The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-05

which they have migrated. Even II they have
come 10 the North, they have encountered
the same sentiment among tho whites. Az
both North and South they remain people
by themselves. Yet they have not wanted
to go elsewhere.
II. then. they have now undergone the
revolution OF sentiment proclaimed by Mr..
CASTOR, so that they are eager to emigrate
to Africa by millions. he has produced u
wonderful effect by his eloQuence aud set In
motion a movement which must have dire
ful consequences for the South. II there Is
sudden and general emigration OF tho
negroes, tho whole industry OF the Southern
states will he para'yzed, and hence in self
interest the whites will he aroused to
strenuous efforts to defeat the Liberian
colonization scheme. What they Will
do Is indicated by the violence with
which few years ago they treated
the railroad agents who were SEEK
Ing 10 induce coloied emigration from
North Carolina TO Western and South
western States. With the price OF cotton so
extraordinarily low as it Is now. Southern
agriculture can hardly stand up under tho
burden of the mortgages and liens resting
on land stock, md crops, and such whole
sale emigration as this colonization agent
Processes to expect would bring utter ruin
to it. He talks Of taking away five millions
of the negroes. Tho loss OF even one mil
lion by sudden emigration would be disas-
trous. for naturally the cm1grnnts would
consis. of tho most valuable and capable
lahurers tho Young men and women, all
uble- bodied and the very p.cl; OF the race.
Fortunately there Is no reason FOR the
Southern planters to fear any such exodus
or any considerable and notable emigration
to Liberia. Mr.. CASTOR may be honest ana
only cxtravagant. or lie may be tho tool
OF greedy spectators, but that he exaggcr-
atcs Inc effect Of his e,Oquence is unques-
,ionatlc Senator BRUCE, himself colored
man, nuchs at the enterprise, and says that
in Il recent journey through the South he
saw 10 indications whatever of any en-
element on the subject. The South
ern negroes want to better their rondi-
ton but they want to make the improve
ment here. They have 10 longing for Africa.
and nothing in the past history OF Liberia
encourages any belief that they would do as
well there as they are doing here. 1t is true
| that Bishop TURNER Of the colored Methods
! lists has favored such emigration, but after
| lie has returned from Liberia, whittier lie
proposes to go next autumn, he Is likely to
agree with nearly all the other leaders OF the
| colored people. that they had better stay
| where they are. Moreover. there Is no
Baron DE HIRsCu among the negroes TO
| furnish the money for their emigration, and
neither State Governments nor the Federal
Government will appropriate 1t. The negroes
do not want to 20. and the discussion OF
Senator BuTLER's bill showed that the
whites do not want them to 20.
We fear that Mr. BENJAMIN CASTOR. the
agent of the Liberia Emigration Company.
is something OF Il fraud. At any rate. lie
misrepresentS totally the sentiment OF the
negroes. II he succeeds in inducing five
hundred of them to cmiGrate to Liberia In.
stead OF the live millions he boasts about
he will do very well. The negro problem
will not be settled by the voluntary exodus
Of the negroes to Africa. in our day at least
II they do, they will have to be sent against
| their will.