Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-10-01
HALE COUNTY.

number of white Republlcans myself in
cluded), this feature was abolished, and
white men were invited to attend their
meetings whenever they chose to do So.
This step was taken to prevent the posi-
bility of the Democrats crying out that
the negroes and their white leaders were
concocting mischief in secret. On We'd
nesday night, August 26, the meeting of
one of these societies was waited upon by
a body of white men, and notified that
they must not meet again-"that they
were devising means to murder the
whites" Instantly and peacefully the
colored men and women dispersed to their
homes, and in this way prevented another
bloody riot, where the "black man in
variably is in the wrong, and always gets
killed
James Bliss, an inoffensive colored man,
was a delegate from one of the country
precincts of Sumter county to the late
Republican State Convention. On Wednes-
day night, August 26, body of masked
men visited his house, but Bliss. seeing
them, had fed. They searched in vain
for the radical nigger," but told his
family they would return again. The re-
suit is, Bliss has fed from the county.
A few>weeks ago, Major John G. Stokes,
formerly editor of the Daily Journal at
Montgomery, Alabama, himself South
ern man and Confederate soldier, made a
Republican speech in Greensboro, Hale
county. That night he was warned (af-
ter his room in the hotel had been enter
ed at one o'clock at night by band of
pistoled and armed ruflans, that he must
not visit the county again to make radi-
cal speeches. Major Stokes is well known
in Washington.
RUSSELL COUNTY.
In Wacoche Valley, on Thursday
night, August 81, the negroes were hold
ing a prOtracted religious meeting in Eb-
enezer Church. The services were inter-
rupted by body of men, who called the
preachers out and told them "they (the
whites) understood the negroes were pre-
pairing to have an insurrection." This
the coIored men denied, and invited the
white men to remain then, and come reg
ularly to see that they were only holding
religious meetings. The whites refused
and ordered the meeting broke up. This
was Immediately done. Many of the col.
ored men and women were cruelty beaten
and whipped that night on their way back
home. The same night this church,
another for colored people mile distant
and school house for colored people
were burned.
MACON COUNTY.
Hon. Charles Pelham, member of Con.
gress from the Third District, was COM
PEELED, few weeks since, to escape from
the town of Tuskegee at night to save his
life. He was warned of the danger by q
faithful negro, and jumped from his win.
dow and fed to the railroad, six miles dis
tant. They intended to murder him, be-
cause he had been elected and had voted
as a Republican, at the last session Of
Congress.
Hon. John J. Martin, Sixth Auditor Of
the Treasury Department, is a native
! Southern man. Prior to the war he was one
of the largest slave-h holders in Alabama
and belonged to family whose history
has been blended with that of the State
from the time it was territory up to the
present date. He has held various posi-.
tions of honor and trust in the State, was
Union man all through the bloody
scenes of the rebellion, and is noted fol
his urbanity, politeness, and gentle man.
ners. On the 20th of August he visited
Alabama to attend the State Republican
Convention. While there the Democratic
paper, published in the town where be
had lived for many years, advised his ole
friends to have nothing to do with him
that he was radical, and must be treated
with "that scorn and contempt he 81
rightly deserved for allying himself will
the Radical party"
COFFEE COUNTY.
At Clintonville, in this county, the At
of July last, the colored people were hold
ing ''Sunday School meeting" Larg
numbers of men, women, and childre
were present, when body of white me
rode up, and without saying a wore
opened deadly fire on the assemblagt
Two were killed and six badly wounded
CHoCTAw COUNTY.
On or about the lst of August the news
papers of Alabama were filled with ac
counts of large bodies of armed negroe
congregating in Choetaw county for th
purpose of commencing a war upon tn
whites. Of course the excitement was in
tense. Hundreds of whites from diferer
sections swiftly hurried to the scene {
the supposed conflict, but when they al
rived no fre-armed negroes could b
: found. Yet something must be done t
make an example. SO a company c
whites ambushed a party of negroes re
turning from church, killed ten an
wounded thirteen.
Again, Green Lewis, colored rout
agent on the Selma and Meridian railroa
> was warned that if he continued to run o
that road they would murder him. ha
his route changed to save his life.
Again, the Hon. Joseph Fl. Speed, 81
perintendent of Public instruction, ws
: attacked and beaten by mob. at Mariol
2 Ala, because he had that day made
2 Republican speech in the town.
e The Hons. Adam G. Fielder and Wu
II. Seawell, two prominent white Repul
r licans, were shot at in Greenville, Ala
some night in July last, on their retul
: from the Court House, where they ha
been making Republican speeches. The
were also "rotten-egged" and otherwi
insulted. Full particulars of this ou
!, rage were published at the time.
t W. A. Lipscomb, belonging to one
e the most reputable families in the Sout
e was found dead in the public road
|, Marengo county last week. He was sh
: to death, and was an earnest Republ
: can.
= The following telegram will explain
s self:
4 "HUNTsvILLE, ALA, Sept. 5, 1874.
''Hon. George E. Spencer, Washington, D. c
can attempt was made on the night
the Sd inst. to assasslnate United Stat
;. Marshal Thomas. AS he and anoth
? gentleman were returning from polite
: meeting, the assassin, who was concealt
i in the bushes by the roadside, shot at hi
! as he passed, but owing to the darkne
9 missed his aim. The active part Thorn;
:, : has taken in the political campaign
: supposed to be the cause of the coward
e act. JAMES II. GoFF."
o WHY FEDERAL ASSISTANCE HAS BEEN
: ASKED.
s These, my dear sir, are a few of Il
e "troubles'' in Alabama, for the suppre
# sion of which I, in company with Other
: have asked the Intervention of the FeC
y eral Government. No one regrets th
t, such action has been deemed neces=al
l. more than myself. Born, educated ar
I living all nv life in the South / thong