Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-10-25

has actually been afoot, and bis recent
correspondence with his deputy, white
head, indicates that arrangements nave
already been made TO locate large
number of negroes in West Virginia as
soon as the Congressional elections
should have passed, so that tfey migh'
be taken from Tennessee without I'M
periling the election OF TIE negro
Cheatham.
THE DOCUMENTS IN THE CASE.
The correspondence which follows Is
= comnlete narrative in itself. The in
ception of the scheme, its az proval by
Onay and other prominent Republican
leaders, its Endorsement by Representa-
tiyes in Congress whose political Tor
times were TO be forwarded by it, are
all clearly set forth by documentary
evidence that cannot be reoutted or
explained away. The fac Smiles OF a
number of the letters constitute hlgh-
ly interesting exhibit.
From the correspondence 1t appears
the ID. Med. Lindsey began his work as
long ago as May %, 1889, when, as he
saws. he discussed his scheme with Ed
ward Mcpherson, of Pennsylvania, since
chosen to beUerk of the House ef Rep
resentatives. Mcpherson referred MIN
TO Senator Quay, who Immediately In
dorsed the colonization scheme, and re-
ferred it, with his approval, 10 MS
henchmen, Clarkson and Dudley. LIND
sew was thoroughly familiar with the
methods that would carry his plan
through successfully. His record as
colonizer is one TO be proud OF. When
he undertook this special mission he
was Secretary of the Southern Emigra-
tion Company. He was candidate Tor
Congress on the republican ticket from
the First District of North Carolina
lin 1876. but was defeated. In
1882 he got himself into serious trouble
and was accused of taking 200 depart
ment clerks from Washington to North
Carolina to serve as deputy marShals'
This he did under the direction OF j. d.
Mott, Chairman of the State Executive
Committee of North Carolina. In 1887
he took Ill negroes to East Orange
N l. at the time of local labor trou-
HE 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. Is.
Whitehead, North Carolinian, whose
experience as 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 a 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 20, 1890, Lindsey
gives a complete account of the develop
ment of his plan up TO that time. lie
says:
WASHINGTON, D. c., Mar. 90, 1890.
j. 3. Whitehead, Esq:
DEAR SIR: Yours of the 18th inst.
has been received and its contents care
fully noted, and must be permitted to
say that il really appears TO me you are
hard to satisfy about our emigration
project.
Itistr as you say, | wrote you as long
ago as last June that expected to COM
mence active operations within thirty
DAYS, and had cause for so writing. And
il is alsotrue that | 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 alsC hat other prominent Republl-
cans had become interested in it. | say
all this is true, and yet you seem to
question what | say about it, and, as
you seem to be so incredulouS, VIII
give you detailed account of just how
the matter stands.
On or about the 22d of last May, |
met Hon. Edward Mcpherson, of Penn
sylvania, 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 ana
Texas: that l had been endeavoring TO
find homes and employment for them in
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. | inclosed 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. ii. 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, &c. &c.
On the 9th of June | received letter
from him dated Beaver, Pa, May 81, II
suppose the letter had been delayed in
transit by the JohnStown food, in
which he said: Il have your letter,
which impreSSeS me favorably, and will,
at the first opportunity, submit your
proposition to our committee. Colonel
Dudley and Vice-Chalrman ClarkSon
are near you. Have the kindness to
communicate with them in relation to
details"
On the night of the 18th of June, |
had an interview with him at Cham
berln'S Hotel, in this city. He APP
proved of our work, asked me how
much il 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
Il great hurry with numbers of people
trying to see him. He said that the
! Copp,ittaa had failed IN pat tho npeps-