The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1891-01-03
THE ELECTION BILL BEBArE.

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interesting and significant. He dwelt
upon the party acts of the reeOnstruc-
ton period, which he had been instru-
mental in framing. These had been
drawn, he said, with the utmost care.
to thoroughly and beyond peradven-
ture secure the negro in his political
rights. And when completed had
been pronounced perfect and impreg-
nable. And yet all expectations based
upon such legislation had proved de-
iuslve. As soon as the troops were
Withdrawn the white minorities had
assumed political power and control.
He was not willing to again interpose
the military arm into the Southern
State governments. To the statement
by Senator Hoar that the bill in ques-
tion was not predicsted upon the idea
of bayoncts, Senator Stewart answered
that then it would surely prove vain
and futile and time in its considers
tion was being wasted.
Nothing but blind perversity, the
desperation of loss of power, can &C
count for The persistence in attempting
to revive the evil policy, which has be-
fore so ignominiously failed.
The debauchery of politics was never
more fearfully, painfully shown than
through certain correspondence read
during his speech by Senator voor-
bees, directly duplicating no less 4
person than the President with others
high in office in negro colonization
scheme for 1892. The progenitor OF
the scheme was one NcD. Lindsay of
North Carolina. The following ex-
tracts give an outline of the scheme:
wAsHiSeros. D. c., March 20. 1880.
j. b. WHITEHEAD, ESQ.,:
Dear Sir: Yours of the 18th instant
has been received and the contents
carefully noted, and must be permit
ted to say that 1t really appears to me
you are hard to satisfy about our emf
grafton project.
1t is true, as you say, wrote you as
long ago as last June that expected
to commence active operations within
thirty days, and l had cause for SO
writing. And 1t Is also true that |
wrote you later that Senator Quay,
Chairman Of the National Republican
Committee, had promised ne to fur
nish the funds for us to operate with,
and that Hon. j. N. Huston, Chairman
of the Republican State Committee Of
Indiana, felt great interest in the work
and would cooperate with us, aud also
that other prominent Republicans had
become interest in ii. | say all this
is true; Al d yet you seem to question
what say about IL; and as you seem
to be so incredulous, | will give you
detailed account ofjust how the mat
ter stsuds.
On or about the 22d OF last May
met Hon. Edward Mcpherson, of
Pennsylvania, (Clc"k Of the House,
here and had an interview with
him in regard to our work, and
at bis suggestion wrote to Sena-
tor Quay at Beaver Pa. | said to
Senator Quay that the colored people
of North Carolina had become restless
under their oppression and persecu-
ton and that thousands were leaving
the State and going to Mississippi, Ar
kansas, Louisiana, and 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 aud West. | inclosed him
copies Of letters from many of my
North Carolina Republican friends as
to my integrity, etc, among them let
tcrs from Col. 0. II. Dockery, John
Nichols, J. M. Brown, Judge Thomas
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 thousand to Con-
necticut, of tho 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.
Lindsay says that "Hon. j, N. Hus-
ton, Chairman of the Republican State
Committee of Indiana. felt great inter-
est in the work, aud would cooperate
with u.s. aud further on he states that
he has a letter from Huston to the
same effect. | will read that letter.
1t is as follows:
WxsHrseroN, y. O., May 8, 1850.
Dear Sir: am in receipt OF your
note dated May 8. | regret that Mr..
Miller ~. S. Attorney-GeneraD could
not have given you the time that
would have allowed of full expla-
nation being made of your pro-
iect feel sure that he, like myself,
would have been satisfied that propos-
ed work would have enabled us to
save Indiana. myself am heartily in
,ayor of It, and at the frat opportunity
will speak to the President about II, or
will, il opportunity would offer, talk
TO Mr.. Miller, though | do not believe
he could be made to feel the same in
terest iu it that do. lie has never
taken much interest In practical poll
tics. Of course ] could not ask you
10 remain here in the city Until could
learn what we could do with regard to
Indiana. Do not not know, in fact
when will be able to talk with the
president about the matter. Ii you
will seud me your address when you
leave here, as soon as | have talked
with the President | will communicate
with YOU. Truly, yours,
]. N. Huston.
Hon. McD. LINDSEY.
Sir, such letter as this from such :.
source il I'm itself al alarming fact. II
! shows with painful distinctness tn' D
! easy terms on which prominent pupii'
ot,icials have placed themselves Il
: their relations to the most deprsveo
r 'nsm ,:.,..i v;ces Mr.. Huston Is Treas
l rrer of the United States Government
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