The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-02-10
rAE SOUTH KENTuCKlAN.
ADVERTISING RATE.
WASHINGTON letter.
wAsu1xaron. Feb. G 1880.

and there is no longer piC'O"7" w"
| il was ANYTHING but u polite
scheme. Senator Voorhees, com-
nittee has been engaged in the in
auiry for some time, and a good deal
of evidence pointing to the above
tcopclusion has been taken, bu; the
thing was most beautifully clinehed
on Monday OF this week., wncn
Charles N. Outey, colored, The cdltor
of tho Washington Argus, gave ms
testimony. would like to give ms
statement in full were II possib'e, but
10 briefly summarize: He said he was
one of the founders Of the National
Emigrant Aid Society; the first inti-
nation lie had that the exodus move
mcnt was being worked mp at both
ends was when member OF the So
ciety laii before one ofthe meetings
a proposition to "send about 0.OOt',
| into Indiana, as that was doubtful
State IN the coming election. lie
then addressed. letters 10 promin'ne
colored men in North Carolina ask
ing what was the cause OF this snd-.
den uprising. The replies came that
there was no cause for and thag
he ignorant negroes were being I'd
into II by three men named rerry,
Williams, and Taylor, who got up
secret meetings and represented 10
the dupcs that the Government want
ed them to go to Indiana; that they
W ould get $l.50 to 1926 per day an
new suits of clothes when they got 10
| Washington. These three lying
einissaries were tie paid agents 9t
the radical party. Mr., Outey said
| that when he learned all these facts
he withdrew from the socitty.. ne
added that he had converscdi In North
Carolina during the past few weeks
with James fl. Harris. Osbornal
I Hunter, Jr., NJ. V. Turner and other
very prominent colored men, amt
with Governor Holden, Richard
Badger and Colonel Ike Young,
prominent radical Republicans. ialt
fully in accord with the foregoing ex-
PLANTATION of the real causes OF the ex-
odus. They all likewise agreed that
the condition OF the people, OF North
Carolina ia on the whole highly fay-
orable, an that there is no adequate
incentive whatever for colored peo.
Pile to leave the State. I'm fact"
said the witness, "every Intelligent
colored man, in the State is opposed
TO it. and the six colored newspapers
of North Carolina are fighting il;
aud I say that, although an exodus
from some OF the Southern States
may bea blessing, the exodus from
| fa a n
curse." -
Add 10 this the testimony Of Judge
Carleton, of Tcrre Haute, santi ,we
have all chat is necessary, 10 be, said
on the ex0dus5question. The Judge
said he was well acquainted with'the
people and with the condition. Of
things in that portion of Indiapa;
there isno present demnndHfor farm
hands or any other kind of unskilled
labor; oil the. contrary, there is an
over supply. and the feeling OF the
pcople,l including q number Of Old
colored residents with whom he has
, conversed, IS decidedly averse totho
Immigration of destitute coloreu
people like the. North Carolina in,ini-
grants in question, and especially as
: the general Impression is thai they
arc brought there only to vote q.
| General Sherman has got hithseif
into a libel suit, and one in which the
sympathy and sound sense OF the
community is all agoinst him, not.
: withstanding his high position. Ever
since General Boyntoh punctured his
egotistical "Memoirs," by facts COM
piled from the records of the War
Department aud other reliable
sources, General Sherman has shown
q degree Of vindictiveness towards
him seldom exhibited by intelligent
men, Recently Gen. Grant has sus-
: tanned Boynton in his statement that
Grant and not Sherman originated
/ the plan of march TO the sea, and this
/. so reyives the latter's anger that he
8 charged Boynton in newspaper in
Q terview with being capable Of any
wickedness for money Tint he could
), be bought for 81, 600. General Boyn-
[ ton is the correspondent of the Gin
0 cmnati Gazette, and one Of the most
/ cultivated, reliable and respected
Q journalists in Washington. Gen.
/, Sherman he's made himself the author
e of as untruthful and coarse an attack
= upon gentleman as has ever been
Q published, and he oughtto be made
0 to suffer the penalty of his wicked
n ness. Many men would have arrest
: cd him at once on criminal charge,
j. but Gen. Boyntop has chosen the Dig
s nificd part, and from respect for the
/" high rank OF his assailant, takes him
Q before tribunal where he can get a
a vindication without bringing any in
i dignity upon the general of the army.
h The suit ought to be ofintcrest TO all
"a newspaper correspondents here, for u
8 Ia TOO much the habit Of public men
: against whom any charge is brought
d l,y the newspapers to charge back
i, that is ,'only newspaper lie;" thst
newspaper men can be bought I.
+ that at is all for blackmail," etc. etc
Q The truth is, that astonishly few false
9 charges are made by the NEWSPAPERS,
Ell and they are very few men in Wash
's ington " no ere more trustworthy and
Is careful in the discharge Of their duties
than the correspondents. They see
good deal of the tricks anu iascall.
p tiles In official and political life, .and
do not tell the half.
a There is no telling vet how Secre-
y tary Schimz will come out in his ne
:, gotiations with the Indians now here,
- but think peaceful solution ofthc
" difficulties will result. Yet any az
rangement that does not secure sur
/, render and punishment of the brutes
y who committed murder and outrage
,, will be unsatisfactory and wrong
7 Five of the chiefs here returned TO
: Colorado to lay the plans ofthe Gov
- ernment before the tribe, and the
~ others remain here till their return.
" They have all been furnished fine
-. suits ofclothes, and look quite slick.
~ ~ Before the departure Of Jack and the
y y others a grand pow-wow was held
=, " in the Indian bnrean Secretary
% :. Schurz. Commissioner Iloyt and tho
- other officials Joined hands with their
~ y, red brethren. and danced In acirclo
~ TO slow music. Ouray gave some Of
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