, 1879-08-18
ASSASSINATION IN TIE SOUTH.

Political, lntlu cnca of Observation-Disclosures
franz N1ra. ChlKal,n.
WASHINGTON, u. G.. July 81, lS1o.--The Hon
II. G, Eurlcu-k1Sn SIR: fuu asls mo II be-
licvo the many uutra.es against civilization
which Occur II, the South arc not committed by
tile "roMchs." Wl1u are the roMglsl II pr0I,-
erty Is a bange Of trcferMcnt, snauy o[ the per-
oclrators uf tilcsa deeds of yIulcnre belong to
families who before ,he Wnr wcro owners OF
vast landed cstatcs, a,rl Of tho slaves to work
tlcuf. II education n,caus refinement, mobs
nre con,uoacd Of nun Of gross Ignorance anu
most abJcvt poverty, ftlo bY stlo with tho
moro learned, In The same raid on the rights
OF men who darn, aga!t,st the 'w!ll of
The people," to ndcre to the Republican
parts. II men educated to the law aru
supposed to nblsa1 by the principles Ot
tI.n Inv, llaye arptl IN THO satno violent nlolI
one Ut t!lr acknowledged lcauuss ot tic l9ar Ut
nicl hn!I BY h!s Democratic friends, md who
after hnyin;, slain Its fnllnw-f,,nn,-- lin
trom ambush Us ho rude by tho 1'de or his
yuing bridr Ut three wcrGs,-was kindly per-
J,!n luis fr1u,ds III inll'nitlnling Itudh.sl speAk-
era. II u,u hrngs rrl|ectIun, utnl leads men to
think aud net with that clsc!ln'sprcllul' which
will bring tho guol-wtIl OF tl.ctr feIlows nnd d
clear conscience, lllvD EGeh old men, WADSu
totturns steps were fast !cal1tIg them to shrlr
grnves, lnngIu. with tho n,otluy tllrong who
i1lsnttctt us uni tired into o,r own hoMsu otl te
uccaaIon Of my hush lhtl's Inst appointment tn
sneak, during the last Presidential cdmpaign.
II yontll 10 to0 tclhler ani thnorcnt to harbor
thoughts ot wtckeicss ar partake IN sce.its of
blnot!shctl ani crime, hayu seen Young hoy,
one whU eoltlla mt have srcH llnro thaA tilt,
tlrDIghta u1 lltteeu hreczelcss summers to parch
ont VI hts miserable soul every oHtotlun
Tending To better. nns. staEger oyer ihe
lstrlcss anl bleeding: body, u the ,fa'r-
cJl Of tontlrr lp,ya, who had brc,,
dropped In .slo l,y lA snotllcr and brother that
tllUY might further defend their loyed Ducs.
That full hoy's soslng ilto lad lecn freely and
voluntarily Uttered sarrsllen for tits fathers;
brolses,t thu gun that shot uwny this ehilti'd
Young. heart, sl.l n'w strapped ovrr his pros
trato form to lhI.ll guns fur lho ktl!ln.: Of
brave, noble. flEhfuous Iln anl i tI'r lowef q
q g!ri,--tarnF alHl ptreF itan Eve. fur stlt leil
hraycr than brave men, fhr 'teY sometimes fAs'
ashamed ao slO erlnes publicly, laH1 seen .tea.
t4'ls nnd cta4s-ltalers Inn N the sa'no wll.t
howl fur the feast Ut blood. len, lave sreT1 ut
least one wlinn lla.l watched only lew short
weeks hutnra tAkss The ciibelnS Dt lIe bruKtu
bo.ly and btrl blunl Ut our buuyc.l l.or., staut
u,uun tilu hl,,aa., ocdhul,,nis md farlY trcla-
hIu no Iic;csl Its hungry sis and, wilcn asked
l,y tlrsrIf what nt thuIiIht IT tlle tuk.nE Ut U
tlsaI,'s ilt0 hta lawt0ss nab, til tue mlst Ut his
fumlty,-ule, too, villa EIil d1nD no llaH any
wrong, but whu Aaa .sonu tiusu by whom lis
was surrs,untcl 81 many layors,-t w!s I'LL
SNeTsl, "'fha II HI exceptional clJt. AIM thu
INV Is farse."
You as!s II pres,tn,o to believe the leaders of
the Den,urasy know tnl approve .huse things,
II reply, guotv from Democratic p4per, !itu
Kempsr Hcfad, l!o thanks tenlcred Mr..
Atotiuy, who represents lat district in Con-
Kruas. uni WAS lnr hust tsiA'5 political oDy0nbnt
during Itlu rluY4t3s: ..Wu received letter 4
fun days sn:t lrunl Mr. II. u, Muuet, In nhIva