A succession of earthquakes would be less destructive, than the insurrectionary fires which would be sure to burst forth in different parts of the south, from such interference.
In his autobiography, Douglass vividly describes the catastrophic insurrections that would erupt if slaveholders ceased granting periodic liberties.
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