The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-02-11

very respectable men-a lot OF hoodlums.
| They were going TO the train to tell the
| The witness did not feel called on as
prosecuting attorney to interfere. He
Indiana for political purposes by Republicans,
| but formed this opinion more upon general
report than personal knowledge
Milton NJ. Holland, member of the Wash
ingtOn Emigrant Aid society, teSt fed that its
object was solely charitable; not TO promote
emigration. but aid emigrants. No political
purpose was connected with 1t. On their
own gequeSt about 90 emigIantS were sent to
Ohio, instead OF Kansas. The society has no
agents whatever. So far from the movement
bein Republican the society felt very hard
towards the Republicans becsus they had
not contributed much money. be criticised
the action of two cabinet officers who had
subscribed $50 each TO the irish relief fund and
nothing TO aid the colored emigrantS, The
witness is clerk in Government de-
Samuel A. Perry, a dark mulatto. testified:
He is at present OF North Carolina. In 1872 the
negroes bsgan TO receive pamphlets from
man in Omaha, detailing the cheapness of
lands in that vicinity, and some talk was had
about forming colony TO emigrate West, but
it died out. In 1876 the matter was revived,
but died out again. But lately there had
been much distress among the negroes, chiefly
on account OF the poor crops and the severity
of landlord and tenant. and other laws. One
hundred negroes got together and endeavored
TO get some Nor hern capitalists to help them
They forwarded petition 20 the National
Emigration Aid society setting forth
named Williams, as agents, were
sent West to look for a suitable location, their
expenses being paid by. the colony They
finally reached GreencRstle, where some col
ared men told them they could do we'll in In
diana. They got out lot of circulars favoTing
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
the colored people. The negro OF North Car
olina complain of injustice in the courts.
There are two grades OF negroes. some nave
men who had settled in North Carolina had
been driven out by bad treatment. The ne
groes noticed this because they consid
All the offices had been taken
away from the negroes. There was one magis-
trate now in office who openly stated that he
than horse was mule. The Democrats told
the witness that this was white mans Gov
Rnen taRe part ana in 'fe it % T6e pesToes s thinR
they have been cheated out of the
representation, and can do better by going TO
think if the Democrats regain full power the
old state OF things will return.
Cross examination by Mr.. voorhees,: Was
a slave before the war to good man
ever lived, named Perry; had never
advised anyone to go to Indiana.
to his friends, that If he owned lot in Indi-
ana and one in hell, he would sell the Indiana
lot and reside in hell. II the industrial and
financial condition of negroes was as good in
Indiana as elsewhere, the witness would like
to see negroes enough sent there to "rev-
9i9tionize things" politically, but he
cal intrigues when he was In
Indiana. He consorted most with Republi-
natural for him to do so. The witness de
clared that he was done with the exodus. He
was ad vlsine people to go back.
To Mr.. Nance-We think the road law, and
other statutes, have been made more severe
on negroes than formerly. IL l. true the
negroes pay but minor portion OF the taxes.
"a n he mi Ia US He WI u hat
no part of the crop could be removed unless
the rent was paid. Under Republican gov
ernment part of the crop could be sold?
Mr.. Vance-It don't bear hard on man If
he intends to pay his rent, does it?
Witness-Well, there are cases where a man
wants to raise little money, and has TO go to
| his landlord and give five days notice before
he can sell any OF his crop. IL makes sort OF
servant OF man, and they don't like it.
Mr.. Nanee-A debtor is a sort OF servant to
his creditor always, isn't he?
Witness-Well, yes, L suppose so
Mr.. Vance asked the witness If IL were not
| true that the ex-masters treated the exslaVes
| well q the South.
The witness said they did in some ways
| For instance, they were kind to them as serv-
| ants, but not as friends. He went to see his
| old master a while ago, ana he looked on
nae s as ,,,. r servant TIsIli, That nat Is aI what
and OF course thought was citizen. II l
| was to go back 10 him to day / could not talk
to him and express my opinion. The witness
price was set on his head on account of his
connection with the exodus, but no one
really harmed him.
Cross-examint by Mr.. Window, the witness
| said the colored people consider themselves
unfairly deprived of representation since the
| Democrats got control OF the Southern affairs.
They are disfranchised to all Intents and ptr-
poses as completely as IL the Fifteenth amend
ment had been repealed. 1t Is in their rela-
| tiOns as citizens they complain OF Injustice.
THE INVESTIGATION OF THE NEGRO EXODUS.
The Senate exodus committee examined
WI fn-dQ
being merely corroborative OF that previously
given by other coIored witnesses concerning
the condition of their pc Jple in North Caro-
/ lima The last witness, L. II. Foster, said he
| had been slave; was now the owner OF prop
/ erty worth over 5000, all of which he had
trict school commits loner, and has filled the
office of sheriff. The committee up TO the
present time have called TO Washington s.
Nationals and 80 Democrats. twenty-five OF
/ the witnesses are cOlored men. The total
number of witnesses brought here from Indi-
ana is %, of whom five are Republicans.
THE ELECTION OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PREsT-
DENT.
The House select committee on the state of
law respecting the aScertainment and
| declaration of the result OF the election of
president and vice president, accepted the re-
port of the sub committee In favor of
/ Representative Blcknell's joint resolution,
| proposing a constitutional amendment TO
provide for the election of president and vice
| president by the people The COMMITTEES have
| stricken out that portion OF the resolution
providing "that contest In any State shall
be passed upon by Its highest judicial trib9-
| nal" and with this one change have in
| structed Representative BicKnell TO report the
| resolution favcrably to the House.
| THE INVESTIGATION OF THE NEGRO EXODUS.
| The Senate exodus committee held a short
i meeting to-day. The first witness called was
/ f. ID. Borden, OF Goldsboro,N. C.. He testified
/ that while the people of the State OF North
Carolina do not feel alarmed about the exodus
that the wave OF the movement. such as IL
| was, is already subsiding, and that the great
| mass OF the colored people in North Carolina
were well contented they are in any
other section of the country.
| The next witness was I. e.. GroOmes, law
| yer. resident of Greencastle, Ind. AT the
| request OF Senator Voorhees,, he produced and
| read extracts from editorials published In the
| Greencastle Banner In November AMI Decem-
| ber, 1878, in which IL wss stated that the col
| ored men of the South practically dis
franchised while they live in that section
| urging it as the duty of the cOlored men South
| to come north of the Ohio rive and help make
| a solid North, and arguing that II they remain
| In the South TO be enumerated in 1880, they
| would increase the numbers of their enemies
| there: but IL they came North, they would
| increase the numbers of their friends In the
North. Adjourned.
A WORD FROM GENERAL SHERMAN.