New-York tribune., 1879-06-07

mites for educating tne cnluItn hiih"'' @'~''
letter that / receive from the South complains OF
the treatment Of the colored people, and asserts tha
they cannot stand the treatment any longer; thai
they are absolutely compelled TO leave that whlie
they prefer TO live in the South account OF the
climate and their having been born there yet they
have been SO oppressed for years that it ia utterly
impossible for them longer to bear it. They have
presented to them the alternative 10 either hight oi
leave. and they prefer the latter. have talked
with many in relation to returning 10 tne n'a'cs
from which thev came, and all nave ansWereu tna'
under no circumstance We're ihey "IIllhe ~ I'LL,
One old man landed at w WyandOtte some eleht "cehf
ago-nearly one hundred years old, TOO old 10 work
was there without a penny, without y crust .,
bread almost destitute Of clothing; ana heh 5shc9
how he got there he said that his children nae
brought him along, and when they leIb ot' hp'ii'
the boat about 10 shove on ana ieave III u y
standing the shore. OF course he felt Daily an
the children discovered il, and the deck-hahu,
told hlm to get aboard and he ala sO some one o'u
to him, Old man what do you expect 20 90 hele ~
Kansas 1ou have no money, you are ol, VI VI VI i. @
you are poorly clad, too old to work what can you
do ANYHOW The old fellow replied, press tHe
Lord, Massa, kin DIE here i'll free Kansas
WHY KANSAS WAS CHOSEN.
"Is there any particular reason why theY seeh
Kansas rather than other parts OF the countr5
They seem to look upon Kansas as the lsraeiites o
old looked upon the Promised Land. so far, even
the leaders in the movement have failed TO turn Ihe
tide of grafton away hallSdS. sumo
been sent into Illinois and into other States
rsman,ne there only short time, however, and
then coming TO Kansas. Why II Is do not Know
unless il arises from the fact that Kansas has ALWAYS
been known and recognized throughout the country
as a land of freedom, where protection 70 every
human being who obeys the law is freely gwen
''What do you consider will be the effect of the
movement on Kansas, in u business point of view
81 am inclined to the opinion that it will have bu
little effect upon Kansas IL must be borne in minc
that there is only about one-third of the lands o.
Kansas in cultivation to-day; that Kansas is grea
agricultural State. Millions of acres are yet TO of
put under the plough. am of the opinion that ii
the means could be obtained TO form small colonies
not to exceed thirty families in a group, colon
ization would be the best plan for settling tht
coored people / would also alot not more than
from forty to eighty acres of land to family. ANY
industrious colOred man with an ordlnarY-slzeo
family can make very good living on forty acres
and If he manages reasonably well can save some
thing The great trouble in this western country
is that too much land s owned IN proportion 10 ,le
amount mt under cultivation. Again, these col
onies should be distributed throughout the Wcs'
and not remain too closely together; Some three oI
four colonies have been established IN Kansas oy
| cOlorcd people, and are successful"
"WOuld you consider Il advisable for any coored
immigrant to come without certain amount aihoI ~
would not but when life and the rights and liber-
ties of human being are involved, 1t IA question
whether policy should govern in determining what i
should be done. II the South would give 10 Ihe
negro fnll protection of life and property, coupled
with the exercise of the full political rights, to the
same extent that is given to the white man. WIN
| equal advantages for educating their children, II
would be better for them TO remain there. Bnt II
they are denied all any one of these rights, they
should leave and 90 where these rights VIII De give
| Them. have no manner of doubt of the capacity
of the colored people to maintain themselves under
reasonably far opportunities. In fact, think they
will do so wherever tue white man VIII:
" What do you think will be the final results ol
the exodus p-" That is very difficult question 70
answer | should say that this migration will
continue to flow to the North for many years. In
my judgment this is one of the greatest questions
that our country has had TO so I've for many years
and so far we have not given it the importance to
which il is entitled. It is not small matter to
transfer two millions of colored men to this country
from the South. This will be done unless the South
wakes up to sense of iustice and gives the coored
man protection for his life and his property, and
guarantees to him full free and complete exercise
of his political rights under the law, and an oppor-
tunity Of educating his children"