Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-04-25
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The excitement in Kansas, occasloned by
the continued influx of negro paupers, is on
the increase. Indeed, it is likely to explode
in the violence OF the mob. The people are
tired of raising money, food and clothing to
feed lazy gang of Migrants who are likely
to be a continued burden upon the industry
of the State. Instead of encouraging negro
emigration, the people of Kansas propose to
place an embargo upon the Importation of
the vagabonds. A public meeting has been
held, protesting against further emigration,
and which denounced "those who are en-
couraging these people to come to Kansas as
really their worst enemies, whatever their IN
tentions may be-" Oae of the resolutions
adopted by this Kansas meeting "callG upon
humane and rejecting people everywhere to
use their best efforts to check this most dis
astrous movement on the part of the negro
population The protest is in earnest, and
Concludes az f1!Iows:
Over thousand paupeTs have, within brief space
and neoDe who are nnabls ~ nSnnrSy NV So
their wants. These people are possessed OF the
eonIront nv e5min 70 Ks1sas he,r sois nus
seems TO be to get west to where government land
means to improve 1t or to sustain themselves until
they can cultivate crop. Go where they will in
Kansas they must be provided and caIed for or they
will perish. We have reliable Information that
thousands more are coming II so, the situation
hopeless and Ignorant negroes who are thus biindly
rnshlng 70 Kansas, and mighty burden Will be
mand for farm labor to give employment to such a
mass OF people. They must become virtually pub
Tic charge upon the communities where they may
happen TO be cast.
The Kansas City Times, in commenting
on this meeting and its protest, says:
Matters at wJandOtte are approaching serious
crisis At meeting OF the relief committee yester
daY, thee was an open and free discussion OF the
Immigration question, and generally expressed de
termination that no more paupers shall be landed
at that point Agreeable to this conclusion Mayor
stockton, at the close of the meeting, Issued
Proclamation add eSsed to the owners OF steamboats,
and transportation companies forbiddiDg the lard.
all boats, Officers or agents disobeyIDg the prOclama-
Jon, would be held legally responsible. which i'm
plies fine OF from one dollar TO five hundred
collars under the city ordinance. We
are assured that the extreme penalty
company violating the ordinance, and the boat will
De seized ana hello until the fine Is paid The relief
comnltlee also Issued proclamation to the general
public OF similar tenor to that published in the
Tunes OF yesterday. They state that it is no longer
M LOT Tue eltIens OF WJandote to support the
received many must die OF starvation. large per
cal attentlon ana thousands more In the same con
1ltl, are on their way from below. Wyandotte Is
sald 70 % almost general hospital and business Is
received In the shape of money contributions,
and citizens who have heretofore given lber
al an Out OF their private means, very properly
refuse 10 DO more under the present circumstances.
Ihe steamer Durlee Is expected to arrive 70 day or
10 morrow, Win h7e hundred additional Immigrants
OF the same INDECENT ard helpless class. The clt-
Zens OF Wyandote have resolved to prevent her land
Ing at that point II Is measure OF selfprotecticn
IN which they entirely Justified and what dspo-
siton Will be made OF the Unfortunate ugitives 1t is
impossible 10 foresee. The Leavenworth papers
have been extending them a hearty welcome, and
we presume II the DuTfee can be induced 10 proceed
To I,eavenworth the immigrants will be Hospitality
received.
TINS Is the feast to which the 'wards of
tn nation" arc invited by their guardians.
l the colored people knew anything about
the classics, when they are stabbed in the
house Of their friends, they would unite in
exclaiming, "et to Brute" Kansas is over
wlelmir gly Republican. In 1872 Grant 3
majority. in popular vote of less than one
haudIed thousand, was thirty three thousand
four hundred and eighty-twO. In 1876
Hayes carried the State by about the same
majority. But the hands of the Republicans