The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-06-24
| PROMINENT PLANTER ON THE
EXODUS.

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Gently interviewed In New York By World
reporter on the negro exodus to Kansas. The
views on this subject with which the Colonel
Is credited in the Worlds article coincide
almost exactly with those that have been ex-
pressed Id the correspondence and editorial
columns Of the DEMOCRAT for the past two
months. This distinguished and prominent
planter Ia reported to have said: "The move
Ia partly political, for with the dying Of the
bloody-shirt cry the report was again set
ahoat that the negroes Of the South have been
ill-treated." He then stated, from bis own
observation, that in his travels all over the
world he has seen no working population so
well treated as the negroes OF Mississippi,
and incidentally referred to the fact that
while In New York there were people actually
dying of starvation such thing has never
been known among the laboring population OF
his State. He said that this exodus fever
seemed to be q species Of mania fed by certain
agents who were fomenting It. These agents
are well supplied with pictures and litho-
graphs depicting life OF negroes In Kansas in
most roseate hue and showing social equali-
ty in the domestic circle. The colored people
are finally led to believe that God, or the
government will provide them comfortable
and luxurious homes In Kansas.
The Colonel Is credited with the statement
that "the brains Of the movement are in
Washington, where statesmen may be found
who will actually say that the movement is
actually for the benefit Of the colored people"
In Kansas he understood that 'the emf
grants did not meet with hospitable recep
ton. The white laborers will not work beside
them, and 1t would not be matter Of sur
prise to see Kansas go Democratic next fall
In consequence Of the Republican device Of
sending such class Of laborers Into the
State
Referring to the effects Of the movement on
the cotton region, he Is reported to have said
that "thus far no great damage has been
done, at least none which can be directly cal
culated; but that Is due to q remarkable sea-
son for the crop rather than to any extra care
by the hands," But il the exodus becomes
more general before the picking season is
over 1t is impossible to foretell what will be
the result, though 1t would be very serious,
and would produce great distress in Missis-
sippi.
However, it Is not possible now to say just
how much danger will result from the move
ment. The only effect SO far has been to
check the placing Of land under cultivation.
Ii it should be that the desertion Of the hands
makes the picking OF the crop difficulty,
there will be an effect which will be felt
| throughout the country. The planters are,
however, making every effort to ward off
such q contingency. It is too early yet to say
whether or not 1t will come.
He Is credited in the article specified with
the following forcible illustration OF the In
| justice OF sending paid emissaries South to
lure away the laboring population: ut Is
precisely such work as If we should send
agents North to Fall River and by false prom
ises induce the operatives there to leave the
country and go elsewhere"
While there are certain inaccuracies In 9
part Of the long article which the World pub
fishes as purporting to be an interview on
planting, exporting and emigration topics as
discussed by Col. Richardson, these inaccura-
cles are self-eyident, and we see no reason to
doubt the correctness Of that part Of the In
teryiew which applies to the negro exodus. 1t
agrees entirely with the statements Of many
other planters Of Mississippi and Louisiana
on the subject, and with the most reliable in
formation that the DEMOCRATS correspond