The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1880-03-05

The testimony about the exodus y
all 10 the same effect upon one point,
and that the most important point m
VOWED in the investigation. The ne
proes were not :. fleeing from oppres-
sion" There was no oppression from
which to Zee. This was the case ~
North Carolina, as has been shown ny
ample testimony No doubt the tecii-
monv from the other parts Of the South
from which there has been any con-
siderable movement Of negroes Will De
10 the same effect. The testimony of
lie refugees from the Lower MISSISSIPPI
~ has already been taken by reporters
ANA otherunoilicial examiners in 81. Lou-
/. ana IN Kansas and the refugees have
agreed that politics. either 81 parues
pr Of races, had nothing whatever 10
do with their departure. The uni'cr-
sal desire TO better ones condition ac-
counted for some part 81 the migration'
though this desire has been disappoini-
cd ia every case thus lar reported.
The devices Of railroad runners ana OF
land agents accounted for much more.
The testimony taken OF an enngrant
from North Carolina, who seems TO De
a man Of sense and honesty, shows
natural disposition 10 put the best face
possible upon what has turned out 70 De
foolish action. He does allege
that the laws Of North Carolina
are in some particulars hard upon the
negrocs-not, Of course. as negroes,
but as tenants and laborers-and he
declares further that the laws are not
fairly administered between whites ana
NEGROES IN all cases. Without detail
ca knowledge Of the conditions OF
society in North Carolina il Is i'm
possiblc TO make out how much fonnda-
lion there is for this charge. We need
not sav that il behooves the people OF
North Carolina and of every other
: Southern State to see 10 IL that there
shall he no foundation whatever for
{ such A charge either against the law OF
Y AGAINST those who administer II. The
LEGISLATION Of Congress makes IT All but
! impo.-ible that any law should be
a passed which dscrIminates between
whites and blacks. and in deed no such
= discrimination is alleged. All tha'
I, seems 10 be alleged is that classes, o.
which the negroes compose MAJORITY
are held to obligations which are irk'
!. some and which they consider UNFAIR
= and this If course l. thing which i
likely TO happen in any country AZ any
p time. Such accusations a. are maze
~ against the courts are too Intangible
"a be dealt with satisfactorily. bu
N the southern people must perceive ina
N N behooves them. alike as q matter
dntv and A. a matter III policy. to max
,he enualitv u all men before the lay
~ established and an undisputed fact
=. nothing i charged which can. by eve
ne the most reckless partisanship- pe ue'
IN ~ cribed rs oppression. In truth ~
~ not 10 be supposed that single Gas
'cs Of what can fairly be Subscribed coui
ny occur in any Southern State witho'
81 being known al. over the counti
IN within week and brought 10 the
~ tention IL every reader OF our kepuDl
~ can contemporaries. The Two sc
ID ond-hand murders" which were son
NJ time since inventoried as the polite
~ capital Of the Republican party Tor Y
", canvass Of 1850 have not been increase
sii IN number. II is not scofing. but spea
ies inc seriously. to say that fresh poh
c.ss' cal murder or clear case OF ''proscri
ius tion' in the South would be wor
cv- many votes to that party The intere
csc az the party lies in fomenting outrag
req and in giving to any outrages WIN
ale may occur the widest possible puoll
are itv. To suppose that a political rel
me 81 terror exists or has existed IN a
are part II any Southern State and has =
% been fully made known i TO arrai
'lth the managing politicians Of the Rep'
ne lican party for gross Incompetence
'rm crime Of which most people will h
eIi them guiltless. The testimony. Z
ear there has been no such condition
des things in those parts Of the South fr
or which the so-called exodus has p
ere cecded is therefore precisely what ev'
oop sensible and unbiased person would
raw ~, IN World.
fine