Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-03-03
WHY THE EH0DUSTERS ARE
WANTED IN INDIANA.

At the meeting of the Senate Com
mittoc on the exodus on the 10th ult., b.
X. Morris, u real estate agent OF In
diauapolis, testified that Perry and
Williams, the colored agents of the
North Carolina emigrants, called on
him last October 10 talk about getting
transportation TO Kansas, but subse-
quently expressed in favor of settling
in Indiana, and he bought tickets for
them to return TO Washington on bus
mess connected with the movements
of their North Carolina friends. They
furnished the money Tor their own
tickets, and witness did not know
whether or not they got it from Colo,
mel Jordan, the United States register
in bankruptcy, or where they got it..
lie had talked with Colonel Jordan
about some lands in Morgan county
which be thought might be sold to
North Carolina emigrants at 50 or S6
per acre.
Senator Voorhees, lou thought il
would relieve the condition of those
colored emigrants TO put them on some
of those limestone knobs and ridges.
Witness--Yes, and want TO sell
the land Laughter
Thomas Wells, of indianapolis, the
partner OF the last witness and also a
Republican, was next examined. He
testified that he remarked TO "the
boys when the North Carolina color
ed people first began to arrive at In.
dianapolis, ave want 10000 bucks,
not women and children"
Mr. Voorhees--Y You wanted them TO
vote?
Witness-Yes, we wanted them TO
votel
Mr. yoorhees-Well, that's a square
answer You thought if you had
them you could politically slay us?
Witncss-Yes, we thought if we had
them we could get away with you
everlastingly. Laughter.
Mr. Yoorhees-But they brought a
good many women and children with
them.
Witness-Yes, they overdone the
thing on women and children but we
thought it would be a good thing to
scatter EN- around on cheap lands.
Mr. Voorhees, (interruptingl - In
close counties 2
Witness-Well, yes; in close coun.
ties. Renewed laughter
Mr. Noorhees--State whether these
views, which you have given so frank
ly, are shared by your party in IT,
diana.
The witness replied that he thought
they were TO a great extent concurred
in by individual members of the par
ty but he did not know of any party
organization or party effort TO draw
negroes to Indiana. He believed the
colored people had not fair chance
to vote, or, at least were likely TO be
counted ou." in North Carolina, and
it was only right to give them chance
in Indiana.
Witness intrQduced Perry and viii.
Jams to Colonel Jordan, the bank.
ruptcy register They wanted assist.
ance and he knew they had money
when they retired from their inter
view with Jordan. The money with
which transportation to Greencastle
from Indianapolis was procured for
fifty or sixty of the omigrants was
raised through United States Mail
Agent Reynolds. Perry approached
witness since his arrival in Washing.
ton with reierehce to the testimony
he was to give, and expressed desire
that nothing should be said about the
purchase of tickets for Perry and VIII.
Jams back TO this city from Indiana
Mr. Yoorhees-What did you say
to Perry?
Witness--l told him proposed to
do my own swearing Laughter
Mr. Noorhees-Well, you have kept
your word faithfully, and have given
very frank testimony.