, 1876-07-25
UNFOLDING NEGRO MASSACRE.

Immediately NtGf tho 0rutA4 mRS8AtFo Of
llack prisoners, held In illegal arrest by n
white mob, et Hamburg, s. G.. there woro
some of the Southern newenapors which Ind
tha non1inesa IN dcroupc. tha asses.;no,;o,,
and to disayow It As an act whio,, IL cona,d,
cred Infamous even among uncivi,ized m.
tionz. nosa;llv will, tin excention of tho
Turlziah fanatica. WIN mnkc It n rr1o In
massacre uparmed md he,pless nrisonera.
Those napors. however. aro ornlnai,v he,no
whipped in by tic red.hot secession papera'
so TINT they iayo ceased their dsnuuciat;on,
vb;1e The lotter ononlv inst;av. onl dsfand
tho maasacro, ria Savanna, f;o, 11or,-
inn N.o. IL one Of tha farmer c1aea n
rocont1v dcr,,ore7 tba o,,a.acro nory T. a.
cides that tl,o !" circumstances will mt oy.
cuse tho unboasablo arrogance Of an armed
negro mob who defy civil authority ond
threaten tho lives Of peaceful citizeus,"
But this was not an arrnod negro mob.
Tlis was crowd Of unnrmcd, defonsoless
negroes, who were released by their captors,
told to run, and, as thoy ran, were shot down
like dogs. "Defy civil authorityl Whit
civil authority had they dstlod? What au-
thority Ind people of Georcia to % into
South Carolina and disarm militia COM
pany, orgauized under tho laws Of tie state
sud recognized by The Constitution of lin
United States? "Ihreaten tho liyes of
peaceful citizeus!" What peaceful citizens?
Tho citizens n Hamburg are blacks There
are no white residents there. 1s there any
thing very threatening in handful of blaoie
besicced in their arnory by bowling mol,
OF whites armed with reyolycrs, runs. md
cannous? Ia there ANYTHING yary tbreotnr.
inc In this handful of blacks hiding thom-
selves under floors, in closets, corn.cribs
md hoe.neus? Is there auythipo verv
threatening in this handful of blacha with.
out arms in their hands. used AZ taroota for
the white mob?
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VI "o't'oSa hos'oe@ w 'ae puol'o A18a"ay
nfter they had oeeh saleased. Ihe C1Hstitat-
ttonalitt 10 the organ Of this Gen. DuT1xa.
and IN its columna la rentjea tn tho raca,t n
49,. -. A.. I.t,-,,a,, a na,...., ~. ST 49,
po1s VI tno on''o3"os''o''o3a! VI oo"La oafo-
lima upon the massacre. he Expresses 49,
| tonlshment that the Governor should have