Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-08
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fora the House committee on Indian Affairs,
tina. the relations existing between whites
a-,d Indians were not conducive of frieucli
ness Qr peace.
TIE ISTHMUS CANAL.
The select com nittes of the House on the
Inter oceanic skip canal, considered. to-day.
the subject CT our treaty relations as affect
ing the project of a ship canal. The
United States minister to the United
States OF Columbia explained the Wyse
contract, upon which De Lssseps project IS
based, and Admiral Anmen redearsed the
features of the Nicaragua route.
vANCE's PENSION BILL.
The House committee on pensions, to-day,
agreed to report favorably the resolution of
Representative Vance, that the act of March
9, 1873. bs SO construed as to include all that
class of soldiers who served fourteen days
in the military or naval service of the United
States during the war OF 1872, notwith-
standing Doctiou of the time occurred be-
fora tie declaration of war or alter the
proclamation % ta5 treaty of peacs with
Great 3ctain.
STOPPING STOLEN MONEY.
Several registered letters nave been re-
ceiyed in this country from Belgium al
dressed to one Collins, at Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Do3tm a5tar general, at the request of the
attorney OF tia Russian consul general, Or
derai the le:.er3 detained. 1t appears two
men fraudllently Obtained an amount of
Inonav from an old naval officer in Belgium
and forwarded it to friends liz Brooklyn. L.
Is supposed these are the letters. As the
law requires letters to be delivered only to
the persons addressed an official application
is expected for the return OF the letters to
Belgium. In anticipation of this the post
master general has referred tins subject to
the attorney general for decision.
THE EXODUS INQUIRY.
Before the Senate exodus committee TO-
day Leonard Hackney, prosecuting attorney
fer the district in which Shelbyvile, Indiana,
where he lived, is located, testified that
tWenty-six coiored emigrants arrived at
Sheibyville from North Carolina, Dec. 18th,
last TIE mayor called q meeting of the
council and provision was made for the des-
Gituto. About twenty came afterwards
Those men are scattered in or about tie
town. Witness had heard OF two or three
Other companies coming ns2r Sieibyviile.
The county Is Democratic but the congress
son2i district is doubtful and very close.
A meeting of citizens was held at which it
was resolved that a law of 1852 inflicting
q penalty OF $500 upon anyone who
should bring pauper into the State should
be enforced by the proper officers. Witness
learned from q negro named Flowers and
MIR. Harper that there were to be 10000 or
5000 negroes sent into Indiana before the
1ss OF February. Flowers WAS there to in
vestigate allegations that q mob had attack
cd the negroes. Witness had seen the al
legged mob. 1t was o meeting of fifteen or
twenty men to consider the expeGiency of
going to the depot to see if train load of
negroes was coming to Shei,byville. There
is no doubt that all Democrats dislike to sec
the emigrants come, and probably most of
the respectable Republicans do also. The
demand for labor III Shelby county is fully
supplied. There is even complaint of q
scarcity of work.
Cross examined By Senator Window.
The meeting or mob referred to was not
composed Of very responsible men, but
lot Of hoodiunas. They we're going to the
train to tell the damned niggers they could
got stop there. Witness did not feel called
on as prosecuting attorney to interfere. He
thought the negroes were being brought to
cans, but formed his opinion moro upon
general report than personal knowledge.
Milton nj. Holland, a member of the
Washington Enigrant Aid society. testified
its object was solely charitable, not to pro-
mote emigration, bu. to aid emigrants. No
political purpose was connected with it. On
their request about sixty emigrants were
sent to Ohio instead of Kansas. The society
has no agents whatever. So far from the
movement being republican, the society felt
very hard towards Republicans because they
had not contributed much money. He crit
icised the action of the cabinet officers who
had subscribed fifty dollars each to the Irish
relief fund, and nothing to aid colored emil
grants Witness is a clerk in a government
department.
Samuel w. Perry, dark mulatto, testi-
fed to Senator Window Am q resident of
North Carolina. In 1874 the negroes began
to receive pamphlets from man in Omaha,
detailing the cheapness of lands in that vi
CinitY, and some talk was had about forming
q colony to emigrate West, but it died out.
In 1876 the matter was revived but died out
again. Bat lately there had been much dis
tress among the negroes, chiefly on account
of poor crops and the severity of the land
lord and tenant and other laws. One hun
dred negroes got together and endeavored
to get some northern capitalists to help
them emigrate. There was no thoughts of
an exodus. They forwarded a petition
to the national emigration aid society
setting forth these facts. Perry and Viii
iams, as agents, were sent west to look for
a suitable location. their expenses being paid
by the colony. They finally reached Green
castle, where some colored men told them
they could do well IN Indiana They got
out lot of circulars favorlng immigration
to Indiana and went back to North Carolina.
AT a camp meeting they distributed these
circulars. The road law of North Carolina
has had bad effect on colored people. The
negroes of North Carolina complain of in
justice in the courts. There are two grades
of negroes. Some have white friends and
can get justice. Northern men who had
settled III North Carolina had been
driven out By bad treatment. The negroes
had noticed this, because they considered
these men their friends. All offices had
been taken away from negroes. There was
one magistrate now in Office who openly
stated that he thought negro was no more
human being than horse was mule