Democratic Sentinel, Volume 14, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1890 — INFAMOUS AND DAMNABLE. [ARTICLE]

INFAMOUS AND DAMNABLE.

The New York World of laßt Saturday prints fourteen fao simile letters from the pens of Matthew Quay, chairman of the national central committee; United Stateß Treasurer James N. Huston; one Daniel MoD. Lindsay, of North Carolina, and one or two other parties of lesser im. portanoe, disclosing a soheme to colonize Indiana, West Virginia and New Jersey with southern nogroeß, with which to secure Republican majorities in 1892. Tho let ters aro authentic. In this connection we print the editorial oomment of the Indianapolis Newß, a Republican paper that supported Harrison for tha presidency. The News says: “I told him that with necessary financial aid I could take 8,000 to 10,000 to .Indiana." So writes Mr. D. McD. Lindsey. He was onoe a Republican candidate for Congress from North Carolina.— The letter in which he says that was written to J. B. Whitehead, another North Carolina Republican who was to engage in the work. The ‘he’ spoken of 1b Senator Quay. The 8,000 or 10,000 spoken of is that many North Carolina negroes whom it was proposed to colonize here. The letter was written last March. It is one of many printed by the New York World, showing that this negro colonization scheme was considered for Indiana, Connecticut and West Virginia. Letters from Quay are also printed, indorsing the scheme, and one from United States Treasurer Huston under date of May ft, 1889, in whioh he says he is?”heartily in favor of it," and that he will "speak to the President about it,” and that he will “speak to the President about it, or to Mr. Mdler" [Attorney General), though he doesn’t think Miller wonld take muoh interest in it, as “he has never taken much interest in practical politics." Mr. E. G. Hayes, of Lawrenceburg, is quoted in one of Lindsey’s letters, and also Dr. J. M. Townsend, who thinks homes could be made in Indiana for eight or ten thousand North Carolina negroes; but Lindsey says that he does not expect to bring more than 5,000, for “our friends" that “6,000 wonld place tho Btate beyond doubt.” “In a letter written last month—September 16—Lindsey says be is going to Connecticnt and wants ’not less than 2,'t00 good men in Connecticut and West Virginia within the next eight months, and th m we will tnru our attention to Indians. We have six months longer to operate in Indiana than in West Virginia and Connecticut.’ There is a most infamous plot shown in these letters, as endorsed by Quay and Dudley and Huston, the former withholding money because tho national committee funds were short, hut referring him to the parties in West Virginia who were to take the negroes as workmen.— Lindsey communicated with congressmen iu various States according to his letters, saying that Mr. Choadle of the Ninth Indiana district, approved his scheme, and that he (Cheadie) would see Congressmen Owen and Browne and talk with them about it. Thi'Be is no questioning THE BEAIiITY OK KASCALITY OP THE pboposition. Has the colonization already begun in Indiana? Are these North Carolina negroes here now, imported to *place the State beyond doubt,’ as one Indiana Republican officeholder is quoted as saying of the scheme? The people should gibbet this infamy.

“Every advance towards afreeexohange of commodities is an cdvanoe in civilization; every obstruction to a free exchange is born of the same narrow, despotic spirit which planted castles on the Rhine to plunder peaoeful commerce; every obstruction to commerce is a tax upon consumption; every facility to a free exihange cheapeus commodities, increases trade and production, and promotes civilization. * * * * * Nothing is better for the peace of nations than unrestricted freedom of commerce and intercourse with each other.”—Hon. John Sherman, June 9, 1868.