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The Hanging Question

This column discusses the debates surrounding the hanging and punishment of John Brown. The column discusses party interests and the status of the execution. The offered commentary offers a stance that appears to be in opposition to capital punishment.

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In a note before "The Hanging Question," there is a mention of other papers stealing items from the Saturday Press without giving the proper credit. The column offers the Saturday Press's position on the hanging of John Brown (2).

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An electronic version of this text is available in a CONTENTdm viewer. Page images of The New York Saturday Press were scanned from microfilm owned by Emory University, which was made from original copies held by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.