And why not try it in the Southern States, if it never has occasioned rebellion; if not a drop of blood has ever been shed in consequence of it, though it has been so often tried, why should we suppose it would produce such disastrous consequences now?
Grimké challenges the notion that emancipation would lead to rebellion, citing historical evidence.
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