Year: 1874

parents- Several OF tho WORST OF tnc io" WI" ~
been arrested are Republicans.


THE MURDER OF JULIA HAYDEN


Tho ppr,,or NJ JuIia HAYDEN occurred in Trous-
dale Conntv and as she was mulatto girl, engaged
in teaching n negro school, this outrage has been
renresepted throughout the country as having re-
suited from hostility to negro education. AS this
case has also been the subject of careful investiga
ton under the direction of Gov Brown and as this
inquiry has resulted in the indictment Of several
persons who will, no doubt be very soon arrested.
have been able to learn more particularly about the
circumstances attending the death of Miss Hayden
than have yet seen in any newspaper. 1t may not
be generally known at the North, but 1t Is O fact
which any visitor in the South will soon discover
that the negro men, as a class have the reputation
of being thieves and the negro women OF wanting In
chastity OF course there are honest colored
men and yirtuous colored women in every
Southern community, but I suspect that
they are in small minority. Keeping
this fact in mind it may easily be understood why
three young men who had been drinking freely
should stop at the house where Julia Hayden lived,
supposing that she would admit them and submit to
their wishes. But in this they mistaken. for
she refused to open the door. Finding that persua
sion was in vain. they did not so far as can iearn'
make any attack the house or attempt to force
open the door, but turned to 60 away but when they
d
fired his pistol toward the door. The shot passed
through and killed Julia Hayden who happened to
be standing near II was q reckless fiendsh thing
to do and the men engaged in it ought be punished
as they probably will be, but there is no evidence
that the girls occupation or that hostility to negro
schools had anything whatever to do with the hOmi
eide.


TWO GOVERNORS CONTRASrED.


Now why is it that while the Democratic Governor
- hnrn OF hn IfQt
visits the scene where half dozen negroes have
been lynched. calls special session of the Court,
employs detectives secures the best lawyers in the
State to conduct the prosecution and in fact spares
neither time nor expense in his efforts to bring to
punishment the murderers of half dozen OF his
political opponents, the Republican Governor of
Alabama has not yet raised his hand. although &C
cordng to reports sent by his friends to Washing
ton, more than 60 men have been murdered In a
single county for opinions sake Why Is 1t that II
lawlessness and violence prevailed in Western Ala
bama to such an extent as to defy the local and
State authorities, Gov. Lewis did not raise his
voice solemn protest last Spring against
the withdrawal of United States troops If
such state of affairs Hays and Spencer
have described in Washington exists, why has not
the Government called together the Legislature. de-
clared martial law called out the militia, and gone
TO the rescue of his political friends who we have
been told are daily shot down like dogsf The reason
is that Gov. Brown places the life of the citizen
above party success, and values the good name of
his State more than political triumph. But Gov.
Lewis is willing to see the good name of Alabama
dishonored before the world; to capital and i'm
migration turned away from her borders; to see her
people injured in business and reputation. and even
to stand by in silence while her citizens, his party
friends shot down in cold blood, as he has in the
lin ont nj n
State the lies the exaggerations, the murders
ihe can construct q ladder over which to climb for
another term into the office he has dishonored.