, 1879-05-17
Z OUGHT THEY 70 GO?
Conclaaions Of Our First COM
.miasloncr'in tho South as .
ITO Tho Exodus.
! WITT Mt,
Benefits j 5Mfs Rddrtial Emigration
). to Those Who O. aud Those
=, '...; .,s;. -: W iWsq st%.
How tho Piahtes aavo Boon
Hun,bted by tliSS1ntapeud-
ent Ncgroea.t
The Title to Manhood asserted
by the Adventurous,
Few. ~
The Question Of Assistance from tho
North-Faoilities for Transpor.
.tation.
= 90. -"'-. -
fhs Right u Bmigrate.-.Shalf, II Do Denied Oh
Account of Cslor or Prtrisus
Condition
isaiah Montgomery, the Uo1ored
mississippi P1antcr, in
Kansas.
4 Talk with Refugees at Atchison "a
The Question of Assistance from tho
North-Faoilities for Transpor.
=, tation. +.
fhs Right ts Emigrate.-.Shalf, II Do Denied Oh
Account Of Color Or Prerisus
Condition
Isaiah Montgomery, the 0olorea
mississippi Plantor. in
Kansas.
a Talk with Refugees at Atchison as
to the Causes that Produced
Thair Migration.
OUR COMMISSIONERS coNcLu.
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From, Our Our, cotrr,nona+n..
CnrcAao. Nav 1f.-rn t,,h thrco io,,or. I'm.
publ,shed a.tcmptet1 IN rirc n ,,rnrrnt survey
Of the causes which hare fntl,,rcd many ,,cgro,a
IN. cmfgratc. and whlrh win on,r,tc ~ ,nnra
many tnnr, In thc ANN. nov ncrt fa,, +. ~
mains for ma :, consacr hrIoev hou H.,
ncrrors haye ronc what vii, ha Tho efr,..a -,
the,r roire,. AMI thc w,.f,om nf THAR sctto,
rnrusn,r.r1o..
They bava pone rcprratlv tvttb sor,o IRA.
ncditntinn. Who]s families hav. n,oro,, ~
Rcther. ovan when TIM m.n,t,cra 1T n f,,,i,,
l,nvo bean TtdeIv ,enarotc,. in sa,,o r,sss H.,
hoad NJ tim fnmiiv rcnt flTat. md =. ~, y
Tho exodus was not such a neI)-ruell. hnrfv,
butly movement n. In. hcan co,nmon,7 .n,,-
poscd. 1t taa ,ts nioncars an1 lender. ~,
ilrst men on t1,o ground scnt word ,,,ck ,hot
tl,e outlool, WA favnro1,c. mn, th,a ,nn.s.s1o
lr,upht tn K,nsas mi nniv thoso n, ,,h,',,
4 wn. ,nccI,,,v tn,c,,,,cn' b,,t q ,,,n,h.s
of nlher rcrL,c.. co,,,,. .f,,,n,rou, ,r.s 49,,
mt hcen ,slxcd ~ nrnr5,eJ fnr ,,r, wv .".a ""a
l,rrc norccntaro ~ n, o,,,I ,I1,,n,a ,.ora .,s..
Of mrnns. Mt 1nrcrxo1 n fs.,o,,a,', 's .o,5
thot III, host ncrroc. ,,oro i.o,,,.t ~. n.
kncw NJ ono man VII, tnot ~ snS ,..,, T., ~
norLct ond ,tc reor,.norn,to ~ ~. .s...,,,.
I'm Pn,tma.tcr .nt1 hIarLsm,th IN . ~s.-,a.
,rhar. bl,,i,.m,th. mr.. oI,,,v, .s,,u,t.. H.
fornrd lin t,,ot hc ,yca co,n,. nov, ,oa, !, r.,
Warren rour, = nm, N,F,s,r por,a;, H.,
Inn c,,;c-,nt, ..s-, al, ,,,o,,,,., .ra -. E'.
,oraI, o,,o.tI, votcha~ ti,o ,,,n. - 49,. Ss
,no.t ;otnr,,fn,1 =, W 1,as ho,,..s x..'1. .t'T
.,a,,,,r. .,,a ,,,a, dism,,aa ~ ~ =, "..
=. ,,,,,,i,,., sn,, 1r t,a o,,,,. -. ,.,.4,e,
sa. vo,',,t, rnr.r, t,,ool,r,, r ,s,,. Nv ~ aa
ho,,s ,i,,t ,sn,;I ,,nrs ,'.s, a,aa I .. sy"sus.
tn,t r., uns n,u,, ,x,,,, ,,ors .hsa .'a ,.s
t''at az VISA maa Win more toan TWO gowns
TO MS back'
T1lH BENGPtT8 OF THE EXODUS
vii, BE- two-foid, being realized first bv tho,e
WHO 70. a,al srconalv hy those WI, :,or '1t =,
,'. @ -, 49,. l., 's>ouy -, t"oso ""o s'ay' ~
oas"1 10 pc seli'rsiotht proposition lint
where land Is held at sl0 per acre Ter nnnum
labor is tho pleAty. II 80, The onlJ remedies
for the lila fran which tho ncrroea oTc a,frorIrIr
n n ec,rs,ss r., Tho sunn1v -, ,,t,a.a.s sI'.s' @
. ~ a.ss.s"Se .,:a ~ une Supply ol laoofers' sm
onu " 'lle oa.noer WY oc'ls'e 9'at tie "caFoss
arc not going to suffer- There arc tuauy rca.
soos whv a resso,,hla srr+,v ~ ,,ar1a , 49,. 80
-sry fc,r ,undrr1 tho,s,u,,@s,'o,,,,, % %1'I,s ,s
nu,ck,v ot,sorlT., al ,na Nnrth .r,,"., ~
n,,,1toa. =, se.s. =, ....' ,..S ~ ,','o u'o
u ratlroad c"nlnanics, which can be bought at
small fraction Of the su,n per acre tin, ,,,
nrrruus hcvo bson nayi,,r n. nnnu,i ,,r,.-an,
;n ,hc south. Than ,hcrc J.. = aron. ,,,"n"5 ~
,0s. c suu,n ,,', .nem '!.srs IS sseas uensn Tor
laeoNss IN PUBLIC WtrRa and tor ho'1se-servanls
The Denver papers 0! lat0 hare been illle.l with
notices to ncsr.,cs tlcairinr 10 euierste tbnt
.bov ,,, ,h,utr v,,,, ~ ,-Ia+ ,.,.. ~, C,, .',.'
~. pn .,, ".n sos"s "ase' N .o'ofauo'
~ M,eht oe "e'' 'os nectoes VINO arc bltten With
thc 'hansas iovor to turn their attention to
Colorado. The ,nnn|a for Kanens-anl for
Kausns on,y-is ono nf tl,e worat alrus ~ ,rno.
r,,,cc ,onv,,v tha minis ~ H., ,,ass,'a Va 1's
.anes ''sss ons oon ".1Ao " e"e "ce'oes' mere
room ior loooo TO :o,obo house-sersants In
important Northern State. | hare lately bern
IN Ohio, ath. know fsnin the Testimony Of many
housokcepers that tolcrable cooks niIl walters
can find employment in all tue tula.ul towns at
good wages. There js no prejudice against
colo. in Ohio. And whnt Ia true of Ohio In
equally tsue Of Illinois and Iown It. Is possible
tiat s,,l agT.eatural @ iaoorers might hare to 70
cslped lnnds OF Kansus md Nebraska, or ill tho
mines Of Colorado, Utah, aud Arfzona; hut
whnever Is qualified tu act aa u ho,lsa servant
need not delaY ono tnoment III coming 10 ANY
part OF thc North. Good wngcs arc waiting for
sH', sugu peop'a y evesf inrse sity a,a country
to"n noFta VI mason s''a D'4o'ls L'ac.
4. BENEFITS TO Tl1osR w4o STAY.
II Is not to be supposed that al, ,hu negroes
will mose North, There arc about 4,sloo 100 ii
surprising alul very pnwlao It thny should aiI
resolYe to move at 'iticc. It fs pu. prvbubjc
that only u sgsall proport!or--sav o.le.tc.th, Or
AU,DOU-Hlll ultimately lgAyE tic South, l'C
effect Of movement of Tits description. Il Il
should hc carried on, would be beneficial to thu
negroes who might chuoss to remsn In tSc
South. J. might tessh them, n do 'rst place,
negro whom met on The train coming North,
told lne thA. ho did uot believe t!a peuule would
ever amount to anything until they Ial learned
to tako care of themselves. "NoW, IL these fet-
lows who 10 North ran't ret along. a,ul dig q
living out Of tl.e ground they're nut lit to live
let lem stsrrs. Aud II those lcllowa who atay
Suuth caD't learn from this to taku rarc II
themselves, and 1ult men who use tlietn badly,
tAey ought 70 he ronueu.'
Ihs hFet e!lact ol t'ae c1odus, 80 !aF ~ It has
neen eatfted On. hat peea TO reduce rents u1Nl