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Domestic News
September 5, 1835
South Branch Intelligencer
Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
In Newhope, Pa., the village was in ferment on Wednesday night, the 19th inst., due to a contemplated marriage between a Black man and a white woman, prompting threats of lynching; the couple fled quickly.
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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1835.
The Doylestown, Pa. Democrat says: "The village of Newhope was, we understand, quite in a ferment on Wednesday night, the 19th inst. owing to the contemplated marriage of a black man with a white woman. The woman has, heretofore borne a good character, but the black was an impudent rascal. The people in this part of the world are not yet prepared to witness such degrading spectacles, and if the parties had not moved off in quick time, we believe the statutes of Judge Lynch would have been put in requisition."
The Doylestown, Pa. Democrat says: "The village of Newhope was, we understand, quite in a ferment on Wednesday night, the 19th inst. owing to the contemplated marriage of a black man with a white woman. The woman has, heretofore borne a good character, but the black was an impudent rascal. The people in this part of the world are not yet prepared to witness such degrading spectacles, and if the parties had not moved off in quick time, we believe the statutes of Judge Lynch would have been put in requisition."
What sub-type of article is it?
Riot Or Protest
Social Event
What keywords are associated?
Interracial Marriage
Public Ferment
Newhope Pa
Lynching Threat
Where did it happen?
Newhope, Pa.
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Newhope, Pa.
Event Date
Wednesday Night, The 19th Inst.
Outcome
the parties moved off in quick time, avoiding the statutes of judge lynch.
Event Details
The village of Newhope was quite in a ferment owing to the contemplated marriage of a black man with a white woman. The woman has borne a good character, but the black was an impudent rascal. The people are not yet prepared to witness such degrading spectacles.