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Representative James Jackson
of Georgia warned that if Congress tried to abolish
slavery, it would "light up the flame of civil discord"
and the southern states "will never suffer themselves to
be divested of their property without a struggle." Another congressman claimed that
the South's sweltering climate prohibited whites
from working the soil
of Georgia warned that if Congress tried to abolish
slavery, it would "light up the flame of civil discord"
and the southern states "will never suffer themselves to
be divested of their property without a struggle." Another congressman claimed that
the South's sweltering climate prohibited whites
from working the soil
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Representative James Jackson
of Georgia warned that if
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Congress tried to abolish
slavery, it would "light up
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the flame of civil discord"
and the southern states
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"will never suffer themselves to
be divested of their property
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without a struggle."
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Another congressman claimed that
the South's sweltering climate
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prohibited whites
from working the soil.
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Exploring the life and work of writer and publisher, scientist and inventor, diplomat and signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution: Benjamin Franklin.
