Daily Republican., 1879-07-30

w AAM1Nu1ON, !
THE NEGRO's FUTURE.
His wrongs and HIS Hopes-Whal
, Ex.Coneressman Rainey OF seuth
Caroline says about It.
Hon. Joseph A. Rainey Of South Car.
! olins, for several terms since the war a
member Of Congress, and who Is regard
| ed IS one Of the ablest and most infiuen
tial leaders Of the colored race, is 80.
journing for few days at the st. Dennis
Hotel, New York, where represent
alive Of the New York "Herald" found
him on Monday and quite willing to
communicate his views on political quss-
tions. The reporter opened with gen.
eral question as to the ex Congrsssman's 8
views VS. to the causes and effects Of the
exodus Of the colored population from
the South.
''ln reply to your question | would
say" said Mr.. Rainey, "that this emf
grafton movement ia no myth. 1t is
assuming more formidable and deter,
mined aspect every day. The opprss-
sion to which the colored people have
been subjected in the South furnishes
sufficient cause to account for 1t. They
naturally seek more lucrative field Of
labor, where the full enjoyment Of all
the rights Of citizenship will be allow.
ed them. don't believe they move
for political reasons alone or from any
hatred toward their former masters or
from any dislike 10 their present home.
They feel that they will never be able
to enjoy in safety the right to life, lib.
erty and the pursuit Of happiness in
their old homes. The older ones have
but little hope for, but they are very
desirous that the condition of their
children should be bettsred in some
way. This movement, might add in
self-defence, is not brought about by
any persuasion, entreaties or extraor-
dinary Inducements.
SIT was unwise, am aware for so
many Of the people to leave the Mis-.
sissippi valley without q nickel in
their pockets, but it shows the extrem.
ity to which they must have been
brought to induce them thus to emi-
crate under such very nnfavorable au-
spices"
"What do the w;ite people OF the
South think about the movement"
''Really | do not think they realize
the situation. They hatter themselves
that they can persuade and intimidate
the negro to do anything. That as
sumption is based on the ground that
they know the colored man better than
he knows himself. But that Is q great
mistake. The colored people IS slaves
might have been known to SOME de.
gree by their masters; but as frs5 Aen
they think and act differently, snd
have better understanding of manhood
than in former days. They desire i'm
provement both morally and intellect. \,
ually, and also to have full scope to ex- I,
srciss their political rights without mo-
lestation. At present they cannot do
IEis in the South.
THE EFFECT ON THE SOUTH.
"What effect will this exodus, if it
have upon the South ?"
"Without hesitancy will say that
f it continues it will injurs very mate
rally the prosperity of the Southern :
states. You m1st not loose sight of =
he fact that the blacks furnish the
principal part Of Southern labor. The .
Millions OF bales of cotton raised in the .
'outh are nearly all the product of y
olored labor. From reliable statistics u
am prepared to say that the aggrega- d d
I'd value of their labor in cotton, sugar, w "
Dbacco, rice and other products of the ! l
outh, amounted to ever $500, ,000, 600 II
n the past year. If they should quit o o
he land, there is no other class of la. " !"
orers who could fill their places. They :. :.
an better stand the heat and burden :.
the climate than any other class of ~ ~
lb0rer5. Let them desert the Southern N
tates, and, my word for it, the supply a a,
cotton will be heavily reduced, as =: a.
ell as all other products of these ~
lates pro rata." e' e'
THE PROPOSED NEW HOME. gi
"But can they endure the cold eli.
ate of the Nathwest3 ?"
"Why not was in Michigan last
'ar and saw thousands of colored peo- il
Q out there, many of whom were fugi- in
yes, who are living in prosperity in !
at State in the full enjoyment of 10,
'alth. Formerly masters were very by
'xious to take slaves to Kansas. They er;
I'd no apprehension then that their m,
'alth would be Impaired, or that the Br
ld would be severe enough to kill 10,
em off. If they could live there as in,
ives l see no reason why they can Pc
t live there as free men. l for one wa
1 willing to have item try it, believ- Dc,
Z as do that their condition will be We,
proved" lO(
''iou say that the colored people are civ
in the South. 1t was gem & ]
lily supposed that they were getting De,
very nicely.
II have no doubt it was generally
pposed that they were contented, be-
lse it has been the aim of the South Cal
! democratic politician to make it so phi
pear. | care not what they may say der
now to the contrary, that there is an goil
rest among Tho people. They have ing
t confidence in the Southern whites a
;ause of their treacherous course OF and
ing toward them. Individually nlat
st may exist in some degree; but tho,
ectively the colored people feel that pee,
ir rights are in jeopardy if intrusted larg
,ly to the whites. If that much
lnted confidence existed the colored He
Pile would be found remaining in the ia
thern states ana voting the demo- Tho