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Emancipated Slaves and Civil War Policy Debates
A lengthy address discusses the transformation of the West India Islands after emancipation, noting absence of war and reliance on armed force by freed people. It contrasts labor independence with plantation coercion, cites economic shifts in Jamaica and the Americas, and calls for stronger measures against traitors and loyal enforcement of oaths. The speaker urges decisive government action and warns against complacency in the Civil War context.
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Tof Maple Princijile
West India Islands
Iowa
Wisconsin
West Indies
Tingiaud
Tinay
Maghud
House of Representatives
Bull Run
Washington
Thad
England
France
Rogland
Suntt
Virginia
Manassas
Wellington
Geo Scott
Bis
South
New-England
Congress
Massachusetts
Charleston
Republic
Gulf