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Without disrespect to South Carolina, it would be easy to show that Shay's rebellion and the whisky insurrection involved the government in greater danger than the solitary secession of South Carolina.
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Sherman compares the threat of South Carolina's secession to past rebellions, suggesting it is less dangerous.
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