The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-02-04
THE EXODUS INVESTIGATION

THE EXODUS INVESTIGATION.
Senator voorhees, had two colored men on
the witness stand yesterday, but failed TO draw
from either any testimony duplicating Repub-
lican politicians in working up or encouraging
the exodus for political purposes.-lndianaPo-
lis Journal.
senator Voorhees, does not ind the eggs I'm
the exodus mares nest that he looked for, yet
he works cheerfully on. He is determined TO
prove that the Democratic majority in Indiana
is in danger. He might have done that with
out the trouble and expense OF a Senate 1nVes-
t~igation. The danger exists, but 1t grows out
Of the plumbers of the Democratic party aud
the gradual enlightenment of the people, and
not out of the arrival of 200 or 300 negro voters.
Cincinnati Gazette.
The foregoing extracts are but samples Of
the spirit of the Radical press throughout
the country. They are all endeavoring TO
~forestall public opinion IN regard to this ex-
odus matter, and break the full effect of the
evidence before the committee. Evidently
afraid of the testimony which may be offer
ed from day to day, they seem to be anxious
to assure their readers that nothing yet has
been uncovered to convict the Radical lead
ers of having a hand in the negro ~colonizing
schemes of the party.
The evidence thus far brought out by Mr..
Voorhees, and his committee is already
ohaOn6 CnVh6a w " - ~ AoAA AA0
unbiased person that the Radical party is
responsible for the importation to Indiana
of the North Carolina negroes. Take for in
stance the evidence of Charles n. otuy, a
prominent colored man. He is the editor
OF the Washington Argus, a weekly paper
devoted to the interests of the colored race.
He is also the principal of Howard Univer-
IT, A H.
the founders of the National Emil
grant AID society, and stated to the
committee that he had drawn up its
constitution. Now, let us zee what this man
says regarding the political features of this
exodus. He and others Of his race were
better the condition of their fellows; hence
this Emlgrant AID society. But at one of its
first meetings the Radical politician looms
up. Mr.. Otuy says: "At one of the first
meetings, however, a Mr.. Mendenhall made
a speech, saying that 1t would be advisable
to divert emigrsnts from their then objective
point (Kansas) and send about 5000 into
Indiana, as that was a doubtful State in the
coming election. Mr.. Otuy testified that no
one objected to his suggestion at the time
except himself" Here it is, then. Five
thousand were to be sent to Indiana, not be-
cause, as the indianapolis Journal said, labor
was needed in the State, but because it "Cos
q doubtful State IL the coming election" Mr..
Guy said further along in his testimony:
| was opposed to the longer use of my people
by any political party, and as soon as / saw
that the exodus was TO be used politically,
withdrew from the society. There were others
IN the society who afterward expressed some
sentiments, but they remained in the organi-
zation.
AS soon as this colored man found the
Radical politicians influencing the Emigrant
Aid society to place the negroes in Indiana,
he withdrew from it. Now, then, Is there
any one so blinded with prejudice, or can
any one be so hoodwinked by the Radical
press OF the country as not to see the hand of
the Republican managers and wire.pulleIs
in this negro colonization scheme? In addi-
ton to this testimony, many of the negroes
who were interviewed here and elsewhere
said that they had been instructed to vote
de Publican ticket"