In any other country such a frightful crime as the Carrolton massacre--in any other country than this a scream would have gone up from all quarters of the land for the arrest and punishment of these cold-blooded murderers.
Douglass criticizes the lack of national outrage following the Carrolton massacre, highlighting a double standard in justice.
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