Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-05-01

Soec Suat tu5 BQSeTuIUepg wishes tu6uH 70
60 there, and when they step of the boat
hero thoy do 60 with the expectation that
government money is waiting to send them
on. They say that most, Of the negroes in
the cotton districts wish to emigrate, and
as soon as they eau obtain enough money
will do SO. A few days ago the negroes
of Greensi'!o, Mississippi, held meeting
to discuss emigration, Several hundred Of
them wished to Join the increasing army of
refugees. It was proposed that two or
:h;es men be ssuS Oh TO investigate and to
return with report, This was voted down,
the negroes preferring to take the highly
colored reports which come to them Of the
land Of promise. An Intelligent oolored
man, however, started of on his own
nooount, and has spent several days among
the destitute blacks who are here awaiting
transportation. He will 90 to Wyandotte
and Kansas City and then return. Ho
will undoubtedly advise his people to stay
where they arc, but it is exceedingly doubtful
If they give any hoed to the advice. The
negroes seem to be perfectly wild with en-
thusiasm and listen to no one not in sympathy
with the movement.
ovERRUN WITH THE DESTITUTE
Meanwhile the condition of the oolored
people 10 Kansas is by no means assuring.
Relief committees have been organized at
Wyandotte. The place is ovefrun with
the destitute, and as quickly as possible
tboy are sent on to some other point. The
place cannot possibly take care of ell who
arrive. Ooe 10 every thirty have died, aud
most Of tho refugees are sick. Climatic
changes are working on their health.
Medicine 10 scarce, and the outlook for the
poor blacks is anything but cheering.
Committees have been appointed to prevent,
II possible, the landing Of any more colorsd
people in Wyandotte until the present ones
are provided for. An agent has also been
sent to Fort Leavenworth to see if the ne
groes cannot be given work there. Some
of the colored nen have been sent on to
Kansas City, but evidently Kansas City does
not care for them. The mayor, dsy or two
ogo, telegraphed to the Secretary of War at
Washington, saying chat two thousand refu.
gees we're encamped about the city. They
we're ignorant, helpless and dying. The
city, he said, could take care Of ito own
poor, but the country could not expect it to
care for tho poor of several States. He
asked that part of the reservations at Fort
Leavenworth be set aside, and that ra.ions
be issued, at least for the present.. To this
Secretary MoCrary replied he 'could not
take the responsibility of iesuing governs
ment rations to emigrants without authority
aud while Congress is 10 session that body
has full power, and May be applied to-"
Evidently thero is a disposition to allow
Kansas to "beed," as much as she wants
to, and, from all appearances, she has quite
enough of tho "blecding" process already.
At Wyandotte the people are becoming
alarmed over the iofux of the Southern ne.
groes. Witness the following proclamation
just issued by the mayor:
"7o auy and all steamboat lines and trans.
Portatton companies:
"Gentlemen-Allow me to state to you
most respectfully, but most emphatioally,
that the city of Wyandotte will hold all
beats, officers, agents or any other persons
who may be concerned 10 importing desti-
tute persons to our shores to the striotest
legal consequences and penalties of the law
attaching to such offences
HOW THE NEGROES WERE bUpED.
Meanwhile the exodus continues. That
She negroes hass been depsd 20 ces now
doubts. Circulars have been sent to them
broadcast, with instructions to keep them
strictly prive.e. The I.ycu:gus P. Jones
circular sent out from Topeka, is but cue of
them. Who Lycurgus p. Jones is no one
knows but the circuIer signed.by him has
worked great mischief. 1t tells the negroes
that the Democrats will seek to re -enslave
them if they remain in the South, and
continues: "The Colonization Society his
been organized by the Government to pro-
vide land for each head of family, which
will be given in bodies of one hundred and
sixty acres gratuitously. This land is To-
GATED in the best portion of Kansas, in
close proximity to Topeka, and 10 very
productive. Here there is no stinction of
society; all are on an equality. Leave the
land of oppression and come to free Ken.
sas.' "Show this circular to none but
oolored men, and keep its contents secret"
says the circular in conclusion.
Such ere the means which are being emr
ployed to drag tho negroes from their
homcs, and the more the subject Is investi.
gated the moro apparent 1t becomes that the
emigration wss started for the purpose Of
onriching unprinoipled sohemers by work.
ing upon the ignorance of the blacks.
The steamboat ageots still declare that they
are entirely blame!ess In tho matter, and to
show their good faith have autographed to
Wyandotte, Offering to take back free any
negroes who wish to return. But the
oolorod men seem determined to stick it
out. They thoroughly believe the circulars
soot them, and declare they had rather die
10 Kansas than go back to be mussaored.
No one cen look upon these Ignorant peo
pie on the levee without Pity. Many
of them are daatituka tn fhh Inat a aSkfnmilp