Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1879-04-26
A PROTEST
OK the People OF WYaudotte, Kan.
sas. Concerning the Negro I'm.
migration.

To the People Of the United States:
Within the past two weeks thou
sand negroes, direct from the south,
have been landed at Wyandotte. None
of them have money to carry them
further west, or to purchase the where
witnul 10 supply their most urgent ne
cessities tor food or shelter. But few
of them are sufficiently protected from
tie iuciemencv of the weather, and OH
account of exposure, want OF proper
fool, care anu medicine, they suffer
severely, anu terrible mortality af-
fecis them. Large numbers have died.
and at least five per cent. OF the whole
number are slck with pneumonia aud
kindred complaints. In q word, over
thousand paupers have within q
brief space OF time been thrown luto q
Town Of about i've thousand people,
who are unable to properly provide
for their wants.
These people are possessed OF the
most visionary ideas concerning what
they must confront by coming TO Kan
sas Their sole idea seems to be to
get west to where government lands
can he occupieh; but they are wholly
destitute of means to improve it or 10
sustain themselves until they can cul-
.ivate a crop, Go where they will in
Kansas, they must be provided aud
cared for, or they wi | perish. We
have rel able Information That thou
sands more are Ginning. Ii TO, the
situa i'm will SO II he very serious
one for the deluded. helpless and lg-
n"rant negroes who arc thu, blindlY
rushing to Kansas, and u i.ighty bur.
den will be thrown upon our people.
There is not sufficient demand for
farm labor 10 give employment to such
a mass OF people. They must become
communities where they may happen
10 he cast.
In view of this state of facts. we,
the undersigned, citizens of Wysn-
dot,e, Kas., demounce those who are
encouraging these people to come to
Kansas as really their worst enemies,
whatever their intention may be, ,and
we call upou humane aud RI fiecting
people everywhere to use their best
efforts to check this most disastrous
movement on the part OF the negro
population of the southwest, and to
correct the. utterly baseless and vis-
| iouary ideas concerning what is be-
fore the negro immigrant in Kansas,
which seems to have taken hold OH
the minds Of the thousands who are
leaving their southern homes. We
further say that the sentiments OF
this protest and memorial are those
OF the people OF Kansas without re-
gard to party; and we request papers
throughout the country to publish
this, our protest and warning.
| t.,n NE
dottc, Ant. Kuhls, Catholic priest !;
V. j. Lane; II. E. Cable, probat g
Judge; N. Cree. attorney; James s.
Gibson, county attorney; VIM. Al
bright, deputy county treasurer; S.
Perkins. county commissioner; Per-
ley Pike, county c,InmissiOner; D. r.
Emmons, county clerk; W. H. Kyus,
sheriff; G. II. Miller, Superintendent
institution for blind; j. s. Clark, reg
is!er OF deeds; IL. N. Northrup, bank
or; Geo. w. Belts, clerk of district
court; j. A. Haze. city attorney; r.
B. Armstrong, member of K.nsls
legislature; E. l.. Buesche. merchant; /;
S. T. Mather. druggist; B. Judd, ex-
senator; l. B. Sharp, attorney; +. b.
Anderson, justice of the peace; ]. NJ.
G. Louther; w. P. Brush, scho u
teacher; II. l.. Alden, attorney; E.
Sprague; Byron Sherry, attorney; IL.
j. Armstrong, route agent; G.. Halns,
ex-m-yor; o. D. Burt, jeweler; q. P.
Nelson, ex-senator; l.. Cook, council
man; H. II. Sawyer; Gottlieb knipfe,
ID. S. Young, farmer; A. Galley, KAN
SIS City Times reporter; A. q. Vol
cott lumber merchant; q. W. Bishop,
merchant.