New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-08


States was called upon to send troops here
arrived here early day before yesterday morning
and during the forenoon, went up to the Captol TO
call upon Gov. Lewis Passing up over the steps on
which Jefferson Davis stood when he was inaugu-
rated President of the Confederate States and paus
ing minute to admire the beautiful landscape as
viewed from that spot, entered the Governors
snte-room handed my card to q sleepy boy whom
found sitting there, and asked him to take 1t to Gov
Lewis
1.-The Gov'nur isn't there" was the boys reply to
my request.
Twill he be here today
mo-
lis he in the cityp
NO.
"When will he returnP
Don't know
The information obtained from this boy was not
remarkable for its fullness, but soon learned from
other sources that the Governor had not been In
Montgomery since somewhere about the middle OF
August and that just he is canvassing in North
Alabama having turned over to the United states
authorities the duty of preserving peace IN the state
and protecting it's citizens from violence
THE AVERAGE SOUTHERN DEPUTY MARSHAL
Since the State government could not be found, ]
<urned next TO the representatives of the United
Gtates for information. / found Gen. Healy, the
IT, g. Marshal for this District, 10 bis office, and my
conversation with him fully confirmed what some
of the most prominent Democrats OF tins city had
told me of him-that ,he was gentleman VINO, I'D
spite of his political affiliations with some OF the
worst men who have ever fastened themselves like
leechee upon State has always retained the re-
spect of the people of Alabama. If his deputies
we're men of like high character with himself
honest people in this State would have nothing to
fear from the representatives o. the United States
authority.
But. unfortunately the character OF the work
which falls to the lot of a deputy marshal In the
Routhern States in ordinary times, is such tnat
none hut the very lowest class of men will accept
such a position. They have their counterpart IN
the spies and informers who have infested the
New-York Custom-house under the lead OF
Jayne. and they lend themselves to do the most
filthy work of the lowest and most unscrupuious
class of politicians. j don't say that the deputy
marshals of Alabama are of this description but,
from personal investigation within the last three
wears i'm several other Southern States and In wash
inuton know that | do not misrepresent the char
.eter of the majority of the men who act III this
capacity.
The limited States Marshal necessarily depends
upon his deputies for most Of the information ne
receiyes and their fees are contingent upon the
number of arrests they make, the number oil wit
nesses they summon. &c make this explanation
sent ont daily from the AttorDeyGenepaPs once IN
wasb;ngton. Mr. Williams gets his information
from the Marshals and they simply report what
<he;r dennties have told them. ! do n say now
that these reports SO far they relate to Alabama
have been wholly or partially false-it is my mission
here 70 find that OUTPUT do say that, admitting
the GOOD faith of both Attorney-General WlLnans
and Gen Healy should need something more thah
Abe word or the oath of an average Southern deputy
marshal to convict any man OF crime
FALSE REPORTS IN NORTHERN NEWSPAPERS
shall not at this time, repeat the conversation
had with Gen. Healy and other Republican officials
whom met IN his office. Ny object was to find out
What stems the State Government had taken to sup
ress violence and protect the lives and property OF
ITS citizens before Spencer, HAYS d Co. went 10
Washington and persuaded Gen. Grant 10 SEM
troops here.
"What could the Governor dof" was Gen. Healys
renlv 1.-THE State militia is Rebel and III the hands
of the Democrats Gov. Lewis could 90 nothing"
From further conversation with Gen. heaIy ana
che others present learned that the State authori-
ties have done actually nothing except to offer re-
ward for the arrest of the murderers Of one or two
,ersons and from other sources / ascertained that
.in tbe case of wv the colored mail agent who was
assassinated in Sumter County the last OF August,
even this was not done for about TWO weeks nor
until after the energetic action OF Gov. Brown OF
Tennessee shamed the authorities OF TINS state INTO
doing something. These same gentlemen tod me-
also that the Democratic press OF the state ana the
Democratic orators were encouraging the people to
acts of violence, and read TO me extracts from
,neech said 10 have been delivered recently in Selma,
in which the speaker advised his followers TO
"draw n bead on the cravats of white negroes"
(Tbe author of this speech has published card In
which he denies that he used such language, or
advised violence of any kind.
Z In the same strain are numerous letters whlch
have been sent North. have before me one that
was originally printed in The Washingon Chronicle,
but which have seen copied into at least twenty
Northern journals. 1t was written by man VINO
holds an office under the State Government here,
and / venture TO make one OF two short extracts
from il:
absolutely ineendiary and advise every species . OF
assert that they do not submit longer Re
publican rule. They contend that they pay the taxes
ne Adtertiser this city, the leading Of the
Den ocracy has repeatedly asserted that the
Ought 10 be driven from the State House. The
condition Of affairs here y indeed ~ mo
state ofansirs be found Il libel upon nee govern
mept IL Is be nothing but revolution; ~ can
moi last because the hostility the part Of the Demo
cratic bloodhOunds IL so deepseated mat tney WILL
unless Federal authority prevents, soon commence
their DEATH and then no human can foresee the
end.
IIwIEssSEss REBUKED By THE DEMOCRATIC PRESS.
The writer asserts that even in Montgomery
County the Republicans have about suspended
meetings and leaves the reader to infer that 1t is
Non account of Democratic violence. His desenp-
ti.n of the state of affairs in this city quote in full:
Fyeu In this city, strongly Republican, aud in this
eoonty, with 5000 Republican majority the ooaS ~
Democrats that teeg now Now hey esn possibly
hope TO defeat the Republicans 10 TINS ahd county,
fhey reply that they determined 10 90 so DO mat
wha tho