Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-09-27
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| EDITOR fELICIANA SENTINEL:
l herewith hand you Il letter from Mr.
A. c. Waddell, Topeka, Kansos, the
heart of the promised land-a spr:g as it
were from the big shade-tree, from whose
| boughs 'Slap-Jacks" hang drippigg with
butter ard lassas, to entice the tribe of
Ham from the land of "the cotton and
the cane" Mr.. Wadlell is Il northern
born man, but has lived in the south and
knows whereof he speaks; is propri etor
of a largo kennel, devoted to the breed
ing of sporting dogs, to meet the de-
mands Of western sportsmen, going west
Via Topeka, and has had many opportu-
niti cs to interview the wandering sons of
Afrca's soil. Yours truly,
w. C. PERCY.
"Your kind letter received; always
glad to hear from you, as l feel there is
| a bond of sympathy between us, politi-
caly and socially, but as politics Of late
years has made a basis, upon which SO
cial distinctions have had their sway, l
presume with myself have strong dis
like towards every thing that has the
Republican coat of arms on it,
You speak of the negro exodus, well it
has not given ME much concern, for l
knO its a republican swindle to gain
votes, and create discomfort in the dem
ocratic household. Already they COM
mence to Growl here and damn the Mig
ger, and yet there are but few to be seen
here in comparison to what we would
expect after reading the papers. 1 have
talked with very many, from my buggy
as l ride toward the city. and off on my
shoots, they are beginning to find out
Kansas is not the South, and that they
will receive no help, unless they work.
OF course way out i'll the prarieS, there
are thousands of acres of land, uufenced,
water scarce, no trees and in fact with
out any inviting look, and there if the
negro goes, he must have money, to
fence, TO build and to live for year at
least, he must have money to last one
year. No streams to fish in; in fact it's
"root niger or die" it being n new
thing, he will he pleased for the first six
months, then when the hard cold winters
come, no wood to run or to burn. he
things he gets for nothing down South,
he will have to buy here, and if he has |
not the money. they will not trust him |
for q cent, for they all here are compare
lively poor and cannot afford to trust
can't do it. My God the negro knows !
not what he is doing when he leaves the !
South, for he can never make more than |
MS living ucIe DS ll;lIu Wotk LOO. LUIS
st. John movement as 1t is called here,
IS lin my firm belief, only % political
move, to become the Negro God. if they
come here by the thousands and their
vote is consolidated it will elect the U.
S. senator, after that good bye Nh. Mig
ger. have seen many one who wish
ed he was home, of course there IS the
class who can find employment round no.
tells, who may think its nice country,
but they are in the minority; two years
will produce q negro trail, and, an OH
for the Sunny South. The colorcd peo-
pie always liked me, 1 always talked
square to them and treated them with
honor-I do that to day, but when see
these damnable cormorants, who wonld
sell body and soul for votes, and delude
the poor ignor ant negro from his native
home under the guise of having been
driven away, when he has double the
rights and opportunities in the Sonth
" by Just look on and say let them
come or go, it does moi concern me
When the negro leaves the South, his
ace is rur. Send him North and in fif-
~ years-no more niggers, except at
BarDum's exhibitions.
Your friend, A. c. WADDELL.