The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1880-01-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
The Inwardness Of the Radical Exodus Scheme
Coming to Light

causes Of the coloTed exodus was continued by
the Senate Special committee TO- day. Warren @.
Fearing, a colored employe OF one of the Execu.
tive Departments at Washington, testified thathe
has occupied the position OF Secretary OF the
Emigrant Aid Society for the past few weeks that
he has received letters from his relatives in North
Carolina reporting that the coloIed people Of
that State receive very low wages, and that they
are dissatisfied with their treatment and want 10
emigrate; that he has read the letters published
In the GreencaBtle Qnd) Banner written by some
OF the North Carolina emigrant in Indiana ex'
pressing themselves delighted with their new
homes, and that one OF there men Is reported TO
have said that he would NOT 90 back to North
Carolina for hVe hundred dollars, and that Indi-
ana is just the place for the colopd people to
come to. From thwe and similar other evidences
witness believes the refugees bad been well re.
ceiVed in Indiana Several Of these printed let
ters were read to the committee, and Senator
Voorhees, announced that James A. Stokes, the
asse rted author Of the most emphatic one would
be subI@nsed to testify whether or not he actual
ly wrote It,
Charles N. 'otney (Colored) editor of the Wash
ington Argus weekly paper devoted to the in
terests Of the colored race, and the Principal Of
the Howard University School, testifi, d that he
was native Of North Carolina snd that he has
made careful study Of her people. His last visit
was only few weeks ago. He also testified that
he was one Of the founders Of the National Emf.
grant Aid 8 Cety. having himself drawn up its
constitution. It's object was to iuIDith aid to the
colored people at st, Louis en- their way 10 Kan.
sas from Mississippi and Louisiana. At one of
the first meetings, however, A, M, Mendenhall
made speech suggesting that It would be ad-
10 10 tka
objective point (Ksntss), and send about 5000
into Indiana, as that State was doubtfHl State
in the comirg election. Mr., otney testified that
no one objected to this suggestion at the time ex.
cept himEelf He continued: II felt that we had
been used long enough as tools. l was opposed
to any longer use of my people by any political
party, and as soon as saw the exodus was to be
used politically, l Withdrew from the society
There were others in the society who afterwards
expressed the same sentiments but they remained
in the organization"
The witness, In further explanation Of his de-
cison said he argued with his friend In the soci-
ETY. that In Kansas colored emigrants might
acquire homestead. In Indiana and Ohio they
could not: to the first named State they had re.
ceived en- invitation; but to the two last named
they had not been invited. He pext informed
the committee that when the exodus from North
Carolina first began he addressed letters to he
most prominent coored men in the State, asking
what caused this sudden uprising All answers
were that there were no cause for IT, BAT the more
ignorant were deluded by three men named Per.
~, Williams and Taylor, who had been north
and returned with Euch glowing news that the
people could not resist them. An investigation
reveal ed the fact that thete three men had been
among the most ignorant Of the country people
and told them that the United States Government
wanted them to &c to Indiana, and wtuln give
them money TO begin witt; that they would re.
ceive $3.50 a day during the winter, and from SO
to $3.50 during the spring, summer and fall. Some
who hesitated were told that they would receive
new suits Of clothing at Washington. These men
registered the rames Of those consenting to go,
charging them frt m twenty-five cents to two dol.
lars, according to their ability TO Pay. They
called meetings in country churches held with
closed doors, and bound to secrecy those whom
they had deluded. The first batch that went
being few In number were well received and i'm
mediately employed. These wrote back to their
friends, advising them TO come, and hence, said
the witness 1t is easy to understand the great ex-
odus from North Carolina.
Mr. Otney, in the course OF his further state
ments, described conversations personally held
by him in North Carolina during the past few
weeks. They all agreed that the condition Of the
colored people Of North Carolina, althC ugh sus.
ceptible to improvement by the contemplated
amendment to some OF the laws, and especially
by the restoration Of their right to elect certain
county officers, is, on the whole, highly favorable
and that there is no adequate incentive whatever
for the colored people to leave the State. "In
fact" said the witness, "every intelligent colored
man in the State is opposed to it. and the six col
ored newspapers are all fighting II, and say that
although an exodus from the Southern States may
be blessing the exodus from North Carolina 10
a fraud and a curse" While testifying to the ex-
istence Of the most kindly relations between the
white and colored PEOPLE Of North Carolina, he
described the liberal provision made by the
North Carolina Legislature for the education Of
cOlored people, and, after speaking Of nun ber
OF colored lawyers who have made name al the
bar he continued: II lived In the West two and a
half yeara, and never saw In Raleigh N. c.,
such poor, ignorant class Of colored people as
saw in 0berliD, o. the paradise Of COlored people.
Now, this was in their heaven, My 6odl what
will they do in Indiana, which State up to with
In q flew years had a law on her statute books
that q negroI could not live in the State" The
witness will be crors-examined by Senator Blair
on Friday, to which date the Committee adjourn
ed.
ELECTION SUPERVISORS
The bill introduced by Mr.. Springer In the
House to day, amendatOIy ofthe United States
election laws, provides that before the appoint
ment of Supervisors Of elections Is made the Cir
cult Court shall cause notice Of the petition Of
citizens requesting the appointment Of such Su-
pervsors to be served on the CoDgN Bsional candi-
dates Of the two different political parties casting
the areatest number Of votes in that precinct, and
the Court shall appoint for every voting precinct
where required by law one Supervisor on the
ecommendRtion Of each Of such candidates. It
also provides that all applicants for the appoint
ment OF special Deputy MaTshsls to aid the su'
peryisors OF Elections shall be submitted to the
Circuit Court and before the appointment Of any
MarEhals notice Of such application shall be seIv-
ed on the ca ndidates Of the three different polit
cal parties casting the greatest number Of votes
at the election for Representatives in Congress;
and, also, shat an equal number Of appointments
for each voting precinct shall be made on the
recommen dalton Of each candidate II repeRlB all
laws and parts OF laws which authorize any of8-
Ger Of the United States to arrest any person for
violating any United States election law without
q warrant issued in pursuance Of the amendment
and provides that nothing in any provision Of
any law on this subject shall be construed to au-
thOrize any Supervisor Of Elections or any United
States Marahal to interfere in any way with any
Of the Judges or Of any Inspector Of Elections.
SUPPOSED SUICIDE.