Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-05-08
corn, with the hardest work of tho season
already done.
MORE MEANS OF DECEPTION.

corn, with the hardest work of tho season
already done.
MORE MEANS OF DECEPTION.
In addition to these cheerful proolama-
tiops, gorgeousy illuminated ohromo litho-
graphs of Kansas scenes have been distri
buted among tho blaoks. A gentleman
who has seen some Of theae ohromos writes
that the most rayishiug presentiment of
rural life,in Kansas is depicted. Tho ne.
groes look on the State as second para
disc, compared with which old Canaan is
Florida swamp. One of these pictures,
entitled "a Freedmap's Home,I repre-
sents, fiuo landscape with fields of
ripeniug grain stretching away to the setting
sun.
THE FREEDMAN's HOME.
In the foreground, Illuminated by mar.
velous sunset, stood tho freedman's home.
It. was picturesque cottage With gables,
dormer windows and vide verandas.
French windows reached dowu to the floor,
and through the open easements appeared a
seductive scene in the family sitting room !.
Tho oolored father who has just returned
from his harvest fields, sat in an easy chair
reading a newspaper, while the children
and babies rolioked on tho floor Of tho
piazza. Through the open door of the
kitchen the oolored wife could be seen
directing the servants and cooks who we're
preparing the evening meal in the parlor,
however, was tho most enchanting feature,
for at grand piano was poised the belle
of the household, aud beside the piano
whore sho was playing stood her colored
lover, dcvouring her with his eyes, while
he abstractcdly turned the leaves of her
Music. Just 10 one side of the dwelling ap-
pcarcd commodious barn and carriage
house and workmen busily engaged in
putting. in order their reapers aud mowers
for the following day.
HERDS OF BUFFALO.
In one of these pictures tho "O,d Aunte"
sits on the veranda knittings stocking while
she gazos on herds of buffalo and antelope,
which arc feeding on the prairics beyond
the wheat fields. Approaching the gate
handsome young coored man is seen
coming in from hunt, with q dead buck
and string of wild turkeys alung over his
shoulders. These agricultural cartoons in
vivid coloring, tho writer reports, are doing
much to influence the minds of the more
Ignorant negroes.
sTATEAENr OF MIR. KIND.
In an interview this evening, Mr.. King
said that he regretted to say that the cxo--
dus Of tho negroes from Louisiana was
becoming serious along the banks of the
Lower Mississippi whore cmbarkution was
easy. lie sad:
My letters tell me that large numbers OF
negroes nre leaving every day. Tho chief
cause in the beginning was the low prices
of cotton and of wages. Then railroad
agents came aud reported that free home
stcads would be had on tho lines of certain
railroads in Kansas.
Aud he had no doubt that tho newspaper
and telegrsphic reports of the daily depart
urcs were true. Agents, he said, for four
months had been circulating chromos of
Kansas homesteads which were to be given
FREQ to settlers. Letters to this effect were
received here constantly.
OTHER REASONS FOR TIE STAMPEDE.
In addition to the low prices uf cotton
the overflow in low districts and the yellow
fever ruvagcs had much to do with the
higher it would not havo occurred The
exodus began in districts where there had
been no political troubles aud the panic
has only reached tho sections where such
disturbances have beon known. Transpor
taton up the rivor is very ohcnp From
Now Orleans to Vioksburg, distance of
nearly four hundred miles, the faro 10 only
" for deck passengers travelling in gangs.
INJURY TO THE SOUTH.
General King added that the present
exodus is undoubtedly great detriment
and even ruin to many people 10 the South
who havo borrowed money in New Orleans
which has been borrowed from New York
and other Northern banks, and has boen
laid out for supplies or food and mules and
farming implements fos isc of the negroes
who are now leaving. They do not jea ve
in small numbers, but depart in bodies aud
leave plantations destituto of help, But
this exodus will not affect the South for a
long time, as other labor will como 10 and
occupy thoee rich lands.
LETTER FROM PLANTER.
The following Is letter to Con. King,
from Robert Carter, large planter in Con.
cordia Parish Under date Of April 20:
a largo number of negroes are on the
landing, at Vidalia, ready to start for Kan.
sas, and arc only waiting for a boat, In a
word the KansaS fever is full upon the
negroes in Concordia, and it Hill act like
panic on bank when tho dcpositors make
q run on its funds; when men draw out
their money ono day aud put it back tho
next. Even SO it is with tho uegrooe, but
by tho time they return to their. old homes
tho aroma will ha Loot frbora n,o ~ ,.~t.