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September 6, 1865
The Wheeling Daily Register
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
Judge Carter reports increasing cruelty and homicides against freedmen in the South as Union troops withdraw, especially in affected areas. He quotes the Southern Sun predicting worse violence after military departure and Southern states' readmission with organized militia.
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Cruelty to Negroes - A Southern View.
[By Union Line.]
Raleigh, N. C., Sept. 1st - Judge Carter, who has returned from an extensive trip through the South, states that the cruelty to freedmen and number of homicides among them by the whites are increasing to a fearful extent, especially in places where the troops are being withdrawn. The Judge has a copy of the Southern Sun, which says that if the Yankees are alarmed at the killing of a few negroes a day in States where they have the protection of Yankee troops to a certain extent, what will be their alarm after the departure of the military forces and the readmission into the Union of these States as sovereign powers, who will then have a complete organization of militia, which will give the South a standing army that can bid defiance to the world.
[By Union Line.]
Raleigh, N. C., Sept. 1st - Judge Carter, who has returned from an extensive trip through the South, states that the cruelty to freedmen and number of homicides among them by the whites are increasing to a fearful extent, especially in places where the troops are being withdrawn. The Judge has a copy of the Southern Sun, which says that if the Yankees are alarmed at the killing of a few negroes a day in States where they have the protection of Yankee troops to a certain extent, what will be their alarm after the departure of the military forces and the readmission into the Union of these States as sovereign powers, who will then have a complete organization of militia, which will give the South a standing army that can bid defiance to the world.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Misfortune
Crime Punishment
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Cruelty To Negroes
Freedmen Homicides
Southern View
Troop Withdrawal
Reconstruction Fears
Southern Militia
What entities or persons were involved?
Judge Carter
Union Line
Where did it happen?
Raleigh, N. C.; The South
Story Details
Key Persons
Judge Carter
Union Line
Location
Raleigh, N. C.; The South
Event Date
Sept. 1st
Story Details
Judge Carter states cruelty to freedmen and homicides by whites are increasing in the South as troops withdraw; quotes Southern Sun foreseeing greater alarm after military exit and Southern readmission with militia organization.