The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1880-02-06
SENATE EXODUS investigators.
Synopsis of tho Testimony Elected by the
Voorhees, Comnittee.

Synopsis of tho Testimony Elected by the
Voorhees, COMMITTEES.
Charles ii. Otuy was ciuso- examined by the
Rer ublican members Of the committee and ac-
knowledged that Mendenhall was tho only Re-
publican in Washington who advised coloniz-
ing Indiana with negroes from the South: said
that Perry Williams and Evans wore
the only colored men he knew to be
engaged in inducing colored men
to leave North Carolina. Otuy also stated his
belief that the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company were furnishing money to pay the
travelling expenses of these men, He believed
the intelligent people of North Carolina, black
and white. Democrats and Republicans,
were opposed to this exodus
said il was difficult to assign a reason for the
exodus of the colored people from North Caro-
lima. II certainly was not on account of OPP
preston. M L. Lewman, Sheriff of Putnam
county, Ind, and resident of Greencastle,
Ind, was sworn, and produced a printed
circular which he obtained from one
of the North Carolina emigrants after
he had arrived at Greencastle. This circular.
which had been circulated qcite extensively
among the colored people of North Carolina,
urged them to come to Indiana, setting
forth the attractions OF that State.
Sheriff Lewman, of Greencastle, Ind, in his
cross-examination, stated that he met and had
an interview with colored man named Heath,
who came on a mail-car from Washington to
Greencastle. He had letters to Judge Mar
tindale and Col. Holloway, prominent Indi-
ana Republicans. One reason for the col
ored people leaving North Carolina was to
better their condition, and another reason
was that their friends in Washington desired
as many of them as possible to get out Of North
Carolina and into Indiana before the census
was taken, about May !, 40 as to decrease the
representation Of North Carolina and increase
that OF Indiana. Ten thousand intended to
come Heath supposed when he was making
these statements he Lewman) was a Repub-
lican. He said the Republicans had pro-
posed to pay half the expenses Of the trip.
The Sheriff stated that the negroes overstocked
the labor market of Greencaste, and, there
fore, created ill-feeling One man had his
barn burned for hiring some of these immi-
grants. He thought no objection would be
made to immigrants who could support them
selves.
B. K Morris, a real-estite agent of Indian
apelis, testified that, to his belief, there is
abundant room and ample opportunity for in
dustrial employment in that State for large
number of colored immigrants, and that he
had no knowledge Of the present immigration
being political movement. Thomas Mills
remarked to "the boys" when the North Caro-
lima colored people first began to arrive at In
dianapoiis: @We want 10000 buck, and not
women and children" Mr.. Northeastern
wanted them to vote? Witness - Yes. we
wanted them to vote. Mr.. Voor-
hees Well, that's square answer. You
thought il you rad them you could 1politi
cally" STAY US? Witness-Yes, we thought II
we had them we could get away with You ever
lastingly. Mr. Voorhees-But they brought
good many women and children with them?
Witness-Yes, they overdone the thing on
women and dnildren; but We thought IL won Id
be good thing to scatter them around on
cheap lands. Mr.. Yoorhees-In close counties!
Mitness-Well, yes; in close counties. Mr..
VoCrhees-State whether these views, which
you have given 30 frankly, are shared by your
party in Indiana. Witness replied that he
thought they we're, to great extent, concurred
in by individual members Of the party, but he
did not know of any party organization or
party effort to draw negroes TO Indiana. lie
believed the colored people had not a fair
chance to vote, or at least were likely to be
counted out" in North Carolina, and it was
only right to give them chance in Indiana