
!hs Norfh: Alta Convention 81 tho pIhntsfs OF
Washington County. Miss., called 10 consider tho
lie foilowins rcprcseataiions snna rcmonstfances
should hc Addressed 4, your influential Boards and
with ytsw TO tho pruect!nn of the white
u 10 the present lime tte emigration from ahts
valley has wen restricted III exton! aud nearly In
significant ~ ~ results. and andes tbe adverse
entirely Cease or b. discontinued until tho present
crops arc gathered md fuller Information OBJ.
mrnt oe,ng raidiy crsanixcd an,ong tic benevo. ]
lent people Of tho Notih to sond boats down !hc
river to encourage emigration aud assist tlc emil
Ths planters 81 this section feei iha sxtreme
danger to thcir property in.cteass wbicn such
- ssa Hit !s h
dangerous ip tts results than tts authora con.
North should permit 1ne.s arc facts, to. tho
truth Of which we hers. challenge 'nvestigstion.
and fer that pnrpoae piedRe an opeu hospitality
State TO any and all correspondents Of the great
press Of the North or other persons desiring III.
formation.
TUE NEGRO mas NO CAUSE FOR DISSATISFACTION
everywhere. The legislation Of the State Is not
designed 70, and It does not, opetate unfairly upon
him. The Two great cinsses INTO which our people
ars divided are the lnndloru and the tenants.
And whether the latsar. ha whtta Or black. thgts
rights under the Law aod their contracts with the
isnd ". M tHs In ts h. multitude Of
originate In the dishonest newspapers oF the Norsb.
and which arc made 10 conspicuous before tho
not strange that tho iair.mtnt1rd and thinking men
Of tho North should lose sight Of ono grcAt fac1-
that the negros protection in these States 10 secur
any lex1sastops epucted conid a1ord, VIZ. The
G1I9t4tf atgtMas.es m < Eaer, sron az taSor
tcnt Of the competition between pinn.crs Tor this
labor, aud the care with which they seek to avoid
b. aiery p.uoess whtout IL u' dot1se,s SSd viii
tho lAboreFs almost unSets0tly Of three kinds:
flrat, lease for rent, payable in COTTON or In
tandIasd supplying land. tcaph tools, AMI fora9c,
the ialorer simplifying hts own Subsistence md tue
labor only. win an equal d!vs!on Of the crop to be
made; third, for wages to tho lapoTer.
In all cates a free election was given to the
laborcr as to tho claas of contrnct under which he
wonld ao,k ln 20 known Rs1anse va h. PIT
ipu from ono plantation to anoshef ns 10 migra.
ton In my direction ,whntoVer
Whether tho negro elects to rent ground or work
upon ahares, h. always demsnds and receives
from his landlord or biz merchant such supplies ~
10 uaY require during tho year. A. this season OF
his years supply, aad tao planters aso Dc;
ths crop, beth foi hl. rents Or ..,,, shsres.
DC that tho loss Of even one crop would In all
.asea seElonEly inJufe, And probably In majority
Of instances
WHOLLY RUIN THE SUGAR AND COTTON PLANTER,
and bankrupt the commercial and business inter.
eats 0f the HnktEE gDnNtrY that GENcnHRnk uBHD
the pEospertty Of those planters. Thus, much "
embarked upon tas FIFTH + II tho nsgso'. fidelity 70
n1cnt. 1.- .
tho loss at the fow hundreds Or thousands Of
negroes who may b. carried away by sbe boats Of
}snr the senssaaenees IT, appeasnncc @ Of s,ara
boat dispatched for sucn puEp0aes. Tie 2reat body
Of tho cnlored pcopls have 9eon 1cd!o belieyo. by
mont would now make good ths hope which they
tndulgcd II soyn after ,her cn,anclpatton; that
they would each BE- provided with potmAnont homts
e.sary stock IND mat3rsaIs' add thst tncy would
now be transported to them In the State Of Kansns
o. ta
designed to influence thalE lnlagtnAtions md &C.
duce them from tnoiF' contracts BY immediate MI
So succesetul have such efforts been that In n
great Hany instances. negroes WAC are Woll estat.
llshsd TOR planting, owning their teams. nato1al.
others who wore ownurs OF lands nearly paid for,
seized with the belief thus IMPRESSED upon them,
@ the p1sssot Lee y t. %.sas snS s b.
for ss Of $40 psf head eaerl1ced thelr other prop.
crty, abandoned t!leir lunds and crupy, and
-of !hs an,iRtnnts, !ney oxhIn!i tho 'eiuson q q
under the Vaccinations Of thy sn3tsA1fY believe