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The Northern people shrank from the responsibility of transferring the government of States to the control of men who had already shown themselves capable of desperate deeds.
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gutenberg.orgJames Blaine: “The Northern people shrank from the responsibility of transferring the government of States to the control of men who…”
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Blaine reflects on the reluctance of Northern citizens to trust certain leaders after violent events.
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