Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-09

A Charleston special says Allusion iins
nbeady been mace IN the World 10 the
movement among the negroes living in the
rafanpsb VALLEY, of Bmpveil, All en-, Hamp-
Ton, ard Beaufort couutles. to.ardsa whole
slii exodus a. ArkansaE, which they cali tine
" land Of PROMISE" Similar movements
~ Lesser importance have been attempted
h. Lancaster. Marlboro, Chesterfield, and
other counties. small parties from Ap-
pietOn aDd Completion. IN BarUweii county,
have already zone. but these viii no; nuD-
bcr more thar three hundred The move
ueni has been stirred M by strange white
Nor. WIN represent Themselves 10 be adj
yenrr tickri.arents of railroad companies.
! bese men bavP mingled freely with the
necTOfs ard hTye told them wonderful sfo-
IIss ~ Arkansas. AS they have collected
snail amounts from each intended emigrdni
~ advance. mary think thai tsf'y are swim
dir. other say thai fhev are agents gei-
TIM hands Tor mines and railrOad builders
glorious picture j. panied al the
promised land. Special trains afe promised
"a take every body on January IL, with
bar d. playing and iranu,,rs flying. Iber
vii he sleepins-clrs anu special dining
chr without extra charge. The fUe vii
be only go and bacengp; children anu
doeE vii b. taken free. special agents viii
accompany the emigr ants and show then
the beauties Of the country they pas
til 0uch. The agents tell them thai fhey
Will b. able a. secure rennneTa i've employ
meDt, q, .oOn - they reach Arkansas, n
docfcrs, lawyers. clerks IN stnres, preach
ers, teacneTE, and IL all the pro-
LESSONS and business n which white
men are employed here. They say
that thcre are no race distinctions There nj
al that white aud cOiOrpd children GO 10
She same schools, and That white CHILDREN
are taugh; by eOlOred teachers. Both races
30 10 the same churches and have preach
or without respect 10 color, eXccp; TINT
cOioTed preachers are more largely IN de-
nand than their white brothers. IN 90
cietv both rlces minele freely together.
Colored women walk arm in-arn with
white women IN the streets, III together In
the pari0s, and eaf together At the SAM
table. White people employ cOlOred doe
tors and lawyers a. freely u they do those
Of their own colOr The political future l.
said 10 be especially bright, ~ now most oil
the offices IN The State and counties are
flied ~ cOlOreG men.
Common held-laborers are promised their
board and s5O month. Cooks ran make
$40 10 $50 aid Others in proportion. Nc
iaboTer- are expected 10 work beyond SIX
hours day. and all farmers invite their
lshOier 10 dine ith them. The pruduc-
iivenes- Of the Arkansas soil II painted IN
glow ing colOrs. Corn requires no egltiva-
tiOu und yields lOO bushels al acre. Cotton
has nuly To 10 planted once, and e. grows
like tree. One Tree often yields . bale.
Coffee. ter, mollsses. and sugar grow wild.
B0r>es. hogs, and cIttic run wild through
the woods anc are considered common
property.
These and such silly stories are believed
by the negroes In spite Of the ridicuie oi
their employers and white neishhors. The
farmers are much excited n Ia, prospect OF
losing larep number NJ iabOTefs. and are
IT, ing to induce the colnred people % re-
main. The negroes ray They can make no
money here. and they wan, 10 Try Rock
ansaw and see whai /; Is.