The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-20
EXODUS OF THE NEGRO.
The Proposed Emigration to South
America.

The Proposed Emigration to South
America.
Special to the Brooklyn Citizen.
WASHINGTON, March THE proposed
exodus Of colored people from the south
ern States to South America, Brazil and
Venezuela being announced as the OBJ
jective points, is attracting considerable
attention, especially among the southern
members OF Congress, who are naturally
interested in the subject, as the labor Of
their section is almost in its entirety fur
nished by the negro, who is peculiarly
adapted to that work. But they do not
think that the emigration will amount to
much and are doubtful IL II amounts to
anything at all. They have seen SO many
schemes OF a similar character excite the
negroes for short time and then die out,
with the only results that those who
took stock in them were lighter
in pocket, and those who actually
left their homes for promised lands else
where were reduced 10 misery and willing
TO do almost anything in order to get back.
The leading members OF the colored race
do not think much better Of The scheme
than do the southern members. Fred
Douglass denounces il asa project gotten
up by an irresponsible clique OF men who
are evidently more bent on serving them
selves than lettering the condition of the
colored people in the south. MIR. Douglass
holds, by the way, that the best thing that
the colored brother can do is TO get as near
TO the Caucasian as Inc can, and endeayor
| TO progress RS he has progressed. John Nj.
Iangston, ex-minister to llayti, is another
leading colored man who warns his people
away from Historian" Williams and his
great ameliorating exodus. Ex-senator
Bruce, OF Mississippi, gives his opini9p-
that Mr.. Williams and his confreres only
want TO collect some welcome funds from
the poor darkies. All OF those quoted on
| the subject make reference to the railroads
and the lines OF steamers over which, il
there should be negro hegira to South
| America, the emigrants would be trans
ported. These railroad and steamship lines
naturally encourage MIR. Williams and
those who arc with him in his
speculation. And there is no evidence
that they have any other support outside
OF certain line OF politics, for politics has
something to do with il. II is the year OF
the presidential election, and IL is custom
va Aht tANHuonttl "a nhNh stai,
10 work the "downtroddcn negro" racket
TO the full extent Of its value. In 1880
they encouraged just such an enterprise rs
the present alleged one. They induced
poor, deludcd negroes 10 leave North Caro-
lima aud one or two other southern states
for Indiana and Kansas. Some Of thcseI
dupcs arrived in Indiana in time to be
come voters, which was very good thing
for the Republicans. Others were OF NJ
use rs voters, but they served very we'll
until after the election as object lcs-ons lol
stir up sentiment in the north avainsl ~
people who treated the poor colorcd man|
20 inhumanly that he had 10 flee Ia oilc I
paris. Il made no difference TO the polls
clans and those who proiitcd 10y ii.&
scheme II their object lessons were with
ont food ON their journeys anil wiihout
homes when they reached their dcsiinat
ton.