The daily gazette., 1880-11-20
100000 Negroes for Mexico.


WHAT is REPORTED TO BE A CON-
CERTED MOVEMENT NOW RIPE IN
THE SOUTH.
NEW YORK, Nov. 18.-Relative
to another Southern exodus, Gen,
Conway to-day stated that at the
present time there were organiza-
tions of colored men in all the
Southern States that have for their
ultimate object the removal to other
parts of the country. Every mem
Der of these organizations has more
or less money. AT the present time
they are known as benevolent
organizations, brotherhoods, etc., of
one kind or another. No man can
become a member unless he has
some money, and no idle or shiftless
person can get place in them.
"At present thay number 100000
persons, and at slgnal," said Gen.
Conway, "they will move." When
the Vicksburg convention was held
last year to consider the exodus
movement strong feeling was
manifested among the blacks to
keep up the movement, and not
place any reliance upon the prom
ises of the southern people that they
would treat colored men with more
consideration in the future, but the
advice of Gen. Conway and others
was taken, and they determined to
wait, though in the meantime to
make such preparation that, if they
should be forced to leave, they
would 90 prepared to begin life in
other scenes und under better
auspices. "Well," said Gen. Con-
way, "the election came on, and
bulldozing began. They were treat
ed as bad as ever; the crops were
gathered, and they were cheated
right and left the old scenes were
re-enacted. Mr.. Browne telegraphs
that the blacks are leaving pen men.
These are MOI members Of the organ =
cations l have referred to, for they won't |
move until the word 10 given. They are |
people made desperate by their wrongs |
and suffsrings. Some Of them, perhaps,
have not more than money enough to |
.ake them to st. Louis, but they feel that /
no fate can be harder than theirs has been,
md that no change cali hurt them. This
4 a new and dangerous feature of the
,xodus movement that IL very serious
'or for it shows that the blacks are de-
ermined to leave. Last year the exodus
would have reached astonishing proper
ions,if the advice of its friends had not
prevailed, but 10 looks now as If the bull
losing and oppression of this year had
'endsrsd the people desperate, and they
Will 20 now.
ain tn t,vent," 1t was inquired, "what
A Ill the South do for ibo 2"
THAT Is the problem the South will
nave to solve. The Southern people in
he near future, will have to devote
themselves to som thing besides politics,
and cheating the ignorant
blacks. How to raise their crops will
Dc the question of the future"
0But where are the blacks to go, and
low are they to be provided for"
"a company has been organized with
!. M. Woodward, of New Rochelle, at
r. head, and hereafter the exodus will
IA conducted on business principles.
,syen hundred thousand acres of land
laye already been purchased In New
N exico, and more will be acquired as it
\ needed, The movement will be con-
Iucted by business men on business
,rinciples, The emigrants from the
,outh will be treated just as any others
rom foreign countries. Colonies, with
sta blisbed land will be bought. The
condition Of the blacks must improve"