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Georgia and South Carolina in feud over California and Texas limits
A Northern newspaper reprints James J. Orr's letter urging Georgia to act boldly against California Texas annexation terms. Orr attacks Northern politicians, blasts free soil expansion, and urges a Georgia convention to defend slaveholding rights, equality in the Union, and potential independence if needed. He cites 56 30 boundary, Texas, and Mexican acquisitions while pleading for firm Southern action.
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James L. Orr
Macon
Georgia
South Carolina
Anderson Gazelle
Ashinaton
Ashville
California
Mexico
Texas
France
Louisiana Territory
South
Gulf Mexico
Rempulver
Pacific West
Ohio
Thotand
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Virginia
Akon
Free States
James J. Orr
Messrs
S.J. Ray
Chas. Collins
Ali. Colquitt