The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-12-24
SENATOR VOORHEES,.
His Views on the Negro Exodus--The
Whole Negro Population of North
Carolina Would Not Change
the Politics Of the State.
The Appointment Of the United States Cen
sus-Takers to be Divided Between
the TWO Parties.

A Sentinel representative, on his reuor-
torial rounds Monday. ran across Hon.
Daniel W. Voorhees, at the attorney gen.
erals Office, in consultation with General
Manson and Attorney Woollen. The sub.
ject under discussion was the taking of the
next United States census, and during the
conversation, the reporter interposed the
following questions:
Woollen in regard to the census viii the
appointments be divided between Demo-
Gratis and Republicans?
Mr.. Voorhees, am informed bv Pres,-
dent Hayes, or rather General Walker. of
the census bureau, that he will not make q
partisan census, and that the work will be
divided equally between the two
parties The Indiana delegation in WASH
ington had q conference on the subject re-
Gently. You are aware tina. we have six
districts, and If equally divided we viii get
three Of them. We concluded to select good
M n to lake the census
Rep.-Whst districts would you select
were you given the choice?
MIR. YIN my opinion We should select
one on the Ohio river and one in the middle
say the Lafay cite and Terre Haufe district.
1t Is matter OF extreme importance TO both
parties that correct census be taken.
Rep-I understand that another INSTALL
ment of negroes arrived in the city to-day.
Mr.. Wis that fact? should think
this immigration business ought to
be bitterly opposed by the Democrats
for this reason: laying the political bearing
on the subject aside We have enough poor
white people to feed here. The idea
of inspiring the emigration of pauper
negroes to this State IN the middle
of the winter, who have no assimilation TO
the climate, seems to me great disgrace to
the instigstors Oh the scheme.
Rep-Have you any idea how many they
will send here?
Mr.. VI do not know anything about
their distribution, except what 1
have seen in the papers, 1 did
not think II Tas serious matter until with
In the past few weeks, but l am nov assured
that they (the Republican conspira-
torsl mean business. 1 have inyesti-
gated and find this to be the case.
IL it is true that they intend to ship them
hers like stampede OF cattle, the matter
assumes vast proportions. II they are fed
by public and private charities and
railroads are subsidized to carry them
about, we are on the threshold
of question that will eventually give US
great deal OF trouble in this STATE
Rep-Do you think this plan to food the
State with negroes was conceded in Wash
ingion?
Mr.. VI tell ycu how IL is. exactly:.st
first there was movement among the ne
groes themselves in North Carolina to emf
crate to Kansas. There wes no politics in
this, but it gave the idea 10 politicians that
the thing could be done in other States:
that they could ship negroes enough TO
doubtful States TO change their political
complexion.
Rep-Do you think they can ship enough
negroes TO Indiana to carry toe State?
Mr.. vi think not; for the more they
send here the. larger the Democratic ma
joIity will become, as the iaoorIng classes
are naturally hostile to such a movement.
II they should send all the negroes IN North
Carolina to this State il would increase the
Democratic majority IN such proportion.
Rep Have you consulted the North Car
oiina delegation on the subject? If so,
what'do they say?
Mr.. vi have They say the negroes are
as we'll treated at home as the whites. You
are about good deal; what do the resident
negroes think of the exodus?
Rep.-I believe as far as have made in
quiries. among prominent representatives of
the race, they are very generally opposed to
ii. At this point the city editor of the Jour-
nal entered and the interview ended.