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Speech of Hon. Robert Toombs: On the Crisis. Delivered Before the Georgia Legislature, December 7, 1860

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“Give us equality of enjoyment, equal right to expansion - it is as necessary to our prosperity as yours.”

Giving Equal Prosperity Equality Enjoyment Expansion

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Source: Speech of Hon. Robert Toombs: On the Crisis. Delivered Before the Georgia Legislature, December 7, 1860

“Conflicting commercial regulations of the different States shackled and diminished both foreign and domestic trade; hence the power to regulate commerce was conferred.”

Different States Power Trade Regulation Commerce E Commerce

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Source: Speech of Hon. Robert Toombs: On the Crisis. Delivered Before the Georgia Legislature, December 7, 1860

“Besides, we had a large debt, contracted at home and abroad in our War of Independence; therefore the great power of taxation was conferred upon this Government.”

War Home Government Power Independence Debt Taxation Great Power

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Source: Speech of Hon. Robert Toombs: On the Crisis. Delivered Before the Georgia Legislature, December 7, 1860

“Certainly there was no just cause of complaint from the Northern States - no advantage was ever sought or obtained by them for their section of the Republic.”

States Causes Advantage Republic Complaints Sections

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Source: Speech of Hon. Robert Toombs: On the Crisis. Delivered Before the Georgia Legislature, December 7, 1860

“They all agree, they are all unanimous in Congress, in the States, on the rostrum, in the sanctuary - everywhere they declare that slavery shall not go into the Territories.”

States Agree Slavery Congress Territory Sanctuary

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Source: Speech of Hon. Robert Toombs: On the Crisis. Delivered Before the Georgia Legislature, December 7, 1860

“I very much regret, in appearing before you at your request, to address you on the present state of the country, and the prospect before us, that I can bring you no good tidings.”

I Can Country States Regret Addresses Request Appearing Tidy Tidings

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Source: Speech of Hon. Robert Toombs: On the Crisis. Delivered Before the Georgia Legislature, December 7, 1860

“The basis, the corner-stone of this Government, was the perfect equality of the free, sovereign, and independent States which made it.”

Made States Government Perfect Stones Bases Independent Equality Corners Made It Sovereign

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Source: Speech of Hon. Robert Toombs: On the Crisis. Delivered Before the Georgia Legislature, December 7, 1860

“They enlarged the domains of commerce by treaties with all nations, upon the great principle of equal justice to all nations, and special favors to none.”

Nations Justice Principles Special Equal Favors Commerce Domain Treaties Equal Justice

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Source: Speech of Hon. Robert Toombs: On the Crisis. Delivered Before the Georgia Legislature, December 7, 1860

“We had a large common domain, already added by the several States for the common benefit of all; purchase and war might make large additions to this common domain; hence the power over existing and future territories, with the stipulation to admit new States, was conferred.”

War States Might Common Power Benefits Territory Domain Stipulations

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Source: Speech of Hon. Robert Toombs: On the Crisis. Delivered Before the Georgia Legislature, December 7, 1860

“Those who tell you that the territorial question is an abstraction, that you can never colonize another territory without the African slavetrade, are both deaf and blind to the history of the last sixty years.”

Years Lasts Blind Territory Sixty Abstraction Deaf Territorial Deaf And Blind

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Source: Speech of Hon. Robert Toombs: On the Crisis. Delivered Before the Georgia Legislature, December 7, 1860

“We have not sought this conflict; we have sought too long to avoid it; our forbearance has been construed into weakness, our magnanimity into fear, until the vindication of our manhood, as well as the defence of our rights, is required at our hands.”

Wells Long Has Beens Hands Rights Conflict Weakness Manhood Defence Forbearance Magnanimity Vindication

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Source: Speech of Hon. Robert Toombs: On the Crisis. Delivered Before the Georgia Legislature, December 7, 1860

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