Domestic News May 8, 1877

Oxford Democrat

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Politics, Legal Or Court, Crime

Q: What keywords are associated?

South Carolina, Hamburg Massacre, Ellenton Massacre, Prosecution, Political Effect, Negro Killers

Paris, South Paris, Oxford County, Maine

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What is this article about?

In South Carolina, new authorities request halting prosecutions for the Hamburg and Ellenton massacres, claiming political motives; an editorial argues for trials to test enforcement of laws and counter fears of persecution against perpetrators.

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The new masters of South Carolina ask that the prosecution of the persons engaged in the Hamburg and Ellenton massacres be stopped, on the ground that it is merely for political effect. If that be so, the best way to show it is on the trial. The danger that any negro-killer will suffer from political persecution is not so great just now in South Carolina that the ordinary course of procedure need be changed. We have been promised that the laws shall be carried out, and here is an opportunity to see how much the pledge is worth.

What sub-type of article is it?

Politics Legal Or Court Crime

What keywords are associated?

South Carolina Hamburg Massacre Ellenton Massacre Prosecution Political Effect Negro Killers

Where did it happen?

South Carolina

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South Carolina

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The new masters of South Carolina ask that the prosecution of the persons engaged in the Hamburg and Ellenton massacres be stopped, on the ground that it is merely for political effect. If that be so, the best way to show it is on the trial. The danger that any negro-killer will suffer from political persecution is not so great just now in South Carolina that the ordinary course of procedure need be changed. We have been promised that the laws shall be carried out, and here is an opportunity to see how much the pledge is worth.