CHAPTER XXVIII

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THE EXODUS--CAUSE AND EFFECT.

The Negroes of the South delight in their Home so Long as it is Possible for them to remain.--The Policy of abridging their Rights Destructive to their Usefulness as Members of Society.--Political Intimidation, Murder, and Outrage disturb the Negroes.--The Plantation Credit System the Crime of the Century.--The Exodus not inspired by Politicians, but the Natural Outcome of the Barbarous Treatment bestowed upon the Negroes by the Whites.--The Unprecedented Sufferings of 60,000 Negroes fleeing from Southern Democratic Oppression.--Their Patient Christian Endurance.--Their Industry, Morals, and Frugality.--The Correspondent of the "Chicago Inter-Ocean" sends Information to Senator Voorhees respecting the Refugees in Kansas.--The Position of Gov. St. John and the Faithful Labors of Mrs. Comstock.--The Results of the Exodus Beneficent.--The South must treat the Negro Better or lose his Labor 529

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