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We hear much said about the constitutional rights of the South; it is thundered in our ears from the beginning to the end of the session of Congress.
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gutenberg.orgCydnor Tompkins: “We hear much said about the constitutional rights of the South; it is thundered in our ears from the beginning to the…”
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Tompkins critiques the frequent references to Southern constitutional rights as overly emphasized.
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