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Nashville Convention and states rights debate excerpt
A long speech advocates a Southern convention to defend state sovereignty against anti slavery agitation. It argues federal overreach risks disunion, notes California admission and Texas through Mason’s bill, warns of congressional intrusion into slave relations, and urges unity among Southern states to uphold constitutional forms and property rights.
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