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The few who were left in possession of coolness and sound judgment among the public men of South Carolina, desired to stay the rush of events by waiting for co-operation with the other slave-holding States.
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Blaine describes the desire of some South Carolinian leaders to slow down the rush towards secession in favor of collaboration with other slave-holding states.
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