Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-01-27
NEGRO EXODUS.
A Gigantic Scheme OF Emigration OF
COi0red People TO South
America on Foot.
Person Prominently Connected with al g
Movement Thinks Thers WILL bs
Big Emigration.

INDIANAPOLIS, INB., Jan. 26-Colonel
A. A. Jones of the State Auditors office,
who is connected with the lctest proposed
exodus of negroes from the southern
states to South America, talks freely
about the scheme. He Is an active friend
of all movements for the improvement Of
the condition of his race. He wes en-
gagged in the hrst exodus of 1879. He ac-
companied Governor Chamberlain, togeth-
er with several other young colored men,
90 South Carolina from Msssachu-
sets and entered heartily into that
movement. "This exodus" he said,
twill be effectuallT pushed, and by May
we expect to get our first party on the
road. There are no headquarters as vet.
The movem is very young, less than
month old, SO far as active work Is con-
cerned. The headquarters will be estsb-
lished probably in New York. We shall
have three agents in Cincinnati, one st
ST. Louis and one ct Chicago. I sm the
agent at this point. We have some OF
the best people in the country interested,
men who are willing to go down in their
pockets for the relief Of their oppressed
brethren. We have some colOred people
IN this country pretty well fixed and they
are committed to the work. There is no
fixed amount OF capital. We hope to &C
compIish by the exodus, first snd fore
most, protection. There is no question
of politics 81 the bottom, although 1t will
of course have some political bearing.
Why, do you know that in the last fifteen
years $4,000 black people have been
killed in the south for their
political opinions. and nothing has
been done 10 remedy the matter!
Il is life or death It'll US. We are tired
OF having Representatives in Congress
upon voting population that has no
representation. There is no remedy; SO
we propose to pull out. The colored
man has developed and made it what It
is, and while the lsborer could not and
cannot do the work that our people GO,
the Southerners Will find difference
when they have TO use white labor. We
have selected South America for locs-
ton because of its climate snd adapta-
bility of the soil to produce such articles
as the colored people are accustomed to
raising. We have investigated the couu-
try and received favorable reports. Our
peop.e DO not want to come north and
wes7 because Of the climatic conditions
and because the prejudice against the
black race follows them even there.
In South America, IS well IS in other
parts OF the world, the color of the skin
does not bar man out Of the race
for the best. We shall start our
emigrants from eastern points. 1
cannot speak any more deflnitely
NOW than 10 say that Boston line run
ming to Brazil will carry passengers at
Sl4 per head. That certainly Is cheap
enough. We hsve agents st work in the
south now, aad we shall geta many emf
grants as possible out OF Mississippi,
Louisisna and Alabama, while not ne
electing Missouri aud Kentucky, and if
there is not big emigration before mex!
| summer then miss my guess"
FOUNDATION OF THE NEW EXODUS
TOPEKA, KAN Jan. % Toe Central
snd South American immigration Asso-
citation, which is the foundation OF the
new exodus from the southern states
completed its organization tonight. Tne
{ fl :ers sre John N. BrowD, president
S. W. VIM. secretary, and james I
Berry, treasurer. The membership *
tends throughout all the states Int
officers given sre for open work OF organl
z.tion. The secret work has not yet CONF
TO the surfsce.S