Knowing all this, they ought to know also, that it is a shame and an outrage upon common sense and fair dealing to hold him or his suffrage responsible for any disorder that may reign in the Southern States.
Douglass criticizes the unfairness of holding Black citizens accountable for societal issues in the South.
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