The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-01-01
THE NEGRO PROBLEM.
MEASURES INTENDED FOR ITS
GRADUAL SOLUTION.

Federal Aid Proposed for Colored Peepie
Designirg to Observation-Disclosures Bat
ler's Plan Seconded bv Senateps aamp'
ton and Gibsou--Scaater Mergan's
rroposition.'
General N. C. Butler is giving much
attention to the preparation OF a speech
in which he will discuss the race prob
lem, which he seeks to solve in the bill
which he has already introduced in the
United States Senate. This bill IS as
follows:
sBe it enacted, etc., That upon the
application of any person of color to the
nearest United States commission, set
ting forth that he, she or they desire to
enigrate from any of the Southern
States, and designating the point to
which he, she OF they wish to 60, With
view to citizenship and permanent resi-
5enee II said country, aud also setting
fortI that he, she or they are too poor
to Ray the necessary travelling expenses
and Ahat the move is intended to be per-
\. mauens and is made in good faith, and
hsl yesify said application under oath
s%6efore said Commissioner, it shall be the
duty of said commissioner to transmit
said application with & written state
ment, giving his opinion SIS to the
merits and bona 6des of said application
to the quartermastcr general of the
army. TThe section then prescribes the
fees for commissioners for services per-
formed Hereunder.
ssSection 8. That it snail be tbs duty
of the euartermaster general, on receipt
Of said application, to furnish trsnspor
tation in kind for the person or persons
embraced therein, by toe nearest prac.i- |
cable route from the home of the appli !
cant or applicants to the point of desti- |
notion, and upon the cheapest and most
economical plan, whether by railroad or
water transportation, and shall account
for the same to the proper accounting |
officers of the Government, as is now |
provided by Law.
SSCGlOu .. AuGI GlS SUL4 VA GSC
lion dollars be, and the same is hereby,
appropriated out Of any money in the
treasury, not otherwise appropriated, to
enable the qasrtermaster general to carry
out the provisions of this Act.
Section 4 directs the quarteruaster
general to prescribe forms and carrying
out the Ac:, and for preventing frauds
and impositions under cover of its pro-
visions.
Senator Butler, in explanation of the
measure, says:
''1ss. I think it will be for the best
interest Of both races if large number
Of negroes should move into the North
era States and Western Territories, thus
relieving the Southern Statee of the too
great prepondeIance Of that race.
End. believe this would be the best
solution of the race question. If not,
am willing to adopt any other.
'Sd. 1t will or ought to uilence the
accusations brought against the South
ern people that they treat the negro
hsrshly and unjsstly, because 1t will
show that We are wiling to transfer the
responsibility of their treatment to those
VINO make the cnar2es.
4th. 1t will improve the prospects of
the South-socislly, industrially and
morally and also help the negro by
throwing him more on his own resources.
He further says that the bill cannot
induce any exodus of colored people,
that it has no political character and
that, as it is noHise coercive upon the
negro, it cannot be considered as any
wise affecting bis rights or liberties.
WHAT SENATOR HAMPTON THINKS.
Senator Hampton, in speaking on the
subject embraced in the bill, said:
81 am earnestly in favor of any meas |
ure looking to that end. which will |
secure such result and which shall |
deal justly aud generously with the
negroes. I regard it as important for
the best interests of both races that they !
should be permanently separated, lea7-
ing each to work out its own destiny.
OF course, do not contemplate the
removal of the negroes against their
will, nor should I be willing to see them
leave sthe country empty handed. The
Government certainly should deal with
these people generously and benevolent
ly. and think that it should assist all
the negroes who desire to leave the
country. Should any large number OF
negroes wish to establish a colony on
some foreign soil, the Government
should furnish transportation and make
donation to each emigrant, so as to
give him the means of support for a
time in his new home. Of course should
acy emigration of negroes Oh general
scale occur, years would elapse before
any serious diminution of laborers
would affect the material interests of the
South, But the. question involved in
this matter is too comprehensive to be
treated fully in an interview. / can
merely say that I shall support any
measure which would, under proper
limitations, secure the final and aSso-
Lutte separation of the white and colored
races. :"
SENATOR &oRGAN's PROPOSITION.
Sena.or Morgan, of Alabama, enter
tains views similar to those OF General
Butler, and has introduced the follow
ing:
Resolved, That it be referred to the
committee on foreign relations to inquire
and report upon the best method OF
encouraging trade, commerce and inter
course between the people of the Free
State of Congo and the UniteG States,
and to ascertain what impediments, #
any, exist in our diplomatic relations
with the Free State Of Congo and Other
Powers, that stand in the way Of such
trade, commerce and Intercourse; and
that said committee have leave to report
BY bill OF otherwise"
zENAToR GIBsoN's IDEA.
Senator Gibson. of Louisiana, has pre-