The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-04-25

a Magnificent Project FOR CoIenixsng Ne
States.
Washington special 10 Chicago Times.l
There II man In Washington with a
scheme 10 elect Republican President IN
$50 ~ importing from the South enough
negroes 10 carry the three States Of New
York. Ohio and Indiana. His name Il ssCol.n
hooker OF New York, and he IL q brother
In law OF the late james Fisk. He intends
to lay bis plan before the leading Republic
cans 10 Congress aud hopes 70 have II adopt
ca. ne saws million d,l's-s can be rails
ca In New York IN single a., for this pur-
pose: lie would 90 into the south and
boldly advertise his scheme and get A.
many recruits a. possible and then ship
them North TO be distributed by agent.
among the farmers Of the States In which
iney are needed. One hundred thousand To
New York, 10000 70 Ohio and 1000 10 In
diana VIII be sufficient, Col. Hooker thinks,
70 turn the scale and give those three
states over TO the Republican party.
lie says this plan Is legitimate and
feasible. IL can not be censured as 4
be accomplished openly and by fair means.
Inc amount OF money required will be less
thzn would in any event be spent for cam
paign purposes and the result would be a /
soiid gain OF such proportions that Il could \
not De overcome by tactics Of any sort what
by the rapidity with which the colored peo-
pie OF the South have followed the sugges ion
contained in the bill advocated At the last
session or Congress by Senator Window
Col. Hooker says iftbere were more time he
would not have the slightest doubt OF the
perfect success OF this plan, but all the ma.
chinery will have TO be perfected and put in
operation so as 70 leave the immigrants at
their place OF future residence by next fall.
SO that they will have been residents OF their
respective States year before the election
IN ls's'. II he receives the cooperation OF
leading Republicans he proposes TO 70 to
work Immediately. He thinks the negroes
who once emjgrated 10 the North will never
go back TO their old homes.
Il IL Another Freedmen's Bank swfndle:
Washington Special TO n. o. Times.l
There Is an impression among Southern
people here that the new emigration scheme
which Is being worked up here BY some
leading Republican Senators, Is only an
other huge job, which will result in great
er swindle than the Freedmen's Bureau rob-
berry did few years ago. Some Of the per-
sons who are so philanthropically engaged |
IN pushing IL are interested in land grants !
belonging 70 Western railroads. Window !.
= interested-if not direcfly--at least indi-
recfly Ia the Northern Pacific, and when he s
iliudrs 80 pathetically 10 the "prairies OF {
ne West whose fertile lands are awaiting 7
ne pillow OF the humble agriculturist from !
he South" he no doubt refers to the BED :
RIVER country, where the thermometer falls 1
Q ~ degrees below zero in winter and it c
asis until the first OF May, and the cheerful i
devours every green thing r
bout four years out OF five. /
There are reasons for believing that some .
nfernal swindle and job il At the bottom of I
" this new zeal for the coloren man. lust I
= II was when the freedmen Were encour- i
ged 70 send their little savings TO the Freed !,
mems Bank here, and they were devoured
" the friends OF 1.-THE greatest OF modern Z
residents" Certain gentlemen from Mis- Il
issippi are keeping close look tout, and I
VII soon expose the scheme, II there Is any b
oh in IL.
Zen Butte . Head Level This Time.
NEW YORK, April 9.--The Suns Boston X
correspondent saws: Reference is being Il
made 10 q scheme recently mentioned for r
endcring New York, Ohio and Indiana safe
republican States in 1850 by inducing .
uarter OF million uneasy black men from
he South TO move into them in time to be-
ONE bona fde citizens and voters. Gen.
'uiler has declared that " the inevitable re-
ult Of such proceeding would be to render :,
hose States Democratic beyond a doubt. \;
his would be done by the votes Of the work i
lgmen, who would be raised to intense hos IS
lily against the party which imported such
throng 10 compete with them in the al II
aady overstocked labor market. The feel 81
II would be as bitter as that now existing i.
! California against the Chinese. People -
ese sentiment would feel differently when
icy saw similar state OF things existing IL
nong themselves. The best place to have
boil ia on another man,