New-York tribune., 1880-04-07

Atchinson nine-tenths OF them were IN destitute
dition, and that many of them were diseased. They
were taken charge of by the city authorities the Mayor
and Common Council having appointed committee ol
citizens to aid In aleviatDg the wants OF the destitute
negroes Regarding the desrability Of this immigration
the witness said the universal sentiment prevailed 10
the northern part Of the State that they dernent
to the State because they and do not pro-
duce anything, and also because LARGE numcer OF them
who are able to Work will not work Edwards g. Mills and
r. B. Moris both citizens OF Atchison gave testimony
supporting that OF Mr. Solomon
Charlton II. Tandy coored president Of the st. Louis
Refugee Relief Board presented to the committee me-
mortal signed by about 100 prominent white and col
oed citizens of st. Louis urging Congress to investigate
the OF the exodus The memorial is accompanied
by the afdavts and written statements of number OF
coOrod emiTants relating the treatment Of colored
people In the South Referring to these statements the
memOr. oil says:
The story is about the same in each instance great
prvat0n and want from rent 6xacted for land
injected with murder Of their coored neighbOrs and
hreats OF personal violence to themselves The tone OF
day and Christmas by the Concurrent testimony seem
TO nave been appointed for killing the smart men, while
robbery ana personal violence In one form or another
seem to have run the year round
The memorial concludes as follows;
We submit that the great migration OF NEGROES from
the South in itself is fact that overbears ali conradic
tion, and proves concusvey that great causes must
exist the South to accounC for IT, Here they are in
multltufes-nOt men alone, but women and children
old. mlad Gagged ana yOung-witn common consent
etvDg their old homes In natural climate and facing
storms and unknown dangers to Northern Kansas
Whyf Among them all there htte said of hope the
iulure--t is all or fear in the past. They arc
not drawn by the attractions OF Kansas; they
are driven by the terrors OF Mississippi
they unanimous IN their unalt rable determination
not 70 return. We protest against the Gii enl
necessities impeDg this exodus and against the Viola
ton OF common right natural and Constitutional
10 be OF most frequent occurrence ia places named and
We ark such action at the hauds Of our Re atyes
and Government shall yostizIe the full cxteut o.
the leading 10 TINS unnatural state or Affairs and
protect lhe people from its Continuance and not only
protect liberty and ife but enforce law and order
This memorial is signed by about seventyhvc promi-
nent white citizens OF st. Louis. mostly Republicans.
Among other signatures those OF Ex-Governor
Thomas G. Fletcher, exUnted States Senator j. b
Henderson, Judge John T. DnJn. Judge Lewis Colts:
chalk and exJudge David Wagner, Johu W. Noble, ex-
United States District-Attorney, William McKee, pub
Usher Of The ST. Louis Globe Democrat, Rufus Campon.
United States Pension Agent and David r. Dyer, ex-
member OF Congress-
Mr. randv produced sOTne documentary evidence
which the witness claimed showed Outrageous extOrIi0n
On tue part Of southern stOrekeepers their dealing,
with colored people The witness quoted remark nde
TO him by refugee, who said II vote the kepubli
can ticket, wakes up tie next morning In grave
yard" Mr. Tandy Thought at least 10000 refugees had
passed. through the hands OF hs Relief Board and that
the exodus would never cease until tue Southern whites
stop the crueues they practice on the colOred people,