The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-06-02
LETTER FROM KANSAS.
The Exodus QuestiOn-HOw the Kansas
Whites Feel Toward the NegrO-TrOu-
blesOme COmplicatiOns-POli Etc.
Extract Of letter written by tourist from
Mississippi, dated,

Extract % letter written by tourist from
Mississippi. dated,
MAxHATrAS. KANSAS, May p 1880.
There are large numbers Of negroes at To
oeka-and about 200 more here. They are
in cabins mot so good generally a. ours and
in the suburbs Of the town. l have visited
some Of them and conversed. and when l had
opportunity sounded for the general sentl-
meut. both among the whites and negroes, de
void of partisan coloring. 1t IS about as 1ol
lows. 4 general belief existed Il think hon
estly) a. to the highly coloreI reports Of bad
treatment received by the negroes in the south
This idea Is being moderated as the people
come in contact with the negro. There Is no
doubt that among all classes they are greatly
disappointei in the negro--in their concep-
ton OF his ability and Of his oft told wrongs
They are willing, for such as are here TO re-
main. but want no more. II the poor Negro
must move froI1 the South they all prefer for
him TO 90 10 Iowa. Indiana, Ohio, or some other
state. They do not want him in any numbers
here. They do not get a much for their work
here as the ordinary white laborer-trom one
fourth 70 one-third less. Yesterday, met a
strong negro man, who has been here for
wears. He said his wages were $40 month
and board, and he was glad 10 get that /
met another, who got 20 cents day ana tet
himself. Another 81 and fed An old woman
said her husband got only about - cents a
day. Il was mighty hard TO get any work.
and 1t was 50 hard to get any wood. They had
90 bring their wood "A long way s--duu lpE CIV Ell
what they could pick up, they had To work tor
IL. tor the owner of the wood land.
The school question here Is looming up as a
running sore. when the negroes are in any
numbers, IN any given locality The mutter-
ings are low and threatening and separate
schools must be had. The negroes generally
attend the primaries The whites are keeping
their little ones back from school to such an
extent in some towns, as to deprive their
children of educational advantages, and the
little ''eNodusters' vlctors ia possession
OF the primary departments in some of the
towns. The law as II stands does not admit
of separation Many farmers, who from SYM
pathy and political bias took negroes on their
lands now openly confess great disappolnt-
ment. and say they won work steadily rs long
as Won will give or do for them. They don
like either their constant begging for bread.
milk etc. and inability TO get and keep con
stantly at work in the towns; they are not
considered desirable addition to the poPu-
latiou.
Still from political standpoint the Re-
publicaus tstalwarts,) are mad and disap-
pointed. because the negroes, somehow, don
vote the Republican ticket at the South. They
can't see how they could under any clrcum-
stances not do SO. 1t is their fixed and ina
lieuable right to do SO, and if they don do SO,
there must certainly be fraud or intimidation
for how could the negro be otherwise than
Republican, Again, the negro has been used
almost sOlIdIy against temperance, and this -
not liked. lie is too easily controlled, and IS
disappointing the strictly moral class.
Now. as to the negro himself; he is about as
much disappointed in his expectations here,
as were the white people in theirs. They have
not realized what they anticipated. They are
open in this expression-still | can I discover
4 prevailing sentiment to return. The older
ones would like to return-the younger ones
generally would not return They all feel
hat they have made leap, and must abide
by II, as il Is teo far and TOO much trouble and
expense to return. 1 think majority here
after a years experience, regret that they did
not remain in the South.
For the first time in years, in many places
Democratic Clubs are being formed, where
none ever existed before. The stalwart idea
does not 90 down readily heretofore
l think sectional feeling is on the waue. The
leaders are using all the old rallying cries
about the war here, but it Is not NEE ting with
as ready response. ! am confident the tone OF
feeling IS improving towards the South.
OF course, the prejudices are still promin-
ent, and must necessarily continue so for a
long time. Yet under all this, is a deep-seated
idea, that the policy being pursued by the Re-
publican party is too unfriendly, and il would
be well for change; and there is a growing
desire among growing class of moderate Re-
publicans that a new deal Is necessary and I
must be had as the old party has done its
work. =