Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-10-21

N. j., at the time of local labor trou-
BILE, and was driven out of town with
stones and brickbats. The same year
he took number to Maryland and loca-
ted them as laborers.
For one of his deputies in the work he
had undertaken Lindsey selected j. B.
Whitehead, North Carolinian, whose
experience as q coloniZer was quite as
thorough as his own. Several years
ago Whitehead carried so many negroes
from North Carolina that he depleted
the labor market, and committee of
seventeen citizens of the State waited
upon him and ordered him to leave on
penalty of lynching.
WAKING UP THE SCHEME.
In a letter addressed to Whitehead
under date of March %, 1890, Lindsey
gives n complete account of the devel-
opment of his plan up to that time.
He says:
WASHINGTON, d. G., Mar. 20, 1890.
j. B. Whitehead, SO.
DEAR SIR: Yours of the 18th inst.
has been received and the contents
carefully noted, and / must be per-
mitted to say that it really appears to
me you are hard to satisfy about our
emigration project.
tbs true, as you say, wrote you as long
ago as last June that l expected to COM
mence active operations within thirty
days, and had cause for so writing. And
it is alsotrue that L wrote you later that
Senator Quay, Chairman of the National
Republican Committee, had promised me
to furnish the funds for us to operate
with, and that Hon. j. n. Huston,
Chairman of the Republican State Com
mittee of Indians, felt great interest in
the work and would cooperate with us,
and also that other prominent Republic
cans had become interested in it. L say
all this is true, and yet you seem to
question what l say about it, and, as
you seem to be so incredulouS, will
give you detailed account of just how
the matter stands.
On or about the 22d of last May, 1
met Hon. Edward Mcpherson, of Penn
Sylvanfa, here, and had an interview
with him in regard to our work, and at
his suggestion wrote to Senator Quay
at Beaver, Pa. said to Senator Quay
that the colored people of North Caro-
lima had become restless under their OPP
preston and persecution and that thou
sands were leaving the State and going
to Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana and
Texas; that l had been endeavOring to
the Northern and Northwestern States;
that this tide of emigration could be
easily diverted from the Southwest and
turned to the doubtful States of the
North and West. / Enclosed him copies
of letters from many of my North Caro-
lima Republican friends as to my integ-
rity, &C., among them letters from Col.
o. Fl. Dockery, John Nichols, j. NJ.
Brown, Judge Thos. Settle and others,
and told him with necessary financial
aid could take eight to ten thousand
to Indiana, three or four thousand to
West Virginia, and two or three thou
sand to Connecticut of the best laborers
and safest voters in the world in time to
become legal voters in 1892, which
would place the result in those states
beyond doubt in the next Presidential
election, sc. &c.
On the 9th of June L received letter
from him dated Beaver, Pa, May 81, Il
suppose the letter had been delayed in
transit by the Johnstown flood), in
which he said: 81 have your letter,
which impresses me favorably, and will,
at the first opportunity, submit your
proposition to our committee. Colonel
Dudley and Vice-Chalrman Garrison
are near you. Have the kindness to
communicate with them in relation to
details.''
On the night of the 14th of June, 1
had an interview with him at Cham
berlin's Hotel, in this city. He APP
proved of our work, asked me how
much it would take to start it, and
promised to furnish the necessary
amount. He said that the Committee
was then out of funds, but that
should have it in thirty days.
On the 10Th day of July saw him
at the Arlington Hotel, here. He was
in great hurry with numbers of peo-
pie trying to see him. He said that
the Committee had failed to get the
necessary funds in hand, but that l
should have it soon. At our interview
at ChamberIin's on June IA, he re-
quested me to write to Gov NJ. G.
Buckley, of Connecticut, and Gen
Erastus Day, Chairman Republican
Committee of Connecticut, in regard
to the matter, which / did.
On the 10th of August wrote him,
calling his attention to what he had
told, or promised me at Chamberlin's,
and said to him if it was not conven-
lent to furnish the entire amount
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