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

understand that us colored voters left Vir-
ginia last week, and IL is said that their desti-
nation was Indiana.
Another letter gives information that
squad OF six negroes had left Lebanon, KY,
for Wayne County, Indiana, and still another
squad, whose destination was Henry Coun-
ty. And like information comes from vari-
Gus other sources. Now, let
it be remembered that Demo-
Gratis of Indiana are not opposed to the
immigration OF negroes to the State who
come to make en- honest living,
and TO improve their moral, mental or finan-
cial condition. Under such circumstances,
they have the right to come, but Republican
conspirators have no right to import negroes
into Indiana for the express purpose OF
voting the Republican ticket against the
law and the Constitution, and against
night and justice. Indiana, upon
q fair vote and with an
honest count, is Democratic. II the Demo-
cratic party Is defeated in October, It will be
by frauds as glazing and Infamous IS those
which reversed the will of the American
people in 1876 One of these contemplated
frauds is to import negroes and vote them.
Thomas P. Mills, Esq, or this city, swore
before the Exodus Committee that the pur-
pose was to import 40, 600 buck niggers to erer-
lastiagIy get array ,cith the Democratic party"
and the 10 600 are still coming. Reports
for one day, received 10 this city, show tboee
who arrived and had commenced their jour
ney for Indiana, number 172. These colored
men are to be distributed around in Repub-
lican Counties, and on the day of election
are to be voted. In such localities the law
machinery is in the hands of Republican
officials, who will be trained to the duty Of
seeing that no legal obstacles are placed in
the way of the negroes, and that the con-
templatsd frauds are perfected. Under such
circumstances what will Democrats do?
Will they tamely submit to be disfrsn-
chised? Will they, like craven towards,
see their birthrights stolen from
them without protests so deep and
loud as to command attention? Democrats
will not seek to infringe the rights of any
citizen, white or black. Democrats are
deapiy concerned in having an honest cleo
ton and en- honest count. The ira
ditions of the party show that
it has always been lsw-abiding;
but there is a time when forbsarance ceases
to be virtue; when God-given rights will
no longer J ield to the behesti of conspirators;
when men possessing manhood, truth and
patriotism, refusing to sit dumb aud passive
in the presence of fraud, combine to en-
throne justice aud protect their liberties.
The indications are that the time is close at
hand when the Democrats of Indiana will bs
called upon to protect their rights against
the frauds contemplated by Republican con-
spirators which, if they succeed, the rights
OF the people Will be swept away by
the votes of imported negroes.
To overcome the schemes of
Republican conspirators, it will be necessary
for Democrats 10 form the most compact
organlz atoms Let this be done in every
Ward a1d Precinct throughout the State,
aud this done, Democrats Will be in a posi-
ton to see to it that imported negroes do not
at the bidding of white Republican conspira-
tors disiranchlse them.