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Have we not been fifteen years plotting rebellion against our neighbor republic of Mexico, for abolishing slavery throughout all her provinces?
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gutenberg.orgJosiah Quincy: “Have we not been fifteen years plotting rebellion against our neighbor republic of Mexico, for abolishing slavery…”
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Quincy accuses the U.S. of plotting against Mexico for its abolition of slavery.
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