A Mexican war; a war with Great Britain, if not with France; a general Indian war; a servile war; and, as an inevitable consequence of them all, a civil war;--for it must ultimately terminate in a war of colors, as well as of races.
Quincy warns of the potential for multiple conflicts arising from the current tensions, including civil war driven by racial divisions.
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