Show I NEGRO COLONY SCHEME Want t Establish a State In the West Chattanooga Term Jan 14An application ap-plication was made today by S I Hutchins John B Patton and other leading colored citizens of this city for a charter for the National American Colonization association the object being be-ing to organize branches in the southern south-ern states The association is formed with a view to colonIze negroes in the I west and securing from congress 3 concession con-cession to allow the colonies so formed the right of state government and representative rep-resentative in congress etc The plan wi originated by s L Hutchins a negro ne-gro lawyer of this city Hutchins gives as a reason for his proposed colony that the people of the United States should be given an opportunity to see whether the negro is capable of governing and holding office gvening |