Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-04-20
A Reply to L. B. Richards

{ number of questions put to every cit
o zen of this place who goes abroad III
lthe people desire 10 understand ii
Situation fully. | would not HAY
written this but for the fact that ii
communication referred 10 contains ;
much misrepresentation, aud such
studied suppression and wilful psi
version OF facts that | feel compelle
10 defend myself and friends agains
such a misleading article.
Itake up the matter, because havlni
made 4 faithful statement OF the isej,
the investigating committee reins
to keep up a newspaper debste, aui Il
great Injustice has been done 10 then
| ask the people to hear me now beIi
in dctcuse OF myself and my friends
The first Thing | wish to saw in renl,
to the Communication in the BEACON
is to note the following; I'VE have
made mistakes, snd under the infa
euces OF q fred brain, and done thing.
that in calmer and quicter moments 81
rejection we have regretted. and The
circumstances that forced them
This statement made by Mr. r. i mn.
Questieasblv true, They have apae
things -ai said things which taey
ought rcsret. This: is Wis; n.sy 81
their friends thought sbng; j; ss3 ID
seems TO be the vcrlici cfthe Vscr.e
generally. They, 70 6oah', rr-rs,
the circumstances that to-Nc1 taci-
savings sud doing. fer sAsy were hu-
miliaiiug TO them None 10: 5 c0@-
science i'll 81 eSse could A&Fe Re&-
ell such ~ open honest eoG.c>oz
Listen zEaiu: "Whss&sr . no !
have pueued The wrcas aea-ss 2@l
wer, beyond the liali.. q F-t-%
sud rights. ! leave viii voG 10 &ae--
mine. afler hearing 81 22rsr
and not ga-1l suppressed >2,t = 8.
facts.
Now the article in 91ss,.os -ls
rather htsY'iv v&-1.hcG SCI
was but on wj,h sAeavv A&zi AL g
full brush. sri there w.s >zs
suppression oti@,;, also s'o1s
the yzui,4
Take he following
Sc Muul.v (.5,h Fell -2zz
meeting IS. addressed hy Re7,f r.
Graham. >g4fips tas ohjee,s o;'a, =.
gsniEatiaa 81 the -cm-itte~.
Nov. why d5d M, G.5as4-y}s =
and put / - forth: Wa d5l lie
slate ami let Re. iA3c- saoE 70 g
was sill slsoHi II. C-.sair2'j2c 1f b
committee. Tac COMMITTEES Isl Et-
a~&i4i sad aeea>al cf h=sa is5s r
The ri hard. parry. and Mr., Gr
addressed the cr1T3 - Mas ar
stating io- the COMMITTEES '1&f
had sc'oi in good t.i,h vsrttei
se,s sad in lae i4iere.l a Az 81:
justice, lie is-her stated Ia fas.a
dress thst the coraR 5ttee 1si rAa
10 one with he e-GH. 81 n - ~
idrnre 10 crj-.ia.te .ry o7e. Br- fg
Richard. parry received thai ~.
ment sHl rel%srG fram the ccumi =
with snters 4sd Insults. sid watn =
writes about il ae suppressed S..
drcs. Q! Mt. Gfalal SID PM 9 s.
forth there.
Nov the article 10 question
out according 10 So a-ara igjga
things HeW sad OIL. | 8eTc- .-s-
or ever heard the ~rcE8o.e.,
tha, rso-s 80 ,-a ~ u rfI.
f,95iiy Ts.v-g9o- Il. .9.~f4sg
nov i'm n. ia~,n. w- -st+,
any liar. ~ ann si7.l rr-w.. -,
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Him gla- -. -,s4-.-
have l.a-.r r.eE. ,.., s. M.
arr rh.-.,. r-,a.. re-
og-ny ;nva.,t,s,sgg r.pr-
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inc an, of Mr. Efrhs- --fR-
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thurman aEa'uHcv ''4' 'at -Aa-
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u! 'h'' no Gi''5-e -, FFef sfoAghi
asAih'I any VV7I!. ~ua @'1slh.!' ne
.n-'',a o's 'HAI5s rc' 'e'g' upon
niue ''ou 'd'''as" ~ r'L1ec' 'ou guh
'he u"Ihlhe 81 mi $at'eH Inc
chairman never s',n-'et' directly ofih-
u''eC,l.. ~ = punlr .l4lAF'' ~ sht
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'n,.ne si'a'n "on. nv y. H''t, p'aIh-
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nav wv" Ft"hi .'''ee''
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'ne roun.i''''ce "@' p"N'''g I'ide1.e
Vi "'S d "e' h"n sMpte
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! va J"N he''' l'.'' tic'e never
Wa' PIp:i; t','."'g" '-tfNt'ng Ge'ore
'he co'''',Il''c 10 >'n' WA h'rharns
'on ""s 'nn1V'n, NJ que e'e hs''
any sum l'oo' ~ 'hG coh!tiil,'cc'-
"''c' so'"c VI h'.H"Ius IIlchds tn-
''ca'".'" 10 I.' i''i' 10 80 OttoFe inr
commune anu NM ,ueh proof az
rep! WA pct'' take NC commit
'ee' nv committees III lhcIr siate'
'hcn' ,9'Ic.i,'.e 40 >a'u NC! .hsd hn'
'''arscu my WOW VIVA 'hc crime and.
80 lar as ! a'll abic 10 learn, They had
no evidence nat would convict any
ono, lot ''ieir Ih'rsii9all9n mad not
h'ch comp!eien' i'icharh gathered a
MOI ana appeared al Mashulayiiie
WINE the COMMITTEE was At work. and
interrupted and broke up its proceed