New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-28
FLEEING FROM OPPRESSION.
,o1nRFn REFUGEES GOING TO LIBERIA.

COLORED REFUGEES GOING TO LIBERIA
ONE HUNDRED MIN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN
Ills CITY WAITING FOR A VEssEI1-THE STORY
OF THEIR WRONGS.
The company Of colOred refugees from Arkan-
sas which arrived IN this city Friday is beng tempo
rarily sheltered at the ColOred Young Mems Chfls
tan Association rooms in West TweniysiNtFsl
There are 100 persons in ALBA men, 33 women
and 43 children. Most OF them are poorly cad
having on the clothes in which they were
recently at work IN the heids Although not
entirely destitute. they have very little money
The men stood most OF the time the hall yesterday al
the front windows talking their present SITUATION
with one another Around the room tue women
sat in chairs apparently ve.y disconsoiate not
even speaking much 10 ono another AT the lar
end OF the room num0er OF children were
lying sick on bu1dlcs OF bedding which me refugees
brought with them. Damn. the day doctor threaded
lis way among the groups about The floor, administer
ing medicines to the children. many OF whom con-
traced Gods and throat during TIE journey
In a room adjoining ttat in which the refugees are
ouarerod several young coored women Of the Co"ren
Lldcs' Aid Society were busy making articles oil co'"
irg FOR the children.
An old MANTLE patriarch % the company-"''n lIo'
gray hair and beard expressed willingness 10 relate
the story OF the wrongs that had driven them away
from Their homes the close Of the war most oil us
he sud- continued work the old plantations ioro our
oil masters. Some arranged To work ior - ana 7Io
month and some FOR 40 cents daY' o.
al the highest, 80 cents dav. large NUMBER
worried l7rd On the half aud twohlrds system. BY tins
svs,,m The owner Of tie land permitted bis land TO
be Tiled or one-halfor onc-thrd Of the net products
the colorcd farmer furnishing his labor all the tools
and paving all the exocnscs connected Win g'tung inc
cotton ready haled for market TIE he-io
making n contract to work piece o. Tau"
WIS obliged 10 sivea lien on mules wagon and what
ff.f q n L
contract The landowner would not allow him TO plant
more than four acres III corn aud required all the rest
10 70 planted In cotton. a. consequence thty
were obliged 10 my meal and nonr ana Other nee
always poor dt the beginning oil th year 10 paw ou
Sray 'u...u the crops were harvested AMI We were
obliged 10 get our coming ana PI Pro-, ''osa nm
the landowners many % Mi-o.n yc,"
Tie planttone. or made arI3hScn'n'S VIZ
some reliant 20 run us until the end of the year
In this were compelled 10 pay cN"ioithh' PIIc,r
ilr everything bought / have bills I'D my
corn meal at - 30 to So barrel An he.c fellows
lp3uiiYg with GRIM laugh to the group that had gam
paving all The bs there very little lefi In iac'
me most Of us found ourselves behind after
Squared I'''I Il was only by cxt,Sme careful
ana by raising few chickens ana w-'ef m i
~ get along at all. From bad beginning AT the co.e
Of tue wax grew wore and worse, nn,H we hdd 10
Yes the stores about the cructics practised upon
the rored people are rue Ten years aso 'hcy o3 Ms
w"uld make MS snf that we had raised with
them and should vote with them. IL became
last election they made threats that u any d. Nicer
would vote the Republican ucact thty "ohlH pop ms
d head of. They had CaunOus at tie court house
where the polls were, ana were aIMtd. MAN.
we ourselves had were Obliged 10
hide I'm the trees and IN out-o The places where
they could not be found. The coorcd men dd not dare
[ 20 the polls.
About three years ago we made up our minds to
leave the country at tho earliest opportunity We hr'
secret meetings at enc aDCthers houses ana lh me
TapCcmeuts II possible 10 plant COLONY IN that couu
try If 1t found desirable. Tho deleghtes
went 10 Liberia two years ago. ABOUT d
vclr ago one OF then-Dr Staniord-:etiTAcd ann Ie-
ported favoraby OF the country since which time every
eGo,t las been made TO get ready 10 start We
would have starred long ago. but we cou'd never
After great many negroes broke up hhu
went 10 Kansas the landowners di1 much better or @
while, as TO induce US to stay and II vas IN ,'5
way that we laid up what money we nave We lcccl''u
a letter rot long ago from Dr. stanford. now ~
Liberia, stating tat The Governor oi Lihcrla hdd
made grant Of 10000 o land twenty -hVe acres
10 e Gwen to each married ana ten acres 10 each
SINGLE man The Associ1tiOnis composed ~ companies OF
one INJURED members, with "a president. secretary
treasurer and three directors Thtre DINER com
/ panics in Arkansas VINO intend TO folio" us -.
The refugees ready TO start Week ago last iI
day After getting down to the wharf thrir baggage
was s'zed. and they were compelled 10 pay Po. tN
of - so The ar amount being 81 30. Many OF them
| had already paid ior the current year uuu Apili
and had their tax receipts. They took passage on
,tealnboat aud went up the MSsl-sppl ana the ONO
10 Cucnn lti where they took train on TIE ftHhsyl
yauia Railroad for New ork. arriving here tIday LAST
AZ meeting ~ the committee OF the Coored Young
Mem Christian Association yesterday It was decided "a
maze an appeal for ala Tor the refugees In All OF the cor
oied Of the cty todav steps were also ake
to secure them quarters until the next snip sails 0i
Liberia. which is not until about May l.
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