The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-05

The Libcrinn Fever.
At the present time a very considera-
Die percentage OF shc blacks in the south
desire 70 emigrate 10 Liberia. They think
they haven't fair chance in this coun-
Try TO improve their material and intel
.ectuaI condition. and they believe their
chances for Improvement are better in Ii
be-lo. Taat they are mistaken there IS
no Doubt. hHt &; is Useless 10 attempt 70
convince thom of their mistake. The
only way they can be convinced is BY
going 10 Liberia. Few OF those who so
VII ever return. Many % them will be
come @Ic;i.-,s Of the African fever soon
after thc.r arrival. others will lead a
miserable existence ard wish themselves
back In their OLD honlcs. and a Few viii
succ-,I probably in making Themselves
comfortable aomes.
Tzose who return viii state the actual
condition Of affairs in Liberia, and their
stories viii have the effect. 10 a limited
extent. OF checking the Llberiaa move
:acut. because il can be stated without
fear o. successful contradiction that the
alvauiagc- LIBERIA oCeis 10 the colored
pccils are Tar inferior 10 those thcy en-
jos in this country. Tier reports, how
ever. win reach comparatively few, while
tie agents OF t-e LIBERIA emigration
/ co.iraaicg viii make 81; q point 20 reach
the colorcd people in all the southern
stvtes. srd VIII give such rose-colored
views o. wha: awaits enisrauts TO Al
rica that emigration companies will do
I a thriving business. And it Is a paying
| business these companies DO. They arc
not doing It from any kindly feeling for
/ the coiorcd people. bui Tor the money there
is in it.
1t first me white pfople we're disposed
to discourage the emigration movement
/ No- however, they are indifferent about
! IL. ana are rather inclined to thinl. it will
prove a good thing for the south, pro-
1 viGcd Il reaches sufficiently large proper
| tons. They are confident that as the col
orcd people 90. their places will be filled
by an excellent class Of white people
who are more desirable as citizens, and
10 Car i-ole tonords developing the coun-
try. v.c.r chief dcs'~c in the matter is
that IN, coloYcG rcople shall not be swim
dlcd by ur3crupulous emigration agents.
This desire may manifest itself so strongly
that tAr legislatures Of the various south
crn states will enact laws giving the col
orcd smigrarts such protection as they
MAJ need. Already in this county num-
Der Of colored people have been swim
died out Of their property by an unscrupu-
ious agent Similar instances of unseru-
pi.lousnoss are likely 10 occur in other
PARTS OF the south. Laws for the protec
ton Of colored emigrants would not there
fore he out Of place.
The leading men of the colored race
know OF course that those colored people
who are so dissatisfied with their condition
. in this country that they propose to tr!
Liberia arc making mistake, and the!
e. 20 not hesitate to tell them so. The col
ored Bishop Gaines. in his sermon at tn
commencement of the Georgia Industrial
college The other day, gave them som
good advice He pointed out that the
should not expect to achieve all thei
houos in respect to their race in one gen
Grafton. 1t win take many generations
and a great deal of effort and self deni'
10 elevate them to a higher intellectual
material and moral plane, and it wi
q take just as long, if not longer in Liperl
?. than in this country.
a 1t can be safely said that the whit
S people will not throw obstacles in III
IS way Of the Liberian movement. 1t ma
- be a good movement for Liberia and the
are quite confident it will not be bs
one for the south.