Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-04-17

The CoLoReD ExoDUs.-II the re-
ports OF Southern papers as to their out
going and Of Western papers as to their
incoming be osly half true q strong en-
igration movement on the part Of the
colOred race lie on foot, particularly from
Louisiana and Mississippi aud particu-
larly towards Kansas. Why the move
ment is more active in the two States
named than elsewhere at the South and
why il takes the special direction il Is
reported 10 be taking to the exclusion
Of other Western directions we are no
more able to account for than we can
account for the mysterious Gnimus that
10 pushing il forward. That the hard
times and low rate oflabor wages at the
South have something to do with il il
very likely, but rs wages ere an lon N
che West and timesquite as hard there as
elsewhere, and as this is known at least
20 the more intelligent classes Of blacks,
many Of whom are pressing this move
ment, this theory affords only partial
explanation al best Of the problem
The attempt TO account for il on theo-
~ Of persecution or denial Of the ballot
has already been abandoned in all in
telHgent quarters and is now contended
for only in the very lowest gradatiOns
Of republican psrtizanship. There was
late senatorial republican caucus held
on this subject, but we have been able
20 gather from il Only, that il favored
the transportation Of blacks from the
South to the West. provided the cost
was not too great. The democrats ae-
cuse their political opponents Of having
O selfish purpose TO serve ~ Spvoring
this movement. Says q CORES ondent
of the Baltimore Gazette of 18th IA
elaat:
"Great efforts are made TO disguise
the political aspect of the plan and this
alone will prove It's weakness. The
motive OF Ex-senator Patterson in GO
ing TO Arizona Is to colonize about TO-.
900 eolored people along the line Of
Huntington's Southern road. In fact,
N 10 already well known, the railroad
kings are at the bottom of this exodus
movement, their intention being to sup
ply themselves with the cheapest labor
possible BY collision with the RPpubli-
cans, Who understand that the negro
cant be voted advantageously any lou
Ger i'm the Soath, but may be made OF
use In The western territories when they
Faseh The dignity ofstates. Ten thous-
and negroes thrown into Arizona, Mon
tana. Wyoming and othe- places might
change results and oAly damage the
South by decreasing her representation
under che new census.~ As TO the W ay
cha wia take on the frontier the follow
Ing views ct IN ultra Radical will be
read with interest. Meeting Colonel
Henry G. Worthingson. late collector of
Charleston, The GGSesfe man intimated
that as he had been Que OF the original
cold hunters in lS49 and was very Ca
miliaF with The western crop Of Ameri-.
cans be might possibly have few brief
remarks 10 submit. ~
show will they take its'' repeated
ths colonel. s.Not at all. The whole
idea % Quixotic and absurd. They don't
think Of taking these negroes out there
10 develop the material interests of
tte territories, but to exercise q Po-
iitseal balance OF power. That's The
ranl meaning AID motive Of il and they
viii 6nd out soon enough that IL won't
work. ! know those people out there
vel enough to predict trouble il any
eombined effort j. made to Africanize
che Par West. They'll not have it,
They're too elannish, and then. you far
gel that they are siill wrsngling over
Che Cooley problem that has no more
p11s.ics in Il thaE ire New Testament.
Noihsng will unite exposition quicker
tbap ~ attempt lo force another race
4 mble On these western miners. Take
aa&a = here there are oniv q few
loFed mfp. There d suck