South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1892-10-07

through successfully. His record as a
colonizer is one 20 be proud OF. When
he undertook this special mission he was
Secretary Of the Southern Emigration
Company. He was candidate for Con-
gress on the Republican ticket from the
,f'iEstI Sstrict of - opth Carolina in lsT6.
but was defeated. In 1889 he got himself
into serious trouble and was accused OF
taking 200 department clerks from Wash
ington 10 North Carolina 70 serve as depu-
ty marshals. This he did under the direc-
tion OF j. j. Mott, chairman OF the State
Executive Committee of North Carolina In
1857 he took Ill negroes 10 East Orange,
n. j., AZ the time Of local labor trouble
and was driven out OF town with stones
and brickbats The same year he took a
number TO Maryland and located them as
laborers.
For one of his deputies In the work he
had undertaken, Lindsey selected j. b.
Whitehead, North Caroliuisn. whose ex-
perience as colonizer was quite as thor
ough as his own Several years ago White
bead carried so many negroes from North
Carolina that he depleted the labor market
and committee of seventeen citizens of
the State waited upon him and ordered him
To leave on penalty OF lynching. ,-ar,
WAXING UP THE SCHEME
In letter addressed TO Whitehead un-
der date OF March 20, 1890, Lindsey gives a
complete account OF the development of his
plan up TO that time. He says:
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Mar. 90, $780,
J. -. Whitehead, Esq:
DEAR SIR: Yours OF the 18th inst. has
been received and the contents carefully
noted, aud must be permitted 10 saw that
IL really appears TO me you are hard TO
satisfy about our emigration project.
1t Is true, as you say. i wrote you as long
ago as last June that l expected to COM
mence active operations within thirty DAYS
and had cause for so writing. And II il
also true that wrote you later that Semi
tor Quay, Chairman Of the National Re-
publican Committee, had promised me to
furnish the funds for us TO operate with.
and that Hon. j. y. Huston, Chairman of
the Republican State Committee of Indiana,
felt great interest in the work and would
cooperate with US, and also that other
prominent Republicans had become inter
ested in it, l say all this Is true and vet
you seem TO question what say about IL,
and, as you seem to be so incredulous, /
Will give you detailed account of lust
how the matter stands.
On or about the 22d OF last May, L mot
Hon: Edward Mcpherson, of Pennsylva-
MIA, here, and had an interview with him
In regard TO orr work, and at his sugges-
ton wrote TO Senator Quay at Beaver,
Pa. / said to Senator Quay that the col
ored people OF North Carolina had become
restless under their oppression and perse-
cution and that thousands were leaving the
State and going TO Mississippi, Arkansas,
Louisiana and Texas; that had been en-
deavoring to find homes and employment
for them in Northern and Northwestern
States that this tide OF emigration could
DO easily diverted from the Southwest and
turned TO the doubtful States of the North
and West. / inclosed him copies OF letters
from many OF my North Carolina Repubu-
can friends as 70 my integrity, &c, among
them letters from Col. .. III. Dockery, John
Nichols, j. M. Brown, Judge Thos Settle
and others, and told him with necessary
financial aid could take eight to ten thou
sand TO Indiana, three or four thousand to
West Virginia, and two or three thousand
to Connecticut OF the best laborers and
safest voters In the world in time to become
legal voters in 1892. which would place the
result in those Stntes beyond doubt in the
next Presidential election, &c, &c.
On the 9th Of June 1 received letter
from him dated Beaver, Pa, May3l q sup
pose the letter had been DELAYED in transit
BY the Johnstown fiood), in which he said:
VI have your letter, which impresses me
favorably, and viii, ut the nrst oppor-
mittee. Col Dudley and Vice-Chairman
Clarkson are near you. Have tho kindness
TO communicate with them in relation TO
details"
On the night of the 14th of June had an
interview with him at Chamberlin's Hotel
in this city. He approved Of our work,
asked me how much it would take to start
1t, and promised TO furnish the necessary
amount He said that the committee was
tnen out OF funds, but that / should have
II in thirty days.
g. On the 18th day OF July saw him at the
A rlington Hotel, here. He was in a great
hurry with numbers of people trying to see
him. He said that the Committee had
ialled TO get the necessary funds in hand,
put that l should have IL soon At our in
terview AZ Chamberlin's, on June IA, he re-
quested me To write to Governor M G.
Bulkeiey, OF Connecticut, and General
Ernstus Day, Chairman Republican Com
mlttee OF Connecticut, in regard TO the
matter, which / did.
On tho 10th Of August I wrote him.
Icalling his attention TO what he had
told, or promised me at Cham berlin's
ana SAID to him IL 1t was not conve-
nient TO furnish the entire amount
promised. 10 furnish me with enough 10
arrange the preliminary work He at once
enclosed my letter 10 Gen. Clarkson. with
an Endorsement requesting the money TO be-
furnished me, and on the 18th OF August
wrote rae, saying: Il have your letter OF
the 10th, aud have forwarded il through
Mr.. Clarkson, with such an Endorsement as
you suggest"
Gen. Clarkson saw Col. Dudley and Dud-
ley said he had no funds in hand beiopging
TO the Committee; that he had furnished
SlbS OF his own funds for the COMMITTEES,
and that would have 20 wait awhile /
did not like this, and so wrote Senator
Quay, aud in reply 10 my letter ne wrote
request that no should give you
81 900 20 commence your work, Gen. Dud-
ley Informs me that the treasury OF tho
National Committee is empty: that ne has
been compelled TO advance slBs from his
privste funds TO meet Overdrafts I am
perfectly willing TO give my time TO the
cause, but cannot afford to pay the OK
peuses OF the Committee
then thought / would let the matter
rest till they could replenish the treasury.
but on the sth Of September I received a
letter from Quay, saying: "Will youihnye
tho kindness on receipt OF this TO place
yourself In communication with Mr. VIII
liam ID. Mullin, Of Stephenson, Mu!lin AZ
Co. BRAINS we'll, w Va, where II is proba.
bic that 200 families OF your North Caro-
lima emi grants will be received and en-
pioyed, etc. Please act promptly, etc. i
expect 20 be ia Washington within two
weeks and will then see you"
soon after Congress convened I saw him
81 his committee room. Re asked mo hsyv
J was getting along with my work I told
him ] had done ali / could do without
money He said "Call up here TO see me
iu ten days or two weeks and will arrange
matters" ! said 70 him Senator. shall
call in ten days or two weoksTu Ho said
~ am very busy with my legislative mat
tors Make IL two weoksn did not call
at tho expiration Of two weeks, which WAS
ON December 20. I thisk, expecting that he
would spend his Christmas holidays in the
city and that he would then have a better
chance "a arrange matters but % my sur
rfUs.a Hs d. ID