“Thenegrowhowaslynchedto-daymightneverhavecommittedthecrimehedidhadnotthewild，disturbingdreamofequalitybeenstirringinhisbrain。Everyspeech，everylook，everyactionwhichencouragesthatideaisacrime。Inthiscounty，wheretheblacksoutnumberus，wemusteitherruleasmastersorbesubmerged。
“Thismanisstillbelievedbythenegroestopossesssomemiraculouspower。Heisthereforedoublydangerous。Asasharpwarningtothemhemustdie。Hisdeathwilldomoretowardendingthetroublehehaspreparedthanthedeathofadozennegroes。
“AndasGodismywitness，Ispeakandactnotthroughpassion，butfromthedictatesofconscience。“
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