The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-08-18

Naolessle deception practieed on him, next took
into considsfatiou the stste Of Eerth Carolina, the
dad not belIevs that the kindly-tsmpered and con-
servative people Of North Caroli0a had made fugi-
Iyes Of large bodies of their colored eeuntrymen BY
Injustice and cruelty. No such bad reputation OF
even the faint Of It, clung that old and honored
State. On the contrary she has been known as per-
haps the most corsderate, thoughtfnls snd benevo-
lent Of all the Southern States in her and pro
vision for the colored race Why, therefore, rush
Of negrses should be made from her humane Dor
ders, and from her climate aud soil %
adapted their Temperament and habits was mys-
terry which could only be solved fairly TO the eolored
BY thorough Investigation. Let rs now see what
that Investigation still fnrtherestablisheda TO the
real motives which governed the origin and the ORR
gin and eonduef Of the negro exodas.
THE PLOT THIoKENs.
In connection with the lnsovemeut after il was
fully launched and under way the evidence of po-
litcal plot chickens and dsepens on all sides. Take
the testimony Of William B: Tinney, the passenger
agent Of the BaItimore and Ohio railroad at Indi-
annapolis. party Of eeoTed enIigrants bad reach
ed Washington City, and were here stranded for the
want Of money TO carry them further Mt. Tinney
swears athat thersupon he sreeeised q telegfaphic
dispatch from Mr. KoOntz, the passenger agent of
the same road at this point. instrncting him to
collect the sum OF S65 TO pay for the transporta-
tion Of thee negroes from Washington 10 Indian
apolis De Was Instructed 10 call upon three act
i've Republican coiored politicians in order to OBJ
tain this money. He did They did not have
the money that evening, but IT was promptly raised
the next day, placed TO the credit OF negro
pOrtat1on, ana the negroes were promptly landed
Indiana. There is not n intelligent person in In
dianapolis who for moment believes that the col
orfd people OF that feify raised this consider
able contribution among themselves. Their slender
resources were already sorely taxed for charity
behalf Of the destitute Of their own race. They
were in no condition to promptly, pay down seas.
nor does any one pretend they did. Every circum-
stance goes to prove that it was paid by the Re-
publican State central committee.
FEDERAL OFFICERS ENGAGED IN THE WORK
In proof Of what have been stating invite at
tention 10 the testimony Of l.. Q. Morris of Indian
geragent solicit emigration business he furnishes
the following piece o lin teresting information:
Q: Mr.. Morris, state Jus what you know of mo-
ney being raised to send negroes to Greencate by Mr.
Seynolds, A. I learned that there party COM
ing through, and was interested in having them
had Something to do with t. and said to him that
wanted them TO go that way. i wanted him to give
me the numbers of the tickets. He said he would
iyetbem 10 me, and heidi so.
Q. How many tickets did he give you the number
Of A. OF twenty tickets.
Q. He gave you the numbers and he gave you the
tickets? A.. No, sir, asked him to give me the
tickets and their numbers 1t was necessary to show
up the business the lines OF road; and that was
the only way in which we could do it.
b. Do You think you were instrumental in getting
| them to go over that roads A. hoped 10 be so.
o. mean did you get them 20 &C, or did Reynolds
get them7 A. Well, sir, i talking to Perry and
others to go over that road, and Reynolds did II, t
seem to care which way they went. tried to infu-
encs them 20 go over that road, and they went.
NJ
nish you? A. He did not furnish me the tickets he
furnished me the numbers of twenty -seven full
! tickets.
| Q. Where did he get those ticketsl A. He pur-
chased them at the Union depot.
Q. He bought them1 A. Yes sir
Q. With his money? A. i do not know sir,
dow, and afterward he came and gave me the num-
Der. IN H-
is he mott A. Yes, sir.
Q. Employed under the Government? A. Yes
Q. And you DON'T know whether he was buying
those tickets, with his own money somebody
| elsesl A. No, sir.
WHERE THE MONEY CAME FROM.
Here witness the local mail agent at Indianap
| lis, an ofiee-iolder, and Of course Republican
engaged In buying tickets for the transportation OF
the constantly surviving colored voters to different
parts Of the State TwentyseFen tickets, which Nor.
ris saw him purchase at that time, from Indisnap-
oils Greencastle would cost about s42. Who fur
nished Reynolds with that money? 1t is not pre-
tended that 1t was his own. Where did he get it
But before sns.Sering that question | viii read q
ing TO another transaction similar to that described
| by Morris. His testimony that point is fol-
lows
O. Is there any other financial transaction in ref
| ference to this matter With which you are sc-
quainted? A. Yes sir. There money raised TO
| send them to Greencastie.
exactly how many went, but know 1t was grand
day in the business,
8. 1t was pretty good day in the busness' A.
| Yes, sir. rn
O.. Do you, know who raised that money to take
| Them to GreeDeastle A, Well went down to see in
reference to il, because as Mr. Morris has told you
| we wanted to get the number of the tickets and
heard theuewas quite nun Der of them down there,
and went TO see how many of them there were and
where they were going. went down there and saw
about It and spoke 20 Mr.. Rey holds aboutit.
Q. What occurred between you and Reynolds? A..
lie reached me the tickets and took the numbers;
and asked II they were liked and he said 81 have
| sent man up town 10 get the money and fix them"
q, Do you remember how many tickets there were3
A. There were from fifty to seyenty-fye, .-
O. Are you personally acquainted with M Rey-
noldsf A. Yes, sir f
@. What position does he hod1 A. He is mail agent.
Q. xlherep A. At the Union depot at Indianapolis.
Q. If you understand it. what Il his duty1 To see
that the mail IS transferred from the depot the Of
fce, aud from the Office the depotl A. Yes, sir.
q tisa very important ofice' them A. Yes,
O. Is 1t an Office of appointment by the Government
OF by the Postnaster9 A. Yes, sir 1 think it is by
| Q. DO you know Mr.. Reynolds politics! A. Yes,
sir. nh.tlIl ~ ainlr e.l to
Q. Is he a republican, A. Yes. sir.oa 81,
| Q. Do you know how he came possessed of those
fifty or sixty tickets A WE'LL sir he bought them
| l saw him buy them, but don't know where the
| money came FROM. He said to me that he sent up
| Q. And You saw him buy the t,cketsl A. Yes, sir
saw him inside the Office; and he came out ana gave
| me the tickets, and took the numbers OF them.
| O. Do you remember what the fare is from Indian
spolis to Greencastle A, 1t is something over a
| dollar.
| Q. dollar and fifty FIVE cents A Yes, sir; a
/ dollar and ifty-fv cents exactly. lH
| Y. And he had money enough TO purchase fifty or
| sixty tickets at that rate A. Yes, sIrs
THE REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMIT
| -o4t f. TEE ENGAGED IN 1T. -t.
In this instance the amount of money required 10y
Rey nolds would be something like hundred dolars
and be told Mills he had "seut mp town for it,. 81 He
knew where 10 send he knew where the money pro-
vided for this business to be promptly had There
no delay ia running around with subscription
list. The money all ready, and dedicated TO the
scheme then on foot was subject TO Rey noldss or
ders depot Of negro dis ributio
Indians, Now. reclirring again to the testimony OF
L q. Morris, who isa Republican, thin lsla-
ion Of Reynolds unfailipg financial resources wal, be
| found ;, n.
| O. State whether you ever had any communication
with from any member of the State Central kepub-
can committee anybody emp. yed by them ON the
| subject Of this emigration business A. I do not
know certainly. believe there gentleman who
clerks there who came down and inquired of how
much it would cost to send these people Greeneaste
4 and Terre Haute.
o. What was his name7 A. G. W. Horton.--.,-
Q. You sayhe clerks for the State central Repub-
| can committed "A. Yes,s
L I Q. Is he q full clerk there1 A. think he il a