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The Abolitionists deserve to be damned, and they will be," said a zealous Whig to an anti-slavery Quaker; and this was simply the expression of the prevailing feeling at this time, at least in the West.
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Julian reflects on the intense animosity felt by some Whigs towards Abolitionists during a politically charged time.
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