, 1874-10-10
SOUTHERN OUTRA3Fa

Congressman Hnys, OF Alabama, lataly {unped
into prominence by publishing gory lotter to
Con. Hawloy Oh tho ontrages III his State, TLo
lottor was we!-planncd to deceive. Hnys payo
nanos and dates as freely as Z. L. Halo loca In
his atorioH. The objout ia tho Hamo in hotl,
oaaos-to mako fiction aeom like facta. This
letter has hitherto boon the trunp.card In tho
Radical campaign. Republican organs atu ora-
tors have grievcd III public ovor the help!osa VIC
TINS Of wl,ita batbarieY iu Alabama. Now comes
Il. Il. Clatke, Prosecuting Attorney Of Marongo
County. aud, with plain tale, puts dow, tho
letter ~ false ard its writer as-mistakon
The mistake was apiy timed for political effect.
Hays said TINT QUO Y. A. LipAcomb waa mur-
dered for political roasons III Marengo County
25th, aud received from him tho following pa-
per:
NAurALh, Marongo Co., Ala, Sept. Is, 1874
DEAn elA: My attention having been called by Sou
10 the report extensively circulated through tic press
shout the first Of tlis month that bud besn nlnr-
derod Choctaw cornur desire 10 Hay that there
was not the sughtcat foundation for auch report
hasp not even been assaulted had any unkind word
spoken to me,
ut the tins Of my reported murder was sick Mt my
residence. IA miles fsom the place whore It was loeaed
Yo'irs respectfully, W1tLl.M H. LlpscoMp.
r. Il. Clarke, Solicitor Atareugu County.
Hays said, secondly, that q party Of Choctaw
County negroes wero ambushod by whites whilo
returning from church, md TINT ten Of them
'Soro killed and thirteen wounded. Thia is u
Iuro fabrication. Mr.. Charlie submits four atll-
,aavits-one Of which is signed by tho Sheriff Of
t'hoctaw County, mud nnothor by number Of
tho negroes Bait to DO Aiod-to diBproye tho
ntory. There was no alnblah md no conilict.
The County Sheriff testities: IT haye not
heard Of negro being killed or wounded
in this county during the umo have been
scting as Sheriff. now nearly aoyon months"
Jaok Finley, colosea Republican, Of CAoc-
law County, testifies that ho, while acting
.ta delegate to the Republican State Con-
'Yention, met Hays aud told him that this story
'Eas untrue, and showed him at tho Convention
<Ino Of, tho negroes who wero reported as killed.
This WAS before Hays published his letter. In
1his letter. he declared that both theso outrages
aH we'll as others in different parts Of thu State
which Mr. Clarke has not beon able to 1n4esti-
gate, woEo no rumors. i" but wcl-authenticat-
I'd facts" Clarke now Offers, through tho Now
York Tri1sne, to place on deposit sam Of
money sufficient to dofray tue expense
Of sending competent Republican to
report on tho roal condition Of Ala
! bama. 1t Hays will make similar dopoait.
II tho latters stories aro confirmed, Clarke Will
| pay the whole cost of the mission, upon coudi-
tim thai. picc rersa, Hays will do tue same.
Clarke forRatded the Tribune s100 es earucst-
money. This las, however, been returned. The
| Tribune will send Republican investigator for
itself. We shall ba surprised it any Of the Or
gaus that hive been so husy in grinding out
Hays' story-the Inter- OCEAN and Journal, for
instaneo-havo tho honesty and decency to pub
| lab Ciarke's refutation Of it.