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and be worn on their bosom, nearest their heart.

That Country drew its sword, and its valleys were crimsoned with blood. The dagger was taken away, the flower withered, but oh! the poison remained. And more, it was irritated The soothing salve of power was taken away from its possessors. They were not even allowed the privilege of casting a vote. Worse than all their former slaves had gained the privilege they had lost. They had wronged these slaves, who now possessed a right to tell them they had been wronged, and this right they have not failed to use, although its exercise has been never as galling to their former masters. These masters were not all Puritans, neither were they the descendants of William Penn, but were trained from their earliest childhood in all the ways of the chivalry. They carried deadly weapons and knew well how to use them, and deemed it not a dishonor to find occasion to do so.

The blood of their fellow man was not precious in their eyes. These things, be they good or evil, they have not unlearned. Love of oppression, hatred and murder still rankle in