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Strong speech sparks Louisiana crisis call to rebellion
The St Louis meeting featured a powerful address by A J, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, urging resistance to a federal government he described as imperial. He warned that if liberty is suppressed, “let slip the dogs of war,” and called for broad support for Louisiana sovereignty amid protests against President Grant and federal troops. The discourse also touched on postwar sentiment, reinforcements, and the peril of Ulysses S Grant’s policies.
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