On the record
The guilt of being the originators of the late civil war lies at the door of the Abolitionists.
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Whitelaw Reid
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gutenberg.orgWhitelaw Reid: “The guilt of being the originators of the late civil war lies at the door of the Abolitionists.”
Editor's note · Context
Reid places blame for the Civil War squarely on the shoulders of the Abolitionists.
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