The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-09-22
COLUMHIN, ScDtc,nbcr JS,

CoLuMh.,, Scptc,nbcr IS.
To the EtiI0r Of the NnmS und
Co"ricr: Col. james N. Iipscomb.
secretary Of State, has addressed to
YOU letter concerning his assault on
Mr.. Thomas, and has had Il copy Of it
published in the Columbia Register Of
to-day. This letter seeks to slow that
my dispatch in relation to the affair
WAS unlruthful. 1t is true that This
accusation was not published until |
hmd been placed under peace bond,
| do not intend to have Il ncwspapcr
controversy with Colonel Lipscomb
after what has occurred, inasmuch as
have an opinion of him which was
sworn TO yesterday, published to-day
in the .NcW$ 0Nd COUlIer and the RrU-
iSfcr, and can he seen at any time on
the records of the court. But il is
proper that, as your correspondent, I
should vindicaic you from the chnr,re
of publishing "Lalschootls" over nv
signature. |, do not hesitate to an
nouncc that received my information
in regard TO the Lipscomb-Thomas
atlray from persons who sympathiZcd
with Mr.. Thomas. could not do
otherwise, rs Colonel Lipscomb refused
to give his version when asked bv 4
journalist, and have yet to know OF Il
person in Columbia who approved of
Colonel Lipscomb's conduct on that
occasion. Thcrc was essentially brt
one story told, and that was rcnIortcd
10 the -Nc,rS and Courier. You and
the public can Judge Of the correctness
of my dispatch by comparing it with
the accounts published in other news.
hn
relative ngGrcsSivcncss of the parties,
the Registers report was almost idrn,
Teal with mine. So with dispatches
to the New York SIN and Atlanta
Constitution, which | have seen, and
kilograms to Northwestern papcrs.
which have heard Of. If any version
of the atlray sent from Columbia ON
Saturday agrees With Colonel Lips-
combs story, | have not seen it nor
heard of It. Yet Colonel Lipscomb
singles ont my dispatch for dcnuncin-
ton. AS to that, | am willing to let il
siana, with the accounts OF the impair
TIA! journals | have named, against
Colonel Lipscomb's bare assertion.
My relation was announced to be ",c
cornding to tho most credible nc-
counts.' | will no. be blamed for
| :, ''-1 "'''i t'H ltttlt experience,
| that "thc most credible accounts" arc
chose which arc the tnrthcst removed
from Col. James NJ Lipscomb's state.
mcms.
Colonel 1ipscomb states, apparently
by way Of excuse for his uitcranccs
about me to Mr.. Thomas, that one OF
| his clerks suggested to him that
might have seen books and papers con-
| ccrnin@ certain iuformntion-.infor
| ton which | "oOtamcd prcmaturcly y
and inpropcrly.' by this is mean;
the pardon of II. II. Faux, news ot
which lpublishcd before the Govrrno,
had publicly announced it. Nv first
Know ledge Of this pardon was or
tanned from one Of Colonel t.nscomb',
clerks, who told me that pardon bat
been granted and advised ne to ash
Mr. Thomas for it. | did so, and Mr.
| Thomas declined to furnish it at tha
time. | then asked the pcuitcntiar,
by. telephone about il, and when tbi
prisoner had been discharged | was
gwen his name, sentence, etc, bv ,
pcnitcntiary official through tho tclc
phone. This was done openly ant
lcgiiimatcly, and Colonel Lipscoml
knew il, having been inform, d of tn,
circumstances, | have had tho frs
news of half n dozen pardons in In,
same way. These are matters affect
ing tho paper, and as such I motto,
thcm. N. G. GONZALES.