The diplomacy through which the plot was prosecuted was marked by a cunning, audacity, and perfidy, which, in these particulars, leave the administration of John Tyler unrivalled in its ugly pre-eminence, and form one of the blackest pages in the history of the Republic.
Julian condemns the administration of John Tyler for its deceptive diplomacy regarding slavery, marking it as a significant historical failure.
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