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Whitelaw Reid: But the deference to them likely to be shown by partisans eager for their votes would have a tendency to uplift and…

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But the deference to them likely to be shown by partisans eager for their votes would have a tendency to uplift and unbalance them.
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Whitelaw Reid

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Reid reflects on the political dynamics in the post-war South regarding the influence of former slave owners.

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