The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-02-12

Jas. f. O'Hara, a prominent colored Repub-
Ican of Halifax County, who is now contest
ing his seat in Congress from the Second
North Carolina District testlned that he hao
held various offices IN Halifax County. He
gave a very favorable account of the condition
and treatment of coiOreG people IN North Car
DINA In regard to their Industrial and politi-
cal status, he testified that, although there
was at one time some sbuildozings' in counties
bordering on South Carolina, there never has
been any political persecution in counties
afflicted by the present exodus, and Is none
now in any part of North Carolina
The witness, in response to inteTrOg otOT1eS
as to the cause OF the exodus from this State,
said it was the result of the efforts of agitatOrs
gong ABOUT the cotilJt anu hota 81 lOhtaileou
emigration The less industrious class OF col
Ored meI-what might be termed the floating
pOpuIatlon-Were duped by representations
that they would get Sl50 per day in Indiana
and a new suit OF clothes, together with Gov
eminent AID " OF some sort as they passed
through Washington; and they were similarly
deceived by false representations contained
IN circulars purportlng to be issued by rail-
road companies in Kansas and elsewhere.
WASHINGTON, Jan. "a.
j. P. Dukehart, Southern Passenger Agent
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, testified
before the Exodus Committee to- day. He said
that he visited North Carolina several times
in the interests of his company, which had Sc
cured the transportation of all the emigronts.
The company offered, induccment to
persons to work up the emigration, a draw
DaGk OF u per heau Tor aduttS ana 90 cents LOT
children. y. Taylor Evans, of CiOldsbOro, and
Perry and Williams were the three principal
promoters OF the exodus upon that basis.
Evans told witness he commenced working
up the exodus 16 months ago by means of
mass meetings, secret societies, etc. Witness,
while in North Carolina, had seen many OF the
circulars asserting that cOlOred people would
find plenty of work in Indiana at wages of 81
and SI-50 per day. Perry and Williams,
also circulated the report that en-
igrants, upon reaching Washington,
would be provided with new clothes
and transportation to Indiana and Kansas.
Circulars were largely made up of editorials
from the Greencastle Qnd.) Banner, and also
included what purpOrted to be certificates
from q number of the North Carolina cOiOred
people, who had already gone to Indiana, that
they had found work and advised their friends
to follow. Perry left the State suddenly dur
ing the winter on account of an indictment
for forging school certificates, and had not
returned, but Evans and others were still ut
work; and in the opinion of the witness the
exodus would continue just as long as the
cOlored people could raise money to pay
their fare or until checked by unfavOrable
reports from their friends at the other end of
the line. In this event he would go out 30 In
diana and try and secure them as passengers
back over the b. and o. lines. GLaUghter.l
The number of tickets sold by the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad for the transportation of
these North Carolina emigrants since the
movement first commenced is 763, 235 OF this
number being half fare.