The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-11-25
A THREATHNED EXODUS.
Ihou'ands OF Southern Negroes Preparing
To Settle In Now Mexico and Other West
ern Sections.
From the Sprina6tld Reuut,icn,..

From the Springfield RepntIcn.
A negro exodus of unusual dimensiops
! is said To be preparing In tho South, and
.. I. Browne, a Quaker, who has been
laboring among tho negroes of Louisiana
ana Alabama says thousands of colored
people are leaving pell-mell. Informa-
ton nom other sources indicate that al
parts OF the South Is probable this Vim
ter
Being questioned with regard to tho
matter at Now York, Con T.. W. Con.
way said that at the present time there arc
organizations or colOred men I'm all the
,"aahern ,a 'i,i states that have for their nlh-
mate object removal 10 other parts of the
country. Every member of these or
ganiZations has moro or less money. At
III present time they are known az be.
ncsolent associations, "brotherhoods"
or one Kind or another. &c. No man can
become member unless no has some
money, and no idle or shiflIess person
can get place In them. AT present they
number 1000 persons, and, 'at q sig.
nal" said Gen. Conway, "they viii
move" When the Vicksburg C0nven.
tion was hold last year to consider the
exodus movement, strong feeling was
manifested among the blacks to keep up
the movement, and not place any reliance
on the promises NJ the Southern people
that they would treat The colored MEN
with moro consideration In the future.
But the advice OF Gen. Conway and 9th.
efs was taken. and they determined to
wait, though In tho meantime making
such preparations that II they should
DO forced TO leave, they go prepared to
begin life In other scenes and under bet
ter auspices. "Well." said Gen. Conway.
''the election came on and the bulldozinr
began. They wero treated rs badly as
ever. The crops were gathered, and they
were cheated right and left. The old
scenea were re-enactod. Mr.. Browne tel
eBraphs that the blacks arc leaving pell-
NEIL. These are not members of the or.
YaniZationS have referred to, for thoy
won't move until the wortl IL given, II It
must be given. They are people made
desperate by their wrongs and guffergings.
some OF them perhaps have not more
money than will take them to st. Louis.
put they feel that no fate can be harder
than theirs has been, and no change can
hurt them. This is II new and danger
GUS feature OF the exodus q movement
that is very serious for the South. for il
shows that the blacks are determined to
leave. Last year the exodus would have
reached astonishing proportions IT the
advice OF friends had not prevailed. But
1t looks now us II the bull-dozing and
oppression Of this year had rendered the
people desperate, and they will go now"
Qnestion-In that event WIN at will tho
South do for its labor?
Gen. Conway-That is tho problem thu
South will have to solve. Tho Southern
people in tho near future will nave 10
turn themselves to something besides
politics and bulldozing aud cheating the
ignorant biacks. How to raise their
crops will be tho question of the future.
Question But where aro the blacks 10
go and how are they to bc provided for?
organized with J. NJ. Woodward, of New
Rochelle, ut its hoad, and hereafter the
exodus will be conducted on business
principles. Seven hundred thousand
acres Of land have already been purchas-
quircd as it is needed. The movement
will bo conducted by business men on
business principles. The emigrants from
the South will be treated jus. ::s any 9TH
ers from foreign countries. Colonies
VIII ho established and land will be
bought. The condition of tho blacks
must improve