If any man from the North comes down here expecting to hold and maintain ‘Radical’ or ‘Abolition’ sentiments, let him expect to be shot down from behind, the first time he leaves his house, and know that his murderer, if ever brought to justice, will be acquitted by the jury.
Sumner warns of the violent repercussions faced by Northern individuals in the South who express abolitionist views.
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