Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-01-13
An EXODUS FROM SOUTH CARO-

We publish elsewhere from the Charleston
Ners ard Courier interviews had with the
senators and members OF Congress from
South Carolina as to the probable effect of the
negro exodus from that State by the Wash
ington correspondent OF that paper. 1t will
be seen that, like the traditional "indepen-
dent" who declined Noaf's offer of a seat in
the ark on the first day of the deluge, they
don't think it is going to be much of shower
after all. In this opinion they are supported
by the press of the State, which, while con-
Tossing possible temporary Inconvenience
by the loss of what they freely bear testimony
is good labor, think it Will ultimately be to
the benefit OF the State, which will shortly
replace the negroes with white immigrants.
The Orangeburg Tins believes that an inter
change of population with the North and
West would be beneficial to the South.
The colored man would have the advantage
" OF what he regards as the superior influence
of Northern civilization, and the South
" would enjoy the advantage OF a more no.
mOgeneous population and prospective
reign of political tranquility" The Edge
field Monitor states that the people of that
district regard "the exodus with feelings of
the most truly utter indifference, and feel
that if the negroes must go or rule, they
have chosen the wIsest course, and we COM
mend them for it," The Edgefeld A9rer-
tiser' says the country "wiII not feel the move
except perhaps in the fact that the thou
sand outgoing negroes were all voters. But
should the exodus continue-and certainly
the colored people have every right to go If
they deem it best-of course the farmers
" generally would be seriously embarrassed;
" and the only remedy which seems practi-
" cable is to replace them with thrifty and !
" industrious foreign element. In our opin-
" ion-with the kindest possible feelings to- |
" ward Genealogical county could lose |
" many thousands of negroes and be all the /
" better off" The Anderson Journal sees in
the movement "lesson for the land owner |
" plain enough, and that is, that intelligent
" ullers OF the soil should be secured as
" rapidly as they can be accommodated, so
: as to hasten the coming of the time when
: the industries of the country cannot be
8 blocked and labor denoralized by the
midnight harangues of some design
: ing incendiary. The negro is free
and Tree to go when he sees proper, and
when he goes it should be only to make
room for some one more reliable" The
Rock Hill Herald deplores the exodus, but
believes that "the evil will be corrected
until the negro can comprehend the true
position of the Southern white man to-
ward his race" The Anderson Iatetligence,.
Idmits that his loss 'may Inconvenience us
some in the cotton-fe'd, but it will help us
at the ballOt-box." For that reason the
Aeowee Courier says: "Let-the exodus con-
tinue little longer" Other equally infiu-
ntial papers have expressed themselves in i
ne same vein. The Charleston Neps and y
ouIIer, the leading newspaper Of tie State,
5 becomes Its position, takes more conser-
alive view, and while admitting that cit is T
quite likely that, IN some instances, the /
colored people have been unfairly dealt t
WITH" says "the State cannot undertake to &
regulate the wages, the rental of land, or I"
the price of food and clothing. The most n
that can be expected or desired is, that IA
every act OF oppression shall be exposed, g
and its recurrence prevented. There q
is strong feeling of sympathy with the q
colored people in South Carolina. and
whenever they show that they have been in
by any public officer they will Il
quickly obtain redress. But they must raise d,
up their voices in complaint and protest, ci
they have any thing 10 com plain of W
or to protest against" This is both fair and "
st. But fairer still, and much more bust :;
ss-like, is the opinion OF the Laurens in
erald, that at ,rW not do to shu our cues TO tn
he fact that If Tie present emigration ferer H
r'aoug The negroes IS not obatea By SOME means. dr.
he agricultural interests Of the country must m,
ig6er severely. Ind il these interests suffer, Sc
oanaeree and olaHryaetures and euery ether in Sc
crest must suffer IN corresponding deqree. III
twN not do to treat the matter lightly, and sau in
Let the Niger side We need has services, he
md IL is too late nor 10 look elseChere for wi
u6sti;ute-the m'tchtalked Of ,rlste i,amiq7a- n!
ion." Senators Wade Hampton and But wi
and all the representatives in Congress tra
m South Carolina, wsuld do well to paste wqq
sc words,of the Laurens HeiuH in their
Is and read them three times day. res
ey are much more statesman-like than rds
Tthing they have uttered on the same sub At
!, and will strike thoughtful men of what POI
r party as sound and sensible. t tSI