The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-14

Window, In which he proposed that the Fed
eral government should set aside portion OF
the public domain for negro settlers. A story
somehow got current among the negroes Of
the central portion Of that State that they
were to be moved to Kansas by the govern
ment and be there gratuitously provided with
lands and agricultural tools and implements.
Quite number left for Kansas, while many
of those who were compelled TO remain be-
hind refused to go to work on the ground that
1t would not do for them to hire themselves
for the year as they were soon 10 leave the
country forever for this new promised land"
From Kinds county the disease spread TO
Madison parish where 1t has developed won
derful growth in an extraordinary short space
OF time Quite a number Of negroes have
already left the parish for Kansas, and hun
dreds Of others are preparing to go as soon as
they can.
Tho colored ofIlce-holders Of the parish,
seeing that II their negro constituents de-
serted Louisiana In this manner they would
be left without votes, have energetically
opposed this Kansas scheme and tried to stem
the stream of emigration. Saturday they
called o. special mass meeting ut the court
house at Vidalia, to 'show up Kansas
migration. This meeting was addressed
by Murrell, Pinohback. Bobie, Morey and
others. Pinchback and Bobie, It, is said, made
strong and earnest speeches against this
proposed emigration of the colored people,
and showed up John Browns land In its true
light.
| These speeches, however, were the Madi-
son journal declares, utterly without effect,
and that paper comes to the conclusion that
the ordinary Madison negro has Kansas on
the brain and that 1t is impossible to beat 1t
out Of his head.
| Frank Morey, one Of the speakers Mt this
meeting, was In Washington few days after
and gave the New York Times some informa-
| ton on the subject. He did not think the emil
grafton fever could be stopped. The negroes
were wild on the subject and refused to listen
to the warnings of their former leaders
When asked for an explanation Of this strange
and sudden movement no declared 1t due tc
the arrival of number of Kansas land agents
In the parish and to fears of Democratic
lawlessness." 1t may be observed, as O com
mentary on Morey's last statement, that
| Madison Is still one OF the strongest Republi-
can parishes in tho State and that It's public
officials are, nearly without exception, ne
groes.
AS to the practical effects OF this emigration
| It is difficult to speak. There is undoubtedly
movement in Madison just now, that
threatens to largely depopulate that parish
and leave 1t without sufficiency Of labor
It ls likely however, that the arrival of these
emigrants In Kansas will act like the landing
Of the Liberian Exodus Bark Azor In Africa
with 1t cargo Of emlgrants, which put a sud
den end to the scheme of the darkies of the
Palmetto State to return to the swamps
and jungles OF their savage ancestors.
year ago, the South Carolina Liberian Elk.
odus Association numbered one hundred thou.
sand members. To-day, 1t has disappeared
altogether from light, and the negroes have
gone back to work. It Is probable that when
those Louisiana negroes who have been
tricked to Kansas by land agents send news
home, that there will be an instantaneous dis
appearance of this kansas fever"