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The Pope Interview and Slavery Debate in Politics
A long summary of letters and notices ranges from a Protestant clergyman Townsend's interview with the Pope in Rome to a heated Southern defense of slavery. It cites potential reform for clerical celibacy, the Pope's caution, and Townsend's mission. The text then shifts to ham curing, Maryland to Arkansas appeals, and a detailed Southern argument in Congress about slavery, petitions, and California and New Mexico statehood under Wilmot provisions.
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Pius Ninth
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Virginia
North Carolina
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Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Kentucky
Louisiana
Missouri
Mississippi
Arkansas
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United States
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Pacific
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New Mexico
Tosas