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April 16, 1879
Daily Republican
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
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Editorial in Okolona, Mississippi's Southern States newspaper rebuts a Michigan journal's call to hang Jefferson Davis, defending secession as legal, coercion as unconstitutional, and accusing the Union party of treason during 1861-1865.
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(Okolona (Miss.) Southern States.)
Jeff. Davis ought to have been hung.—Allegan (Mich.) Journal, Rep.
Ha! but you didn't dare bring him to trial even. You know better. You knew that the law and the facts would rise up mountain high to confront and condemn you for your red handed crusade upon the Confederacy. You knew that secession would be adjudged legal. You knew that coercion would be adjudged unconstitutional. You knew that Davis was a patriot, who had simply performed his duty in following the fortunes of his sovereign State. You knew these things, and, therefore, you knew better than to bring our illustrious ex-President to trial. Treason was rampant in this Republic from 1861 to 1865. Yes, sir. And your party comprised all the traitors, and the necks of your party leaders ought to have been cracked on the gallows tree.
Jeff. Davis ought to have been hung.—Allegan (Mich.) Journal, Rep.
Ha! but you didn't dare bring him to trial even. You know better. You knew that the law and the facts would rise up mountain high to confront and condemn you for your red handed crusade upon the Confederacy. You knew that secession would be adjudged legal. You knew that coercion would be adjudged unconstitutional. You knew that Davis was a patriot, who had simply performed his duty in following the fortunes of his sovereign State. You knew these things, and, therefore, you knew better than to bring our illustrious ex-President to trial. Treason was rampant in this Republic from 1861 to 1865. Yes, sir. And your party comprised all the traitors, and the necks of your party leaders ought to have been cracked on the gallows tree.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Jefferson Davis
Secession
Civil War
Treason
Confederacy
What entities or persons were involved?
Jeff. Davis
Where did it happen?
Okolona (Miss.)
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Okolona (Miss.)
Key Persons
Jeff. Davis
Event Details
The Southern States newspaper responds to the Allegan Journal's statement that Jefferson Davis should have been hanged, arguing that the Union did not dare try him because secession would be ruled legal, coercion unconstitutional, and Davis a patriot; it accuses the Republican party of treason from 1861 to 1865.