The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-03-19
ENOuGH.

Mr. s. F. Griffin, coiored man who
came here from GAINESVILLE, Tennessee,
last November, is in receipt of letter
from his brother At that place, in which
he states that about / 800 colored people
will leave that neighborhood during the
months of March and April for Kansas.
The most of them have means TO get
land and be self-supporting at once
Commonwealth.
CINcINSATI, Ohio, March 12.-The
exodus fever seems 10 be striking the
colnred people OF Kentucky. il party OF
twenty-five left the vicinity of Elizabeth
town Tor Kansas, yesterday, aud other
colonies are forming IN the locality.
Large parties are also passing Up from
points on the L. & n. b. railroad, and Il
big squad, day or two ago, left Beaver
dam. on the Paducah road.
We Suppose there is no doubt but that
the colored people, ar "a great portion of
them, AT least, must leave the south
They are so badly treated that il is
worse than death TO longer remain there.
Their removal maybe the solving of the
difficulties between the two sections OF
the country, aud that they must come
north seems To be an admitted fact on
The part of all who are willing to do
them justice But we think
it time Ia say plainly that
il will be To the interests of the colored
people, those already here and those veto
come, if they would direct their course 10
some other state. In plain English,
Kansas has enough of the exodus. 1t
may be very fine showing of philan-
ihropy on the part of the Roston kid
glove gentlemen and other eastern hu-
manilarians 10 issue circulars and scatter
throughout the south, inviting the color
cd people to come TO Kansas. But there
are few practical questions which stare
the exOdusier in the face on his arrival
here, one Of which is, Where is my
bread and OUTER to come fromG" The
comparative few who are able to take
care of themselves borrow little trouble
about this question. There is land for
them, which, after years Of toll and pri-
vation, they may bring into cultivation
\ and make themselves comfortable. But
\ to the large proportion who must depend
on their daily labor, it ought 10 be plain
! " stated, there is no room for you. The
| supply of laboreTs here Is far above the
/ demand. Kansas has done her utmost
in raising supplies for those who have
already come, and can not reasonably be
asked to do more. If these people are
coming here under the impression, AS
many of them evidently are, that the
people will support them, our state au-
liberties should take steps at once to re-
move the deception. We have free
dom" here by the acre. We are over.
flowing with it. But it is necessary
To have other means Of sustenance
The people of Kansas are poor. The
vast majority of them are struggling to
get a start in the world. They are oblig
ed to do their own labor and are not able
10 hire. They arc in no way prepared ia
contribute of their hard earnings to sup
port the coming thousands OF coiored
pcopie. These facts ought to be laid be
fore the deludrd sOuihernerS at once. Lei
them turn their eyes to other states, wherC
work is more plenty, where there arr
farms To rent. and where the people arr
much more able and better prepared Il
take care of them. Let them go to New
England and the Middle states. indiana
ought to be- well supplied, because tina
state has pcrSistcntly sustained the politi
cal policy which has resulted in drivin:
them from their southern homes o
course we do not advise IA resort To an,
iorciblr means To- keep ont these peopl'
> who are fleeing from oppression an'
} degradation. We recognize the fac
: that they must leave The south
; We simply wish to call the attention
of those who have il in their power Il
direct the matter. To the fact that it is no
; To the colored peoples interest to com
here in any greater numbers, and to urg
, them Ia turn the tide in some other d
rection. Kansas has enough of the E.
udus.