The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-23

ton and Bunch's Bend, but no one wanted to
go They all expressed desire to return to
the place from which they came. Mr.. s..
asked the colored man with whom the re-
porter had been talking If he wanted to 60 to
work opposite Vicksburg, but the negro re-
plled. that ne was going back to Hard Times
Landing. Mr.. 5. stated to the reporter that
! he had secured fourteen negroes, whom he
had supplied with provisions, and whom he
was going to forward to q correspondent OF
his firm at Vicksburg. He said that quite q
number OF his customers had written TO his
house requesting that negroes who wanted
to work would he sent to them, and ne was
taking quite an interest In the matter, Turn
ishing transportation and provisions to those
who desired to 60. After cOnversing with
several of the negroes he found Q family OF
one man, two women and three children, from
Robert Moss planta ion, near Vicksburg.
The man said that they would go nowhere
else but to the old plantation where they had
lived. He said they We're treated well there
and they wanted to return. Mr.. Sharff then
gave the man an order for provisions and
transportation for himself and family re-.
marking that Mr.. Moss was m old friend of
his and would than him for what he had done
While he was cOnversing with the negroes
the reporter accosted q young negress who
was seated on q trunk. and asked her where
"From Bob Moss plantashun, In Missis-
sippi, at Smiths Station. Kinds county
ibid you come up here aloneW
mo, Sbll hCuI WIZ NY AhSo oAiiA'oi' WA 10y
sister an her husban'."
"Where do YOU want to go2''
Il wants ter 20 back ter Massr Moss He
allus treated me we'll
"What did you come up here fOrY'
She hung her head for a moment, and then
laughingly replied:
well, dunno; sister wanted me ter cum
an I didn't know no better, 80 l jiss cum
Oar wuz nine Of us from Mass'r Moss
place"
slow far did Won COP,
Il only went ter Wyandotte.
did you camp on the levee2'
Not all de time. lived In q house wild
anoder woman r. little while, Dere wash
How long have you been away from the
SOUTH"
Use bin away one mont and two weeks"
"Did you like it up in Kansas"
mo sab. 1t so cole up dar de win cut her
right down.
you say you We're well treated down
South2"
Yes, sab; an guess we'll stay dar eff we
ebber git back dar"
The reporter then accosted an intelligent
looking negro who answered to the name OF
Peter Brown, and who said that ne had been
on Mr.. Moss plantation. The reporter asked
him why the negroes had started for Kansas
well, he replied, .'dey told me dat Kan
sas wuz great land
"Who told you so?"
"Well some cullud folks up dar dey wrote
to me about it and | suppose a good many
wife people set EN- up to it. Dey sent papers
and hand bills to- | couldn't read, but my
daughter kin. and she read 'em to me-"
well, how did you find it ia Kansas"
u didn't fine it muffin like wat dey said it
wuz."
, What did you go for; you were doing well,
eyes, | waz dom WELL but / thought
could git a piece oh land for my family. Dey
tole me dat cud git 160 acres for SIG"
did you search for q bargain of that kind?"
Yes. l spend two or free days in de coun-
try, but l couldn't find muffin like dat so |
soon found out dat I'd been fooled"
"And then you started for homer
hain't got none now"
Are there many colored people up there
who want to come back Y
Eyes, mos Ob EN- wants ter come back, but
dey amt no transportation an dey haint got
no money"
The reporter then conversed with several
other refugees, and the above statements
were corroborated by them. They said that
large number of the negroes who remained
In Kansas were sick, a number had died and
all were thoroughly Disguised and democrat
ized They were willing and anxious to re
turn to the South but could not get transport
tatiOn or provisions. It Is q notable fact that
ell express the de sghBit il and with few excep
. ..,eel1 Wllicil 70 gone elsewhere