New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-02-03
THE EXODUS TO THE NORTH.
An EVEN CHANCE IN INDIANA WITH IRISH DEMO
CRAfs

An EVEN CHANCE IN INDIANA WITH IRISH DEMO-
CRAfs.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.-The Senate Com
ttee o the Exodus examined three Indiana witnesses
to-day.
william b. Tinney passenger agent ut indianapolis for
the Baltimore ONO Railroad. testified that several
weeks ago he received telegram from the c0mpany's
Washington agent directing him to Professors Bagby
and Broyles and Dr. Ebert three prominent cOlOred
men in IudlanapOlisl and collect from them SO %
upon receipt OF which amount transportation 70
Indiana would be supplied to party OF coOred North
Carolina emgrants thon in Washington. Witness saw
Bagley aud on HIS advice went to n colored church
where he met its leading members and was informed
that they had not raised quite the ful amount, but
would get the balance In the morning deposit 10 In
hank and inform the Washington railroad agent by tee
graph Witness believed THIS was done, as consdera-
BILE number OF the North Carolina negroes arrived III
indianapolis shortly afterward.
H. n Morris real estate agent at Indianapolis test-
q al that rry and Williams. the coored agents OF the
North Carolina emigrants, called on him last October TO
~ about getting transportation TO Kansas, but snbse
ouenty expressed themselves IN favor of settling in
Indiana and he bought tickets for them to
| return 60 Washington on business connected
with the movements OF their North Carolina
friends He had talked with Colonel Jordan about some
ianas I'm Morgan County which he thought might be
sod to North Carolina emigrans at SO or ~ per acre.
Senator yoorhess-YOu thought 1t would relieve the
condition OF these cUlOred emlgrants % put them on
some of those limestone knobs and ridgesi
Witness Yes, and l wanted to sell the land.
| [I.aughter.]
In resnonse TO questions OF Senators Window and
Ra,r the witness said understood that the colored
elogrants who first arrived In Indiana have found en-
poyment; aud he expressed the BELIEF that an lmmi-
oration of 10000 or $4,000 coored people could be
II sea tered the State He thought PEN
| niless laborer would DO more likely to had employment
An Indiana than In Kansas and he did not know OF any
| ora WIN ia promoting the coored immigration 10 In
| diana for political ends.
| tn Mr.. yoorhees-Some Republican papers encour-
| ogea IL; none so far he knew discouraged H.
| To Mir Bair-Indana Republicans make no objection
10 the Immigration of irish Democrats Ihey eneour-
| aye all accessions OF foreign labor
MIR. Northeastern you any Republican paper or
I nromInent Republican in Indiana that has encouraged
| the immigration OF Irish peoplei
| Srhe witness replied that Whon he farmer. pre-
| yions to 1879. irish farm labor was IN demand. -.
Tnomas Wells, OF Indnapolis, the partner OF the last
| witness and also Repubucan, testified that he re-
marked ~ tEe uOys" when the South Carolina colored
nnorIe first begun TO arrive Indianapolis, We want
10000 bucks NOT women and children,
| MT Northeastern wanted them 10 v0tef
| Wtness-Yes VIC wanted them TO votel
MIR Voorhees-We, that's a square answer. You
tbougbt YOU mad them you could politically slay Us.
| WiIness-Yes; We Thought II we had them we could
| get away with YOU eyersstingiy. liaughter.l
| Nj. Voorhees, But they brought a good mauy women
pWitness-Yes they oyerdone the thing and
scatter 'em around on cheap lands.
Mr' Voorhces l.nterruptingl-ia close eountiesf
| Witness-Wel, yes, IN close counties lRenewed
MI Vo5rhecs-statc whether these views which you
have given so frankly shared by your party In In
The witness replied that he thought they wer,
TO great extent conquered In by Individual members
nnp a. nrv effort TO draw negroes TO indisua lie be
ieved the colored people had not fair chance TO vote