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Editorial
September 27, 1878
Ashtabula Telegraph
Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, Ohio
What is this article about?
Sarcastic editorial critiques the South Carolina Democratic State Committee's claim that virtue and intelligence now control state affairs, citing the election of massacre-hero General M. C. Butler to the Senate and threats against Black Republican voters as evidence to the contrary.
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The Democratic State Committee of South Carolina declare: "The reign of ignorance and vice in South Carolina is past and gone. Virtue, intelligence, and elevated statesmanship shall, as during the last two years, control the public affairs of South Carolina."
"Virtue" is represented by the sending of General M. C. Butler, the hero of the Hamburg massacre, to the United States Senate, and "intelligence" by the assurance given the negroes that to vote the Republican ticket is to risk being murdered.
"Virtue" is represented by the sending of General M. C. Butler, the hero of the Hamburg massacre, to the United States Senate, and "intelligence" by the assurance given the negroes that to vote the Republican ticket is to risk being murdered.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
Moral Or Religious
Crime Or Punishment
What keywords are associated?
South Carolina Democrats
General M C Butler
Hamburg Massacre
Voting Threats
Reconstruction Politics
What entities or persons were involved?
Democratic State Committee Of South Carolina
General M. C. Butler
Negroes
Republicans
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Critique Of South Carolina Democratic Committee's Declaration On Virtue And Intelligence
Stance / Tone
Sarcastic Criticism
Key Figures
Democratic State Committee Of South Carolina
General M. C. Butler
Negroes
Republicans
Key Arguments
Democratic Declaration Claims End Of Ignorance And Vice In South Carolina
Virtue Represented By Sending General M. C. Butler, Hero Of Hamburg Massacre, To U.S. Senate
Intelligence Represented By Threats To Murder Negroes For Voting Republican