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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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He was the most conspicuous public rascal of his time, but was far from being alone in his odious notoriety.
It was hollow and false, and the best men in the party felt it.
It was a confession of Congressional incompetence to deal with a problem which Congress alone had the right to solve.
They thus undermine the morals of the people, and pave the way for violence and crime.
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