South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1890-10-24

chair before Quay began plotting for
1877, though il does not appear that he
had Harrison's success again in view.
Even a man OF Quay's resources has
MS limitations, and doubtless the great
corruption OF the people in 1888 felt
tnat ne could not hope 10 achieve sue
cess again by the same methods and
precisely upon the same lines en-
pioyed before. 1t would be safer to
move in different way "his new i'm
EQUITIES to perform An attempt to
repeat his old maneuvres might be
followed by exposure and disaster. 1t
must have been with something of de-
hght, therefore, that he received the
proposition of the man Lindsey, who
pointed out how easy it would be 10
make the doubtful States reliably Re-
publican simply by a transfer of few
thousand Republican negroes from the
South, introduced into the different
localities TO take places as laborers.
According to the correspondence
which follows, Quay was Instantly
struck with the suggestion, arranged
to see Lindsey at an early day, put
MN at once in communication with
Dudley and Clarkson, and requested
the payment of sum of money TO
l
ton of the movement. Quay unuues-
tionably felt that the much desired
secret of how To continue his party in
power had been found, and that sim
ply by putting wheels on the suffrage,
so TO speak, in several States, he could
roll enough lmpecunious people about
the country to make the result i'm No
vember, 1892, in every way satisfactory
To the Republican party. As for the
situation in the extreme South, where
the Force bill was intended to operate
he cared nothing. All he desired
was TO stock the doubtful States with
Republican colored voters, and insure
National Republican success again,
and Force bills and all other bills not
yielding fat from the manufacturers
might go to the winds.
The man Lindsey, who appears as the
originator OF this scheme, was so great
lily encouraged by Quay's approval and
adoption of it and by Quay's promises
of pecuniary assistance that he seems
to have pushed il with great energy
| According To his own statement, he CON
ferred with Republican Congressman
| from three different States sought To be
influenced politically by his methods
| Indiana, Connecticut and West Virginia
and in every case was met with words
OF praise and encouragement. All of
the congressman consulted thought his
plan for insuring Republican success
an admirable one, and several of
them went so far as TO put him i'm
communication with prominent party
workers at their homes, whose assist
ancc it was thought necessary to obtain.
"A notable conversion, according To the
correspondence, was that of United
States Treasurer Huston, who was not
only most favorably impressed with
Lindsey's project himself, but promised
to lay the matter before the President
and have Mr.. Harrison consider it in
connection with the possibilities in In.
diana next time.
For several months Lindsey's plan
| has actually been afoot, and his recent
correspondence with his deputy, White
head indicates that arrangements have
already been made to locate a large
| number OF negroes in West Virginia as
soon as the Congressional elections
should have passed, so that they might
be taken from Tennessee without i'm
periling the election of the negro,
Cheatham.
THE DOCUMENTS IN THE CASE.
The correspondence which follows is
complete narrative in itself. The in
ception OF the scheme, its approval by
Quay and other prominent Republican
leaders, its Endorsement by Representa-
tives in Congress whose political for
tunes were To be forwarded by IL, are
all clearly set forth by documentary
evidence that cannot be rebutted or
explained away. The fac SMILES of a
number of the letters constitute a high
ly interesting exhibit.
L'FAV, . l,.. -.
the ID. Med. Lindsey began his work as
long ago as May 90, 1889, when, as he
says, he discussed his scheme with Ed
ward Mcpherson, of Pennsylvania, since
chosen TO be Clerk OF the House eff Rep
resentatives. Mcpherson referred him
TO Senator Quay, who Immediately in
dorsed the colonization scheme, and re-
ferred it, with his approval, To his
henchmen, ClarksOn and Dudley. Lind
sey was thoroughly familiar with the
methods that. would carry his plan
through successfully. His record as a
colpniZer is one to be proud of. When
he undertook this special mission he
was Secretary of the Southern Emigra-
tion Company. He was a candidate for
Congress on the republican ticket from
the First District OF North Carolina
i'm 1876, but was defeated. In
1857 ne got nlInSelI into serious trouble
and was accused OF taking 200 depart
mcnt clerks from Washington TO North
Carolina TO serve as deputy marshalS
This he did under the direction OF j. j..
Mott, Chairman OF the State ExecutiveI
Committee Of North Carolina. In 1887
he took III negroes TO East Orange,
n. j., at the time Of a 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 i'm the work ho
had undertaken Lindsey selected j. u.
Whitehead, a North CarOlinian, whose
experience as o colOnizer was quite as
thorough as his own. Several years
ago Whitehead carried so many negroes
from North Carolina that nc depleted
the labor market, and q committee Of
seventeen citizens OF the State waited
upon him and ordered him 20 leave on
penalty of lynching.
WAKING UP THE SCHEME.
In letter addressed TO Whitehead
under date Of March ~, 1890, Lindsey
gives "a complete account Of the devel- /
ppnput Of his ulau nm IN that fiTup I