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Such maddened extremists as Hammond and Keitt of South Carolina, and such blatant doughfaces as Petit of Indiana, became capital missionaries in the cause of freedom.
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Julian identifies certain Southern politicians as key figures in promoting the anti-slavery cause through their extremism.
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