Now, I aver further, that, in the instance to which his observation refers, namely, in the act of petitioning against the annexation of Texas to this Union, the motive was pure, the means appropriate, and the purpose virtuous, in the highest degree.
Quincy defends the act of petitioning against Texas annexation as a virtuous and appropriate action taken by women.
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