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Men quoted the North Carolina proclamation, and thanked God that there had suddenly been found some sort of a breakwater against Northern fanaticism.
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Whitelaw Reid
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gutenberg.orgWhitelaw Reid: “Men quoted the North Carolina proclamation, and thanked God that there had suddenly been found some sort of a breakwater…”
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Reid captures the sentiments of those who viewed the North's actions as fanatical and welcomed any resistance to it.
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