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Editorial
June 4, 1850
The Camden Journal
Camden, Kershaw County, South Carolina
What is this article about?
The editorial condemns cruelty to horses, referencing a Charleston Mercury piece on the topic and describing a local incident where a white cart driver beat a horse with a stick. It emphasizes the moral duty to suppress such abuse and calls for enforcement of the state's anti-cruelty law.
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Cruelty to Horses.
We notice in an editorial of the Charleston Mercury, of the 31st, this subject mentioned—it is needless that we enlarge upon the matter, for it is the bounden duty of every good citizen to suppress this evil, no matter where it may be found, for a man who will abuse an inferior creature, a poor dumb animal, particularly the noblest of all, a Horse, "is fit for treason, stratagem and strife."
Cruelty to Horses.—We were witness yesterday to what we are glad to say is by no means common in this community—the maltreatment of a horse by a white driver of a cart. In endeavoring to force the animal to a backward movement for a considerable distance, the ordinary whip was laid aside, and a stick mercilessly applied to the head and neck of the poor horse by his unfeeling manager. There is a law of the State against the cruel treatment of animals, and any indulgence in a practice so repugnant to the feelings of humanity should be punished by an enforcement of the statute.
We notice in an editorial of the Charleston Mercury, of the 31st, this subject mentioned—it is needless that we enlarge upon the matter, for it is the bounden duty of every good citizen to suppress this evil, no matter where it may be found, for a man who will abuse an inferior creature, a poor dumb animal, particularly the noblest of all, a Horse, "is fit for treason, stratagem and strife."
Cruelty to Horses.—We were witness yesterday to what we are glad to say is by no means common in this community—the maltreatment of a horse by a white driver of a cart. In endeavoring to force the animal to a backward movement for a considerable distance, the ordinary whip was laid aside, and a stick mercilessly applied to the head and neck of the poor horse by his unfeeling manager. There is a law of the State against the cruel treatment of animals, and any indulgence in a practice so repugnant to the feelings of humanity should be punished by an enforcement of the statute.
What sub-type of article is it?
Moral Or Religious
Social Reform
What keywords are associated?
Horse Cruelty
Animal Abuse
Moral Duty
State Law
Humanity
What entities or persons were involved?
Charleston Mercury
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Cruelty To Horses
Stance / Tone
Strong Condemnation And Call For Suppression
Key Figures
Charleston Mercury
Key Arguments
It Is The Duty Of Every Good Citizen To Suppress Cruelty To Animals
A Man Who Abuses A Horse Is Unfit For Society
There Is A State Law Against Cruel Treatment Of Animals That Should Be Enforced