Chapter XXVIII: 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

CHAPTER XXIX.

RETROSPECTION AND PROSPECTION.

The Three Grand Divisions of the Tribes of Africa.--Slave Markets
of America supplied from the Diseased and Criminal Classes of
African Society.--America robs Africa of 15,000,000 Souls in 360
Years.--Negro Power of Endurance.--His Wonderful Achievements as
a Laborer, Soldier, and Student.--First in War, and First in
Devotion to the Country.--His Idiosyncrasies.--Mrs. Stowe's
Errors.--His Growing Love for Schools and Churches.--His General
Improvement.--The Negro will endure to the End.--He is Capable
for All the Duties of Citizenship.--Amalgamation will not
obliterate the Race.--The American Negro will civilize
Africa.--America will establish Steamship Communication with the
Dark Continent.--Africa will yet be composed of States, and
"Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her Hands unto God." 544

HISTORY OF THE NEGRO RACE IN AMERICA.