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[132]
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Idem, Speech of William H. Broadnax, p. 10.
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[133]
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Idem, Speech of Henry Berry, p. 2.
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[134]
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Idem, Speech of C. J. Faulkner, p. 5 and p. 22.
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[135]
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Idem, Speech of James McDowell, p. 20.
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[136]
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Idem, Speech of T. J. Randolph, p. 15.
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[137]
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Idem, Speech of Philip A. Bolling, p. 15.
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XV
The Anti-Slavery Sentiments of Prominent Virginians (Concluded)
The period from 1833-1860 witnessed, as we have seen, the rise and progress of the abolition movement at the North and the growth of pro-slavery sentiment in Virginia and the South. These conditions are reflected in the deliverances of many prominent anti-slavery Virginians, and by a growing indisposition on the part of others of this element to publicly declare their sentiments or to take part in the discussions, which, with growing bitterness, marked the times.