Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1890-10-21
ooManrrnE 81 aIANUEAoTUnEs,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, o. .
WASHINGTON. ID. C.. June 6. 1890.

COMMITTEE ON MANUFACTURES,
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U. s.,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., June 6, 1890.
To lOhOEn u may concern:
This letter will introduce Mr.. d. 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-
tion Company, engaged in the good
work of finding homes for Industrious
colored families from his State. Any
favors shown him will be considered a
personal favor to yours respectfully.
CHAs. B.. SMITH.
l 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
doubtful States had best be deferred
until after the approaching Congress
sional elections. He therefore adj
dressed the following letter to his
deputy:
WASHINGTON, d. c., July 1, 1890.
John b. Whitehead, esq.
MY DEAR SIR: Yours of the Goth
ult. has just been received. lam truly
glad that you seem to be in a more
sanguine mood in regard to our emil
grafton scheme. AS to the time when
we will commence active operations,
/ will say that some of our friends are
of the opinion that it would be better
and safer to defer the actual moving
ofany colored people to these doubtful
States till after the Congressional cleo
tionS in November; and / must con-
fess that L concur with them in this
opinion, for, as / have repeatedly writ
ten you before, if it was to be known
that our work had any political sig
nificance whatever attached to it, it
would not only put an end to our en-
terprise, but would be the cause of
sending solid Democratic delegation
to the Fifty-secOnd Congress from both
West Virginia and Connecticut, and
cause us to lose some districts in In
diana which we would 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 de-
ferring the moving of any from North
Carolina until after the November
election, is that while it would not
add to our chances OF carrying any of
the Congressional districts in these
doubtful States, it would endanger the
election of Mr.. Cheatham in the Sec
ond North Carolina District and de-
stroy every VeStage of a chance of car
rying the First North Carolina Dis
trict.
expect, however, it very probable
that l will want you to come up here
lNSV flNp
and go either to West Virginia or Con-
necticut to make arrangements about
getting them homes and employment,
so we can commence the moving of
them Immediately after the election.
Don't make any arrangements to
enter into any contracts to take any
more South or Southwest, as we will
need all that want to leave North Car
DINA to take to these doubtful States,
and l don't want to have to goftrther
South after any.
Keep me posted as to your where
abouts and hold yourself in readiness
to leave at moments notice. | will
know definitely what our programme
will be after l see our friends again,
which will be Il hOpe) in few days.
If telegraph you will address it
to Jesup as suggested by you. l eX-
pect you will then have to come up to
Savannah, as l am pretty confident
L can't telegraph funds to Jesup.
Be perfectly quiet. Remember that
that the success of the whole matter
depends entirely upon keeping the
work clear of every semblance of po-
litical character. Write me on receipt
of this. Your friend,
NJ. MCD. LINDSEY,
l713 @ street, n. w.