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

ticability and efficacy Of the work; that
ne would see his Republican colleagues,
Messrs. Owen and Brown, and talk with
them about it, and for me TO call and
see him again.
have a letter from j. n. Huston,
limited States Treasurer, in which he
saws: II feel sure that the proposed
work will enable us to save Indiana. l
myself am heartily in favor OF it, and at
first opportunity will speak to the Pres
ident about it," etc.
I have also seen Mr.. T.. G. Hayes, OF
Lawrenceburg, Ind, close friend OF
the Presidents; DIR. j. M. Townsend, OF
Indiana, and Recorder OF the General
Land Office, Interior Department, very
prominent and intelligent colored gen
tIeman. and one of the most courteous
and affable gentlemen you ever met.
He thinks that homes might be had In
his State for seven or elght
thousand. This is, however, more
then | expect TO take there, as our
friends think that 5000 will place the
State beyond doubt, though from present
appearances it looks as though more
would be needed. The present condl-
ton of affairs, however, will be mater
ially changed in 1892, and with some
good man with backbone as well as
brain, like Alger, Quay, Reed or clark
son. 5000 safe and true voters las the
colored people of North Carolina are)
will ''cook the goose" beyond doubt Tor
the rebel Democracy and their allies IN
the "Hoosier State"
The great trouble about this work Is
that very few people will write about II,
and when you have TO see every one ana
talk with them, progress is necessarily
slow. ! assure you that have not been
idle or permitted the work to lag. My
zeal and efforts for the last two years,
indeed can say for the last twenty
years, in trying to relieve these OPP
pressed and prosecuted people, have
been such | would think as to be suf-
licient guarantee TO you for my fidelity
and earnestness in our work.
Why do you not write? l have not
had line from you since the 18th inst;
let me hear from you.
Yours very respectfully,
ID. Med. LINDSEY, 207 c street, n. w.
You will notice that | have changed
my residence.
LINDSEY GOES TO WORK.
Addressing himself to the field in
West Virginia, Lindsey opened commu-
nication with several prominent local
leaders. In reply to letter outlining
his plans, Mr.. James l.. Mclean, OF
Winfield, w. Va, who is one OF the
best known Republicans in the State,
wrote Lindsey the following hearty en-
dorsement of the work:
WINFIELD, w. VA, March 30, 1890.
d. Med. Lindsey, Esq.
DEAR SIR: Your letter Of the 18th
inst. came TO hand during my absence
from home; and now on my return |
find such an accumulation OF business
that | have not the time TO give the
matter upon which you address me the
attention and consideration it deserves.
| write simply TO acknowledge your ia
vor, and TO say that as soon as | can.
will bestow some thought upon the sub
ject and will give you my views. am
heartily in sympathy with the work in
which you are engaged, and If | can see
any way to do so will most cordially CO.
operate with you. Yours very truly,
JAS. l.. MCLEAN.
Early in June Lindsey determined to
take the field in person, and proceeded
to arm himself with credentials. AS re-
lated in his letter of March 81, quoted
above, he had fully described his scheme
to the Republican Congressman from
West Virginia. That they fully Endorsed
the plan is seen from the following let
ter of credence to the faithful" in the
State, signed by Representatives Charles
Il. Smith and q. w. Atkinson:
COMMITTEE ON MANUFACTURES,
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,, u. s.,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., June 6, 1890.
To lUhOm II may concern:
This letter will introduce Mr.. ID. Med.
Lindsey, who is indorsed and has the
confidence of all the leading Republi-
cans Of this country. Mr.. Lindsey is
from the State of North Carolina. and is
the Secretary of the Southern Emigra-
ton Company, engaged in the good
work OF finding homes for industrious
colored families from his State. Any
favors shown him will be considered
personal favor to yours respectfully.
CHAs. b. SMITH.
concur in the above.
G.. w. ATKINSON.
''BE PERFECTLY QUIET,
About this time Lindsey appeared to
have made up his mind that the actual
moving of colored voters TO the doubt
full States had best be deferred until
after the approaching Congressional
elections. He therefore addressed the
following letter to his deputy:
WASHINGTON, d. c., July l, 1890.
John b. Whitehead, Esq:
My DEAR SIR:-Yours of the Goth
ult. has just been received. / am truly
glad that you seem TO be in more san
guine mood in regard to our emigration
scheme. As To the time when we will
commence active operations, | will say
that some Of our friends are of the opin-
ion that il would be better and safer to
defer the actual moving of any colored
people TO these doubtful States till after
the Congressional election in November:
and ! must confess that | concur with
them in this opinion, for, asI have re-
peatedly written you before, If il was to
be known that our work had any polit
zeal significance whatever attached to
it, it would not only put an end to our
enterprise but would be the cause of
sendinga solid Democratic delegation 10
the Fifty-second Congress from both
West Virginia and Connecticut, and
cause us to lose some districts in Indh
ana which we could otherwise carry,
and the moral effect would be such as TO
do us incalculable damage in other
States, and at the same time defeat the
main object we expect to accomplish,
viz, the saving of these three doubtful
States in 1892.
Another very potent reason for defer
ring the moving of any from North Car