Thank you for visiting SNEWPapers!
Sign up free
Domestic News
November 17, 1860
Vermont Phœnix
Brattleboro, Bellows Falls, Ludlow, Windham County, Windsor County, Vermont
What is this article about?
The Louisiana Baptist criticizes exaggerated negro confessions, opposes vigilante hangings using a Job reference, and urges southern focus on Texan troubles.
Clipping
OCR Quality
95%
Excellent
Full Text
The Louisiana Baptist says "more than one half the confessions of the negroes were untrue or exaggerated." The Baptist opposes hanging folks and trying them afterwards; it says when the devil received permission to afflict Job the second time, the resurrection was made to spare his life, and that as we have no more power than the devil has, we ought not to exceed his privileges for doing evil. "The Baptist believes however, that there is sufficient in the Texan troubles to demand southern attention."
What sub-type of article is it?
Slave Related
Crime
Legal Or Court
What keywords are associated?
Louisiana Baptist
Negro Confessions
Texan Troubles
Hanging Opposition
Biblical Job Reference
Where did it happen?
Louisiana
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Louisiana
Event Details
The Louisiana Baptist publication states that more than half of the negroes' confessions were untrue or exaggerated, opposes hanging people before trying them, references the biblical story of Job to argue against exceeding the devil's privileges for evil, and believes the Texan troubles demand southern attention.