The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-02-26

- WASHINGTOE, Feb. 4.
B. K Morris, real estate agent OF IN tianaDo-
lis testified that to his belief there i abundant
room and ample opportunity for industrial
employment in that state Tor a large number
of colOred immigrants and that he had no
knowledge of the present immigration being
a political movement.
apolis for the baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
testified as to.S625 having been raised by lead
ing coIored men in indianapolis to pay the
transportation Of party of emigrants.
Thomas Mills (Republican), Indianapolis,
when North Carolina colored people first be-
gan to arrive at indianapolis, I'VE want 90
OOG bucks, and not women and children" Did
not know of any party organization er effort
to induce emigration to Indiana
E. ID. Borden, GoldsborO, n. c., testified that
the wave OF the movement, such as II was, is
already subsiding, and that the great mass of
colored people in North Carolina were as welf
contented as they are in any other section of
the country.
from the Greencastle Bonner were read, uFgy-
ing it as the duty of the coiored maR South TO
come North of the Ohio River and keep up
solid North, and arguing that n they remain
would increase the number Of their enemies
there, but if they come North they would in
crease the number OF thelE TRENDS In the
MI VI WASHINGTON, Feb. T.
James buchanan of Indianapolis, prOTni-
nent Greenbacker and member OF the Ma
tionaI party of Indiana, was examined lie
said the demand for labor in the state OF IN
diana is far short of the supply ,that meyer
since 1873 had a winter passed that the Su-
DeTV1SOrS OF the EOOE IN .IHc NiclHlby OF III
dianapois were not called on to supply
food for abie-bodied men who would
be glad to earn a living II they could
only get work He was opposed to the eX-
odus because he believed the negroes were
not improving their conditionlb by coming to
State already over Su Bplied with labor. he
was not moved to hold this view because Of
any prejudice against the black race, as he
had been an AboIitionist until slavery was
abolished, and a Republican until 1872 In
conclusion, he blamed the Republican leaders
of the State for encouraging the movement.
Milton NJ. Holland, member of the wash
ington Emigrant Aid Society, testified; Its
object was solely charitable. not to promote
Immigration, but to aid fmInigrantss no po-
Htical purpose was connected with IT. on
their own request about go immiEy were
sent to Ohio, instead OF 10 Kansas , the society
has no agents whatever.
Samuel A. Perry, a dark mulattO, testl1ed-
He is a resident of North Carolina The ne
prOes do not feel that they are well treated N
augurated to better their condition. A colony
was formed, and Perry and Williams were
sent out West as agents to look Tor a LOCATION
their expenses being paid by the colony.
They stopped at Greencastle, Ind, and we're
there told by cOlOred men they could DO
as well further West They accordingly
got out a lot of circulars tayoT1ng emigration
TO Indiana and went back 20 North Carolina
At camp meeting they distributed these c1r-
culars. IN reply to question by Mr. Nocr-
hees, witness said he 90 had never ADVISED any
diana to his friends that if he owned lot in
Indiana and one in hell, ne sh0uld sell the
Indiana lot and reside in heIi.' In reply 10
a question by Mr.. Aiad9Ens witness sf7d tilaD
fairly deprived of representation since the
Democrats got control Of Southern affairs.
They are dfsfranchised, TO an intents and pur-
poses, as completely as if the Fifteenth
relations as citizens they complain Of mus
tice."