, 1879-05-13
THE COLOlsED EXODUS.

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THE COLORED EXODTJS.
,r,,,,ro ,r A., ~ a.. 1,.,,, T., ,,
"'otH y - ~" VI ivy !seA"e1'a ~ N""7"S'
meetsaE IN a'd Of tl'v co'ofed re'ueees
whom bulldozfng nnd tho "Nissfstppf plnn"
orc driving from the Solid South to seek new
homcs nm thc nrol.,-a of Kon.,. eo. i,.,,, lo*t
a.aa,,, a.. t,s.s,, -, T.,.,,.' w..
s'c"'''s III ra'"el Hull i"su''c'eat "!seFus-
ing 's probably responsible Tor tic eln dt-
tuut1ancc, there not being more than about 800
persoDs nrcaent. The nrocredfu,s rcre nm.
itvcnai, by sn,,,. v.-,, f,,r r,,,s1o
,t,s ~. ~ ',,''.e 'e' =, az "uo%, I,,.
lne Nev. ueof8e u isooth, frcs1lent OF the
I4ouus Alo soe'esf. eaia t'lat s'neo tdc closo Oh
tne Reoellon Ills people has1 fontliy hoped tint
In the South, Us we'll as IN tic Nortl,, 1t would
be possible for them to enjoy the blessings Of
life. THIRTY. md lin n,rsutt nj hnnnincs. Thrv
had tpnrd that. wheteypr thc Amrr.nn foy
Hnottd. tnen md wntnrn, frrc.rcctiva IT ra"s
coinr. nr ,rcynue rnnl1Ition. shonii ha s"' fre.''
Thc ro}nrct1 MOI, wsrn jnvS' ,i,rc1io.t n ,i,o
ran.s ri i'm ii,tnn ami fcu1ht lii =. ~ tso to
viii their whtto hrethrnn. Hmi t,,,, hono ,omn.
dcfcrre hal nns brcn f,,ii,1ci mi III H." 4".tisss
ey Hres a naa t t ea 10 g ys
rru,iol from tt,n o}G sjnvrhoIdinr Stutrs to ,I,e
Eurth and West. T'ho ancaErr i1,nsdrret, II the s
exodus as being rreat sian Ia
thu eolusion Of psoticm whir, hnd
nHttnN Hrtf
formed. It wouttl remnvo ia seittemcmt fr.,,,,
n n,,Ta1v nn,tcsl NH ~ ~ r9,,nr e.a Apsl ~
lind Tia lew hunsiycd cntnrcj r"nn sr%n ,vcr,,
struggling nalnf,ilIy IN In Mtssiss,nnJ 1,ivcr
thc fnre. ri tn. rnir1ad rcn,In III thov ax ~
nccted 10 rccrvc ,rcn ,icv not In ~ Kass
tnuie nn,i s,1st..t,ancc ram t3e 2fnvrrnn,"nt 1f
they we're too sasg,t!ue In thcir ideas, tiey wero
Suauiarda "ainr 10 Mmcr,ra thmtiu H ~ In ;n th.s
rhfinM,nher'a stone nnIj fla fnnntntn ~ nnrnn;-
,,ai ym,th ;rav fnm1 nothor t,,s ,op f,,n,t
somstn!ng bcttcr,-a New World to- giye to ths
Old. Ii,s Sassslprt negst,es mtgt E ~ 6e - nis ill.,
struggled On. find ,s,n,sthinr far hsttcrn " s"s'
,.... ""' ."o a.''.'o."."5 ~. uett.'
n. ,.,;I.', !snEfsSpsSch s AND FREEDOM
lte pelscYcu ~ epoko tiie 'aentfncnte ol most
ot nis ucopic whcn he SAID It would be better
that one-l'a'f of tae Southern negroes should
pet'so ,; on ,.e way IllAt Tug renalnaer silou!d
reacl tl'c lhttio promise, than that they should
reI1all.whero they ars Ut tae mercy Of their Old
.,asLcrs het1er ~ treedo,n Will pcnusy thsn to
hel'sye tsmL igltr millions ol col9red people
would ut encc leave she South. which they loved
ny aielr n9tle. ,i bnt tl'e Y1cksburr Convention
so"ea xs fNynr wr ~ VIZ s g1rst fsnaeu n' he
not called to discuss tue wls1on OF tho move.
1nent, but to raise fuhds for the relief
O actual tuslctcrs. The: Hey. Rfcherd dc
iiaptsste pastor Of tle arEest colorcd CHURCH In
-. ~.sJf - "Nr !" tA"Hs"s AhG
aa - t',Vnsy WY e'oLn.nS Which .le
rrnn,, rnnnnuc. hex oferc IN cn,rs y, .,": ."e
tr3htirns frc's, ,.,,, s,hsrrntiuna nr" .ntflt.,i
III. Nil. whito mn,, era,ncctr.l ,ytth y cni'
Grad Sahbafh. srh0oi In NnwnsIr N + ,n,S ~ ~
his rccrnt traynle In Kansas mri h1i..nnri ~ ia
fnr,I In at Iomf. a ,,,1,nhcr ri thn rrf,u.". l., =
stair ri srrrnt ticsttrnt1H,' i'm cni,,, ,i,t ~"
coi,ru,I ,HonIc thonght tha1 ,rn,,i ,a"h ts ,,at @
fnrfv arrt.s ~ tand mi mt,!n va ~, fs.n,v;
a., tt:t sf, fa M ],n lntl hrcn mia r. o.t"rtain
Iic hnd ano,fau ~ ,nnrs ~ thc rns,-,, ~;
cm]i m. ind omo Vic nn,cr,nincd IN H. t'n" ir'
Nor cnnII In lind M hnw t,my frst
rot thn fden of rcmov,nr IN Konsns
They hef;ey.d smnlv that f,,ew vnI1td hs II.
lnws, 10 ttva ti,rrG tn ncaro> mn, thsro w,. -" |,
renrrnl frelinu fhrouri,,t1t iii aouthwcst ,La.
Knuaas wns n rnntl niarc IN m IL. 'i1,. .n."Is
cr believed tIat In. ~rrat hcnrt nr ths Nnrti,
was stirred M il hn1 nnt i,ern s,nre Gmn+ar wns
1irrd M Mn1 fi,cre VIVA n Unncrni feciinr ,har
III, rnnr'1l man shn,,i,, T." nrotcctn' !, ',ae ia
excrrsr ~ h,s sirhts mi nrtyi1apcs ''>A :" 'ns
Wr' Hakrr. n roioec,i MN nf thta c;,x d,-
e1nrc,1 that WHARF frrrdn,n xna thar, 81 II.
iInnc, ii" ,lnnlnIcd ttr t,n,,"tv ~ tha n,t,"I ~.
nnce nn,l said tint tinrr VIVA aomrt hIr1 ,rrnn.r
wi,nn with H1tG1 rnlnrrtl ,,enf,Ia IN fIconr y,
few rnuif In fnund II, thn h.1i IL ~
huJ trrcnt t.,nttdrncc IN ~" f.ow,nt, ~, ,o
having charre Of ths matter. unI bciIpven t1,.1
Inv or ,rfsotiv nnn.t III sa,,i iss .i.
lin mn1'ev ami ,,t,o. s,.hsrcI H.. s..,te
did no, nyrrc Viii, Snnntnr Hr,cr win .a,i .,.t
liz. roinrsi rc,,nit, S"~e' "''" 'o'A '"ns
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