The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-04-27
The s.RurenS E.yne2ling.
Abbeville Press & Banner.


:, Ssiferm- in their commeudatlon, or
.--:euse, of the disgracefui crime of
-seeutiops by infuriated and unlawful
:sobs,sthat the arm of the law has been
rSssalysed, and the officers of the State
tadered powerless to check pro-
lldure which upturns and sets aside
~t24e very foundation Of our civilization.
A,e habit of lynching weak and de-
.@:eeless negroes in this State has
ne on constantly for several years,
d without censure, but now We are
rad to see that two or three journals
the State have had the manhood to
nounce the recent hanging of the
ma,lf-witted negro woman in Laurens
gLannty. The Neeos and Courier, for
volstaDce, even goes so far as to de-
..unce the deed as "murder."
stThe officers of the State, should by
the means in their power eudeavor to
dering the perpetrators of this crime to
sunstice. The constable should be ar
Tbsted and held to account, and un-
: he can make some showing to
e' ar himself of the crime he should
tne made to suffer as the guilty man.
or he officers of the State are disposed
groweunish the perpetrators of this
;no 3e, they can do so. Any one
the sense of an idiot knows that
"eeAs useless to say that "unknown"
run,ties did the deed. If the Offenders
thenasaos already known, they can be
over IN. And if the officers of the
.rn,je do their duty they will be made
feel the force of that law which
lew have so wantonly and SO shame
ninfy violated. The Democratic party
sade the most solemn pledge, that all
time rights of the negro should be re-
gcted, and now, although We have
f5ged many of their men, let us not
TOM meg all their women. 49,. BE-.
se'he WHY NOT LYNCH BABIES
New.York Herald.
su0 tynchers in the South seem de-
H. az hnined to take all business out of
the hands of judges and juries. Once
natiSy handled no one but murderers
bos6om they feared might have personal
If Huence enough to escape conviction
Sen a poor year for murders having
or8prived them of; their customary
ansort they strung up scoundrels who
theaa. assaulted women, aud who conse-
Thaently would have been sure Of con
lcti0n. Then they turned their at
.sltion to prisoners already sentenced
neN death, but who we're likely to be
cusecpted in close quarters, where the
unrogd could not see the fun. These
reaaE3fog been disposed Of there seemed
-. .dy left to hang, but suddenly one
'sd found an old colored woman
ragus5ected Of setting fire to a building,
enetd as she had no friends the brave
car(lows executed her. Now why should
n,u,ey not try their hand on babies ?
very community has some babies
aat are nuisances, yet judges and
a1ries are squeamishly opposed to
foFrangling them, and this class sup
endies just what lynchers require-Vic,
Of sns who are not able to show fight
id cannot command crowd of their
"eaa I'm kind to defera them. The Only
sonretectors- of the helpless are the lega!
singlthorities, aud these in the South
areldon or never interfere with the
coaanly sport oflyoching
liEHE IYScH1Ne NEAR MARTINS DE.
pie ,..- .....- f'i' ..
90 Laurensvil,e Herald.
,,oI-L;yuch-law may be excusable under
Sne circumstances, but such cases
l ssn Is rare. In the case under consider
ed. ION, it seems, there was not sufficient
tug vocation to justify the extreme
Scs2sy sure resorted to. The victim, it
SsS>seears, was only suspected of burning
q "a clubhouse. What evidence there
8 was to establish her guilt we haze not
3 learned. 1t must, however, have been
s strong; but had it been strong enough
i to satisfy the participants in the lynch
: ing beyond reasonable doubt, their
s! /! action cannot be justified. Even if
guilty, the law should have been al
lowed to take its course Such pFece
dea&s are dangerous in the extreme,
itb such lawlessness calls for prompt
sno+s condign punishment. The ma:
'po'' y Of the law must be upheld and
SET ndicated. Moo-law must be put
hoe. IN, crushed, utterly exterminated.
NTH. the present. lights before US,
-egardiog said lyuching, we feel it our
3 duty, as a lover Of law and order, to
{ condemn it in the strongest terms !;
sAard we call upon the authorities to
! investigate the matter thoroughly:
and if they deserve it: punish the
perpetrators to the full extent Of the
law. -. ....-,- e.. -
! INDEFENS!BLE.
GrecnviHc Enterprise & Mountaneer.