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Without some powerful and certain remedy, our streets will become BUTCHERIES, OVERFLOWING WITH THE BLOOD OF OUR CITIZENS!
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Lewis Tappan
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Editor's note · Context
Tappan warns of the potential violence and bloodshed in the streets if no remedy is found.
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