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] This open and insolent growth of the spirit of slavery in the South was slowly rousing the rest of the great nation from its slumber. THIS OPEN AND INSOLENT GROWTH OF THE SPIRIT OF SLAVERY IN THE SOUTH WAS SLOWLY ROUSING THE REST OF THE GREAT NATION FROM ITS SLUMBER
 Southern States where slavery existed defended the institution without shame and without fear. They bitterly resented any discussion of the subject by the North, and they took effectual means to suppress any adverse opinions in the South. In the very year of Garfield's election, nearly a thousand white persons in the slave States were robbed, whipped, imprisoned, tarred and feathered, or murdered, on suspicion of sympathy with the slaves. New and bitter laws were passed in the Southern States against teaching or helping the negroes; and in several States it was calmly proposed to deprive the free blacks also of their liberty, to sell them back into bondage in order to raise money for the support of the elementary schools. In defiance of the laws of the Federal Government, the slave trade also was reintroduced, and negroes stolen from the West Coast of Africa were once more landed and sold into slavery. [Illustration: Negroes stolen from the west coast of Africa were sold into slavery. THE NORTHERN STATES THAT SLAVERY WAS WRONG THAT IT WAS A CRIME AGAINST MAN AND A SIN AGAINST GOD THE SOUTHERN STATES WHERE SLAVERY EXISTED DEFENDED THE INSTITUTION WITHOUT SHAME AND WITHOUT FEAR THEY BITTERLY RESENTED ANY DISCUSSION OF THE SUBJECT BY THE NORTH AND THEY TOOK EFFECTUAL MEANS TO SUPPRESS ANY ADVERSE OPINIONS IN THE SOUTH IN THE VERY YEAR OF GARFIELD'S ELECTION NEARLY A THOUSAND WHITE PERSONS IN THE SLAVE STATES WERE ROBBED WHIPPED IMPRISONED TARRED AND FEATHERED OR MURDERED ON SUSPICION OF SYMPATHY WITH THE SLAVES NEW AND BITTER LAWS WERE PASSED IN THE SOUTHERN STATES AGAINST TEACHING OR HELPING THE NEGROES AND IN SEVERAL STATES IT WAS CALMLY PROPOSED TO DEPRIVE THE FREE BLACKS ALSO OF THEIR LIBERTY TO SELL THEM BACK INTO BONDAGE IN ORDER TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE SUPPORT OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS IN DEFIANCE OF THE LAWS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THE SLAVE TRADE ALSO WAS REINTRODUCED AND NEGROES STOLEN FROM THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA WERE ONCE MORE LANDED AND SOLD INTO SLAVERY
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