West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-10-13

l will bestow some Thought upon the sub
lect and will give you my views. | am
heartlly In sympathy with the work In
any way 20 do so will most cordially co.
operate with you.
Yours very truly,
JAS l.. MCLEAN.
Early In June Lindsey determined e
take the held Ia person, and proceeded "a
arm himself with credentiials. As rotated
In bis letter of March 81, quoted above. he
had fully described his schems TO tho Re
publican Congrossmen from West Virginia
that they fully iHdorsed the plan is seor
from the following letter OF credence 70 the
"fatthful' In tho State, signed by Repre-
sentauves Charles II. Smith aud @. w
Atkinson;
COMMITTEES on MANUFACTURES,
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,, ". s.,
| WARRINGTON, ID. O., June q, 1890.
To rhom q mdy concern:
This letter will introduce Mr. ID. Mod
Lindsey, who Is Endorsed and haa the con
hdence OF oil the leading Republicans OF
this country, Mr. Lindsey is from the
State OF North Carolina, aud tho Secretary
or tho Southern Emigration Company. en-.
gagged In the good work OF finding homes
Tor Industrious colored families from this
state. Any favors shown him will be- con.
fully. CuAs. n. SMIru
l Soncur in the above
q. w. ATKINSON.
'BE PEaFEcrLY QUIET"
About this time Lindsey appeared 10
have mado up his mind that the actual
moving OF colored voters TO the doubtful
States had best DO deferred until after the
approaching Congressional elections. He
therefore addressed the following letter to
his deputy;
WASHINGTON, ID. c., July l, 1890.
John n. Whnehedd, Esq:
My DEAR m:--Yours OF the 10Th
UT has Just boon received. 1 am truly
glad that you seem TO he In more sanguine
mood In regard TO our emigration scheme
~. rs 10 the time whom we Will commence &c.
| Two operations, l will say THAI some OF our
friends are OF tho opinion that IL would be
better and safer TO defor tho actual moving
~ any eclered people TO these doubtful
States VII after tho Congressional cleo
lions In November; aud must confoss that
| concur with them In this opinion, for. "a
nave repeatedly written you before In 10
was TO be known that our work had any
political Significance whatever attached TO
H. II would not only put an eud 10 our ON
terprlse, but would be tho cause OF
sending solid Democratic delegation
70 tho Fifty-second Congress FROM both
West Virginia and Connections, and
cause us TO lose some districts Ia Indiana
which we would otherwise carry, and the
moral effect would bo such rs TO do US in
calculablo damage In other States. and at
tho same time defeat tho main object we
expect 20 accomplish, viz. the saving OF
these three doubtful States ia 1892.
Another very potent reason for deferriug
tho fmoveing OF any from North Carolina
until after the November election, ia that
while II would not add TO our chances of
carrying any OF the Congressional districts
ia these doubtful States, 10 would eudanQer
the election of MIR, Cheatham In the Sec
ond North Carolina District and destroy
a A Oh af NJ. el,..
First North Carolina District.
expect however, 10 very probable that
VIII want you To come up here within the
next two or three weeks and 20 eithor TO
Wost Virginia or Connecticut 10 make ar.
rangcments abOut getting them homes and
employment so we can commence tho NOV
Ing OF them immediately after the election
Don't make any arrangements 10
enter into any contracts 70 take any
more South or Southwest, % we wifi
need all that want TO leave North Carolina
TO take TO these doubtful States, and don't
want TO have 10 20 further South after any
Keep mo posted as TO your whereabouts
and hold Yourself In readiness To leave at "a
moments notice. j will know definitely
what our programme will be- after / SEQ
our friends again, which will be Il hope)
In a few days.
If ! telegraph you will address IL TO
Jesup as suggested by you. / expect you
Will then have 10 come no TO Savannah as
funds 20 Jesup.
BE perfectly quiet Remember that the
success OF the whole matter depends en-
tirely upou keeping tho work clear OF every
semblance OF political character. Write
me on receipt OF this. Your friend,
M Med. LINDSEY,
l7l3 q street, N. w.
GOOD CITIZENS ARE "sAFE.U
Two or three weeHs after writing the
above letter Lindsey finally summoned
Whitehead TO Washington and proceeded
TO Instruct him In the details OF the coming
campaign ia West Virginia. He provided
whitehead with number Of letters OF in
PRODUCTION, Of which the following, ad-
dressed 10 Representative Cooper, is fair
sample:
WAsHINsToN, ID. G., Sept. ~. 1890.
Hon. John COOper, BrdmUeil, w. va:
DEAR Sm:-I wrote you some time ago
Mt tho request OF George w. Atkinson, OF
your State, which you will doubtless re
member, ia relation IN an enterprise In
which feel great interest / want homes
aud employment Tor 1000 colored lRborers
In your State who will mako good citizens
and safe votes.
Tbs will introduce you 20 my friend and
co-wOrker In tho enterprise, Mr. j. b.
whitehead, OF North Carolina He Is per-
fectly reliable and Trustworthy You can
talk freely and unroserySdly with him. Ho
has 10 bis possession letters from some OF
our most prominent men which ho will
show you and which viii fully explsin 10
you the nature and character and purpose
OF the work
Mr. Atkinson tolls mo be thinks he will
cooperate with US lie the work, and III you
and our friends la your State will do 80 +
Will vOuch that there shall DO no contest
Owe the result OF the election In your State
In 1892.
Any assistance you may render Mr..
Whitehead that viii be OF service 70 him
In the prosecution Of his work will hs high
~ appreciated by mo and the friends Of the
enterprise here.
have given Mr. Whitehead letters sirni.
lar 70 this, % Mr.. j. ID. Hewott, Mr. j. s.
Mclean and W $ Edwards, OF your State,
OIL OF whom sincerely hopo, will cooper.
ato with us in the good work
Yours very respectfully
ID. Mod. Lindsey.
sent you letter Of introduction some
weeks ago from Mr. Atkinson.
LINDSEY oErs ANXIOUS
About the i4th Of September whitehead
arrived nj Charleston, w. Va, and went 20
work with zeal worthy Of q better cause
Lindsey was evidently very anK-
iOus Tor the success Oh his
scheme, and on the 10Th Of September
sent whitehead the following supplement
tai letter OF instructions:
WAsHIS0roN, u. O., Sept re- 1890.