And think you that men, thus in awe of their own dependents, shuddering at a musket in the hands of a black, and with a population of two millions and a half of these dreaded slaves, will expose themselves to the tremendous consequences of a union between their domestic and foreign enemies?
Tappan reflects on the fears of slaveholders regarding potential uprisings and the consequences of a united enemy.
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