The Kosciusko star. (Kosciusko, Miss.) 18??-1898, 1895-03-29
SENATOR MORGAN FAVORS
THE EXODUS.
Of Negroes From the Southern
States to Africa.
He Believes 1t the Proper SOlu-
ton of the Race Question.

Washington, March %, 1885,
Senator Morgan, of Alabama
thinks the present exodus of ne
,, groes from the South to Africa vii
! increase, and that the time vii
come when the great United State,
will take the matter up official;
and aid in their deportation.
Africa" he said, in discussing
the question, sis the natural home
of the negro, and a majority Of
them desire to return to
their home. They cannot well
be blamed for entertain
tanning that wish, for there is
nothing in this or any other white
mans country for the African race.
Sufficient time has elapsed since
the slaves were emancipated to
demonstrate the white mans supe-
riorlty in all walks of life, and my
observation is that more of the ne
groes already realize that if thew
remain here they will always &C.
cupy inferior positions and con-
tinue to be little more than ser
watts.
1t is now asserted that the ne
groes OF this country do not want
TO emigrate, but the contrary is
true. 1t is probably fact that
some OF those who live in the
cities prefer to remain in this
country and this especially true of
the mulattoes, but the large major
lty OF the country blacks want to
get away; the only thing which
holds them here is their ignorance
OF the means Of departure and
their inability to pay their pas
sage. | believe that if tie means
for their transportation could be
furnished gratis, million and
halt OF negroes could be tran spor.
ed to Africa in the next twelve
Senator Morgan also asserted
hat q large majority Of the white
population in the South would
prefer to have the negroes 90.
1T IS certain" he said, "that
many of the planters, the owners
u large plantations, prefer to have
hem remain, for the reason tnst
hey favor their labor in conpari {
ION with a certain class of whites
tut this element is in the minority
md the poorer whites and the pro-
ess.onable classes in the South
prefer to have the negroes sent
way. The poor man does no:
want the competition, and all
lasses object to negro equality in
n political affairs as we'll as all
eel that they stand entirely I
n the way of securing u more de.
lrable class of residents
y preventing inmiora- |
on. Furthermore, it is not true
S seems to be supposed, that..onIy
egroes can do labor in the south |
IN states, an assertion which is r
OF substantiated by the fact that a
le cotton crops Of this coun- Il
y have increased from a little
YER 100000 to 5000, 600.
Inc Senator expressed the opin- 7
n that congress would take the d
'oblem Of exporting the negroes
hand at no Dissent day, and .
nd he expected that within the 9
Ext three or four years the GOV !
nment would be found provid-
g means for their transportation. !
The views expressed by Senator !
organ, OF abama, in favor of I
e Immigration of negroes to Airi- !
, which have long been enter !
med by HIM, and have been au- !
Gated by leading men north and !
oth, are not endorsed by promi- I
Mt negroes, especially those in
a;shlngton, who, being mostly :
lltIclans, desire to hold their :
&c together, as Senator Morgan !
VS. II IS among the negroes in {
, rural districts that the emigrat- !
: sentiment chiefly prevails. !