, 1874-10-16
HAYE.

Hnya las mistaken hin vocation. He Ia Con-
grossman. Ho should DO writer Of romancos.
As his Congressional duties wJl probably not
continue beyond tho uext election, he can then
havo leisure to gain reputation Us q blood-nnd-
thunder writer. Hays ia In trouble tor tho samo
reason that Henry Clay Taa- Ho has written
letter. Clay advised friend to walk 90 milea
to poe man rather than to write him anything.
Hays doubtless wishes la lad walked 200 miles
instead of writing his eplsue to Gen. Hawloy On
tho horrors Of Ku-K!uxism iu Alabama. Tho ro-
port Of the gentleman sent by the Now York
Tribune to investigate tho truth OF this flight Of
fancy l,aa boen published. It puts Hays into
very bad plight. Tha investigator is bIr. q. L.
White, well-snown Republicans. Wo give tho
giat Of bic communication.
lays rccounta tbs murlors of Billings and
Jay, In Sumter County, laHt August. These two
men vera murdered. There is howoyer, no
reason whatever for believing TINT tho motive,
In either caso, WAS political Tho alleged mur-
derers have bocn arrested aud arc about to DO
tried. At this point Hays ab]urcH fact. Henco-
forth he reyel7 In fiction. Flo says that Dem
ocratio hote1-keoper, 1Ir. Anen, twas act upon
by gang OF runlana, who bea. him numerically
with their pistols. and threatened to kin
| him II he dida't keep lis mouth shut
! about that damned Yankoa, Billings" Al
/! leu hns published o oard atigmatizng Ibis
a. u lie. No gang Of ruNiana a&taoked hin. Mo-
body boat him NTH pistol. He had slisht
scutale With one man. Ths difficulty was purely
porBoual not political. Nobody waa hurt.
Since, troops have been sent to 6umter County
On the etrength OF Bueh 4 nquabble. a1iko nc
Donalaa attack On McGasry should certainly
bring regiment to Chicago at once. Hays nes'
ouokea PORTIONS Of letter from the Meridian
Mercu,y, allowing that. five negroes were killed
Oh tho night Of Aug. q, In North sumtox. He
draws tho inference that oil five murders wore
poitical. Tho part Of the letter wAoh no doss
not quote, and which he must hnys had bofort
him, inaamuch aa ho mentlous the preceding
aud succeeding sections, Ia ~ follows.
It appears that two negro lnen went dead In corn
ed for Stealing at tho hands Of unknown parties
A third was kiol In fr1tsa with otbsr neErues. TIL
fourth 1nan was playing with negro gir!, gun 1.
] uj2GuafH3 q
tho Qu1. Tbs nth tragedy thst Of negro WOMAN
wAoas husband deliberately aLot hes tn thu hsal pro
ducig .1stxnt dsxsh. liz hat previously thststsutt
to kill her. Ne pAsstl through hcra this morning q
rvuss for L.vingstou jai escorted by Mr. Vincent.
Il ss NOT surprising tAas Dir. WHITE After Glr
Ing Ibis extract, adds, $50 nlr. ifaya' infosenc
| thAt tho flyo murders in NORTH Sumter ver
for political eject waa vilttul, malicious lIe.
1Iayb' nc11 effort is To hn on Simon Edward
and Monroe Kaetca in Sumter County. 1t
doubtful whether either OF those men IL doat]
The ace4o OF A,eir alleged ,uurdsr wae i
alnstss4pps. uass dilstss on tho soign Of. tern
IN p1clsns County. No white man, he aa,l
cab sAss = Republican vote In shst. uuunty IN
ltvs> lad 10 saaa, ~adeso sor sota<ed, oso ,saaks~
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