New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-24

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rr-t'cian, which is startling and novel III Us o''.
,o. .vhc In,clligcncci' W puhlsh statement
/ h,,tcd lax an affidavit from VI. McD' Lihu'el' "
| Not, Carolina who Recall the TACT 'h'V inc a. 7
col,.lizatCn scheme Of Rcpllllch' ID 'N''
va, ypi.ia Connecticut and Indiana In the Interests
! OF the Repaid can party " was IN reaIS Il D''"0'
schomc Llrds makes the statement that j" "'S
49,, nv scpa. or Faulkner, of this state. for a
money consideration and the promise OF an oihoc "
| come TO West Virginia an agent for 9on''
| ,mmirr ton so ETY. and induce lc3lihs hoPuo"
Inrludlng G.. ". Atkinson, {. b. smith ana o'her', ~
c,loaizc tie state with negroes, provd' tho"' olo'
| rert in the mines, etc. Tic idea was TO get urSo
| p,,ublcans on record favorlng the scheuo ~
ont.punc thcm into writing letters and theii 10 hia"c
| pranI cxpo,urs Of tn, matter by publishing u'o oo
rc.p,ndcncc 70, the effect II would nave on ""',
voters in connection with the proposed Force Dill an"
| negro domnn,ion'' carIpalGn. Lindsey maH's o''H
damaging declaration Against Mr.. Faulkner ana ~
nrocf N nit GER fed copies of letters Wilton oy
| h,, to Mr. Fiulmcr and the original letters 10 nm
| from Colonel rbil' Thompson. secretary Oh VIC
Nh 70. A. Demo rate COn-Ic sonal CJmHiuce' "'pio
Ind.c kent "a tl wlti Mr. Faulkner, the latter dia
not keep faith with him. and i; is beca'is; oil tS ia'''
| fact that he now makes public inc "hoe """''.
The New York World" In 1880 published iohs
article purportlng to be an exposure Of an ant"
negro colonizatlon' scheme which Lindsey, "Ho"
~Tbe World" described rs a southern Immigration
agent wa, said 10 be engineering, and pupI'h" 'l'
corrcspondcnoc which passed between senator quay -
s. Huston colonel G. b. Smith then congressman
from thi, statcl Congressman Il. W. ATKINSON 'o'o''i
Lame. l. NcLaIn and other Republican leaders ana
Lindsey Lindsey .ad also engaged with nm one
l. f. whitehead. who helped to engineer the West
VIr,inin part Of the scheme. and VINO a'temp""
commit suicide mt Charleston. W. Va, WHi' h'Eo,i'
lion, were pending. TIE Correspondence ""''" INV
World published with Nch flourish showed tnnt
The Republican, approached by Lindsey gave MN
ha Ntd
,hoi ne va, moved solely by "A philan'hropic '"'''
. ,,,or tho condition ~ the coord race III INV
,n hy rroyIding them with homes ana '"-I"S "''"'
n states where they could live In peace III '"' '.'
mon, d, p,liucal and social liberty. tma p"O'
I'm The World" vas. OF course inc '"'''"',
The object o, Lindsey effort to 'n''ap NV I hy
leaders aud The oh."c. Tor WIG" Nv WI" '
IA. democratic managers. ..
u ,,ocars from he corrcs pond'nc" I" n' I'''''"
-, to morrow's lntclIgcnccr ~ That "h"' '''''.''
r-,ce Thompson and others were som'""h'
IN nrthcrine tho plot, senator fAu"n'' '"' w.,
lutrr.-' I'm the matter ana 'o"" 'e
yirrinia end %, 1t himself ,,.,
-. ,,ot a.. wa, TO pay whitehead and llhu
49,, ,r the,r services. but Wa careful to cover up
his tracks, When money va paid 10 tNe'' Nv"
cemc through agents oi Faulkner OF "Vi
. pair Thompson. and not from the haho' VI VI
senator direct. All negotiations WI" INV" -
,r,.r, 1hour.on or tho senator's piVht" s''r'"TS
,r, ,i,,, senator was careful write no letters
leo .,pc,rs TINT Lindsey Wa badly treated Oy 'N'
senator and he months and months III re'''.'"s
M, promised pay. The puOh'hh'h OF '"' P,'' "
yr raulkn.r'- dcspicablc conspiracy 10 hHhua''"''
capital for lis coming campaign In Nst N"ei"' 'o'
=. election 10 tA. United State, SENATE ana TO save
tho etete - the solid south with the Negro u""'h"
Ito, aud rorc. hin" lueabOos, has especial Interest nj
tni, time I'm Wow Of The fact that 1.-The WORLDS so
chilled ~cyo.iire' OF l-9O Is now being circuih''u
hy the million throughout the south ana III 'h'
1fpl Ttd
three states which 1t was alleged were 70 be coo"I''
hy Mr. Quay and his colleagues.
Following are extracts from L!ndseys statement
hls AFFIDAVIT, and few Of his letter. and ar" sniceh'
| 20 prove conclusvcy That the great K'pu"o"n
scheme to coonilo three states Win negroes WIS
In reality only Democratic effort aided by Demo
crsic money to cntrap Republicans. While IL app'F'
that Republican,, took hold %; the proposition as n
perlectly legitimate scheme from regular i"mlera
lion society for a humane purpose. the result oi the
Democratic conspiracy Is that II has proved bad
lice. Of business for that party. Lindsey In hi'
statement: thus gives away me scheme;
WASHINGTON. d. e.. OF. l.. 1872.
v,s introduced T., senator &. !. FAULKNER ON or
,,t t, Is, dav Of Mas, Io9,. one # thc committee
room, u hc rnltcd STATE, nat. on "s about IN
ION, ar lltn day of Nay. | had m interview VII" MIN
In his Office on B.st y g.. In regard to the c"i'A']'
ton o, negroes n Wet, Virginia. IL" lmd "r u"
cash toyment agreed uIon by In hi. ohc'. ih"hg"
colonel Philip II. Ibompf"n D., Oh o. ab'u' the I'''
II July 1880 and promised e. pTo'li' 7'-Vo p''to'
Of
q, +, should be- Democratic and West FFShA sn.
hr., Democratic Representatives. part Of tn con-
-id,r,tion. when We ni't SI"He Of sending l. u
Whitehead % Wet Virginia, oStcnsltY In the mtefe
o. ti. achemc senator N1lahcr sal hc wo"i not iN"
~ H. IN b. known that H. hat paid his expenses ana
.nt M. NANCY FOR purpose through trlon" Fhlp
T. thompson j.. which ho gave M In the Rls-N HoAe
ON or about the 18th Of sept mbcl, 1890 Ait"r WHIT
head went Wo,t Virginia and ran short Of iuns ana
wrote to me- forward him moic money went u
senator Faulkner ol him that White.cll vas snort
Of fund, and wanted mo-o money. lie then sent ne
81 by Mr. II. Syme. which Mr.. Syme gave inc ana
/ .ent IL u Whitehead ~ Charleston, West Virginia.
The letters obtained the Hon. G. H. Smith AMI
the Hon g. W Atkinson wcr, secured senator Faux
ucrs solicitation. submitted all letter, w.ltton by II"
Ia whiteLcd while he In West Vlr:a.a 20 senator
| Fau kncf and I'm Instance . very matera chnrae
us made n. his suggestion. senator Faulkner failed "a
comply his promise 10 provide 1900 po''ton ia
the House Representative Tor my friend and in lieu
Il the place ~ has paid 5000. through Colonel J.. B
| Thompson a, follows 300 paid me- - toone Thompson
IN tho uisLt Of Nuril 20 1892. 500. by SOM plt' un-
known =, me- Colonel Thomp'ons on'c oh the 18th Of
MAY 1892: siOO by Colonel Thompson on the 10th oi
June 1897 400 through II. T.. Grigsby on the 9Th ~
lulv Isgs anI 800 through Mr.. Gfiasiy tn l9ih
Of July 1892 No else furnished one penny in all
Of uc pretended onllation scheme except senator C.
j. Faulkner.
hereby certify that above statement is substan-
| ulliy D. Med. LlND>tN'
Lindsey makes affidavit rs to the commences OF
the letters he submit. in proof Of the conspiracy. and
also ~ to the truth oi his statements Tnc following
reminder /, one of the most interesting Of the s'rc,
If letters:
April q, 1892.
Hon. {. j. Faulkner.
! Dear Sr-You VIII doubtc,, remenbcI-whcn mad
The PROPOSITION you the night the 9th nit. ut
house 10 take 5000 Dust half what the position prom
sed 10 provide frendof mine In tho House OF cre
sena;iNcs Is worth and the placing Of two teams
In the employ district In lieu Of the $1,000 position
In Of ncprescnati'es-that you said to M you
thought 10 could arranged within day two and
ionday following (the l4th Of March you tod you
had seen the and that tho all
RI gnt and would have had the money for had
thcv have had a meeting the Saturday before called
aeaIn your office at suggestion Tue sday, the
18TH and you told call again at p. m. that day.
| did So hut you did not put In appearance have
called suppose, fifteen twenty tines since and you