The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-21
a WILD AND yIs.cSAHT MOVE

A WILD AND VISIONARY MOVE
MENr.
The unrest and ditcontent which
the colored people Of the South pc
riodically display is great misfortune
to the race. They are continually
longing for Observation-Disclosures
castles in the sir-and suffering ditap-
pointments on account OF their hsllu'
c.natious and sell-delusions. As soon
as one bubble explodes they com
mencs blowing up another. Credu-
lous, ignorant aud naturally supe'sd-
tious they embrace and enthusiastically
support the most absurd vagaries, and
they seem to learn nothing by failure
and experience. When 1t WAS an
nounced, ten years ago, that ship
would leave Charleston, 8. O., for Ii
IBERIA, the negroes seemed TO
think that one vessel could car
nv the entire colored population
Of the South and Thousands
ruthed to Charleston, and it required
the police to keep them from taking
iorclble possession Of the ship. They
had neither clothes nor money, but
they were determined to go to Literiar
without any purpose or object in view
The ship made the voyage to Libeiiai
the negro passengers were huddltd TO-
gether like 80 many sheep; we're ex-
posed to the sun, rain and the chilling
night winds, and, without food Of
medicine, all suffered, aud many dice
on the voyage. Those that reached
Liberia found themselves among
strangers, naked, penniless and hun
gy. Every one Of the survivors re
turned home, and Look upon the ex
petition as a horIid dream. The
exodus 10 Kansas few years ago wal
followed by the Fame results. 1
seems the misery and sufferings ed
ia sd upon the negr oes by such folly
ought to learn them some practica
sense. But they are again seized will
discomfort. They are flooding Con
gress with petitions praying for tn
passp 90 Of bill appropriating none!
to be expended FOR the transportation
OF the co.ored race to Liberia, The,
petition for an appropriation OF $40
for each emigrant aud enough to sup
port themselves aud families for 81,
months. OF coune such an appro
priation would create mania 10
| emigration TO Liberia, and ii is safe +
say that 4 100000 of the 100000 O
negroes 10 the United Siats would b
ready for the voyage. Work woulC
be abandoned, labor disarrangtd d, ant
there would be great suffering, an,
the expense OF 4,000,00 of emigrant
at $500 per head would bankrupt tn
government. Neither Liberia no
Africa would prtys suitable HON
for the negro. The experiment mad
! a few years ago shows that the ne
groes who return to Africa die as fas
as the whites. The only thin
the emiRrants would find woul
be graves and wild and barbarous say
: ages. The blacks cannot be made I
. see the folly Of such movement
I and it is the duty OF the whites I
save them from the sufeings the
propose to entail upon themselves.
a the bridge OF boats spoken OF b
4 Henry Clay were TO cross the Atlant
ocean from shore to shore, and COZ
tinuous procession of negroes We're
l keep steadily marching, the dali
4 birth rate would more than kee
G pace with the number daily departiD
' The sensible negroes have no desi
to venture to Africa. The dark c ont
: Deut has no charms for them. OF u
G l27 petty African tribes which fu
G niehed the saves to the fields OF Il
# South there isnot one negro OF oil u
10000 that knows or cares to kno
. to which tribe he belong
1t The negro is here to sta
l. The new mauia for Libsr
n will run its course. But so long as
exists it will do much injury TO u
+ colored people, for 1t produces disco
10 tent md a longing for change whit
is intelirres with their future progreI
a. S long ss the heads OF the negroes Q
= filed with Utopian schemes = som
y thing that Is impract'cable and imp
s. sible--they will not see the inevitat
n dest nv which m ,kss them en- integ
"a part OF the American people, and s.
tie down to labor, economy and leal
U ing the arts by which wealth is