The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-05-30

TX the recent discussion in the Senate
of the two important questions that
brought about the present extra session
of Congress, the army appropriation bill
and the legislative appropriation bill,
every Republican speaker from Conk-
ling and Blaine down to John A. Logan
sought to create the impression upon the
country that the sudden and extensive
emigration of negroes from Mississippi
and Louisiana to Kansas, which recent
ly took place, but has now practically
ceased. was brought about and literally
forced upon the blacks by persecution,
violence and all manner of wrongs in
flicted upon them by the white popula-
tiOn of the two States first above named.
In general way, ever since the bulk of
| the negroes in the Southern States throw
off their allegiance to the vile crew of
/ carpet-bag adventures and determined
to act politically with their former
masters. this same charge of wrong and
injustice by the whites against the blacks
has been persistently made by the Re-
denied by the white people of tine South.
Whatever has been the moving cause of
the cOlOred exodus to Kansas from the
two States in the lower Mississippi val
ley. and whether it does not directly owe
its origin to the attractive and highly
coiored pictures sent among the credu-
Ious negroes by Republican agents re-
presenting Kansas as the promised land
of the black man, it was made very
plain in the Senate last week in a speech
delivered by Mr.. Jonas the new Demo-
cratic Senator from Louisiana, that
neither political persecution nor person.
al wrongs on the part of the white
against the cOlored people have in any
way caused or contributed to the unex-
pected movement in that State. Mr..
Jonas. as his name indicates is of Jew
ish descent. has long been resident of
New Orleans. is a gentleman of the
very highest respectability, and entirely
familiar with all matters pertaining to
his own State. We have room but for a
single extract from bis speech, and it
refers distinctly to this negro exodus,
which has been 50 perverted and miSre--
presented by Republican papers in the,
North. The brief but clear statement
made by Mr.. Jonas ought to satisfy
every fair-minded man who seeks the
+ truth on this question. He said:
'.Nr President, l wish to say few words
about the exodus from the south before l
+ close The Senator from Illinois MIR LOG
. AMI in his speech made few weeks ago Ia
mented the future decadence of the South
owing to the fact that they were about to
lose this population so valuable to them.
. Everv Senator almost who has spoken since
on that side has referred to this exodus from
the South rs of r people fleeing from perse-
CutiOn, from violence, from death, III the
pursuit Of liberty and happiness. The only
two parishes in the state of Louisiana fTols
\ which there has been any exodus are tls5
parishes Of Madison and Carroll | saw tht
statements which We're published in the 1T
I Louis papers, which have been copied hcrt
giving the evidence of some of those people
who have fed from there homes, and an ac
count of the prosecutions to winch they nae
been subjected in times past that they were
deprived of their political privileges, an,
were seeking a new country, where Uhel
. could have equality and the right to NOt,
. freely and undsturbed. Mr.. Prestdent,
. will give the vote east in those two parISne
. at the last election. In the parish Of Maids
on there were 332 democratic and 2,52s re
/ publican votes Ever since reconstruction
[ those two parishes have been under the fui
control and the full sway of the republican
party by maiOrities of about 1000 apiece
No democrat has ever been elected to utiic
there. Not a man has ever been killed
2 there has never been fight, there has neve
3 been a disturbance there Gu account OF POI
teal differences. Those parishes are rule
1 and controlled by the people who have bee
p fleeing from them"