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The South was only defending itself from Northern violations of law.
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Whitelaw Reid
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gutenberg.orgWhitelaw Reid: “The South was only defending itself from Northern violations of law.”
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Reid defends the South's actions as a response to Northern legal violations, framing it as self-defense.
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