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the Lniiaii* beyond its protection, or
to t ike from them their possessions,
to be distributed exclusively am«i»^
another portion of its population*
Copies of Resolutions passed by
the Legislature of several of the
States, upon subjects of General
concern, are laid before you. Your
attention is .particularly called to
those from Massachusetts am! Con
necticut condemn, others have only
perceived the fixed resolve of the
State fj sustain its constitutional
lights. Geoigia has claimed no right
to nullify (in the verbiage of the day)
the Acts of the General Government,
an | only dennnds an exemption from
ntu-mpts to control its authority
whilst exercised upon such subjects
as ire within its exclusive jurisdic
tion.
result must be, one general burst **m up Mlinglyr JrecauseUrey
. .. -i i‘ t\ u% . v i 10 | e i will not abandon their afilieted people
as> «* *~*»**r*
The stab which has been given to [ Krou> , he New Yorlc observer-
our national reputation is, 1 api' • J JUDGE CLAYTON.
a*- *•*> «**.«•*# ■*? *
«n
ence.
support of the doctrine cf passiv*.
* , , are 'obedience,—in support of the duty
f such oppression ami J V > f duistians to submit Co human guv-
be mot by tl.o_ great bo .y ol in« ; a n cases whatsoever! We
to tie mot oy uie greav « - j enimen(s m ,|| cases whatsoever! W,
ti«'I • r«.” S£ ™ m»”»!"«' *r;»
, ,mission, I . . • mv .iof lus remarks in which he replies
f have been mistaken oitlior «n . . . • r»r
11,31 . k i <a nl flirt rw i as irtitr* . I
views of the affair aliudc'.d to, ot in
the character of the country which
has given me birth. CIY IS.
Oct. S5(/i, 1B51.
The Svnod of North Carolina in
the exercise of n right which they
part
to
the plea of the missionaries. The
state of Georgia had passed a law re
quiring all white men residing in the
Cherokee territory to take the oath
of allegiance. The missionaries re
fused to take this oath on the gtounfl
r i of conscientious scruples. They be-
posscss in common with their fcl ow j }j C vcd that Georgia had no right oi
citizens. of frcelv and fearlessly * i jurisdiction in the Cherokee territo-
pressing their view s in relation to pu am | al] (ja |j i 0 j a!»fi*iam*c
lie measures and events which afietl _ vvm ,jj be Rn oat,h to support her in
the honor, the dignity* and Christian, | lf * r usurpation. How does Judge
Wn would invite attention to the
following preamble and resolutions a-| tractor of their beloved country, j £j' tonVep'iv"to this plea
dopted by the Synod of North Caro- j r „ ( , f i{ U} h* r, duty which they owe toL dg tlmt |he miS6lo ; wrltfB<i
•*>
t io con-
least to have been sufficiently ac-| by his Excellency as having performed
quainted v\ it!i modern history to j their duty in a manner which has rr^y
know, that ail vs Inch is most valued ted great credit on them. Their acts are
n British and American freedom, was
»von from tyrants by uieu who im-
1 before an impartial world.
The decision of Judge Clay ton, it
’>ibod their principles of action Iroin j pears, was unexpected, ami in the \ ie ^ v
be holy volume.. Even the infidel I ofGovernor Gilmer, has placed a dilfitdt f
H ume admits that England is in debt- in the way of robbing(to call things by their
ed for her liberty, in n great deg;* "2, ! right names) the Cherokecs of their gold
to the sufferings of Puritans in the j This is certainly t<> the credit of the Jmja e
dungeon and at the stake; and evciy of tlie A'estern Circuit. Another hli
A meticiiit school-bey knows that the effect of the decision, Governor Gilmer
iberty of this western world origin seems to think, is to throw an insuperable
ted in the refusal of a Christian peo- ‘obstacle in the way of the effoits wUcfi
pie to obey the mandates of usurped are now making by the United thefe ^
power. YVe ui 2 acquainted with no induce the Oherokees to emigrate.” ThW
sect oi Christians who do not admit j is another cause of lamentation hut how
be
lina at Iheir late meeting
presume, who are acquainted with j
the circumstances which led to
arrest and imprisonment of the uiiss-[
on.trios, and who can vdew the facts .
*f nv ease unbiassed by the party pol- j
ii.iits with which they have been con
nected, ire oiivinceJ that it is now
1 j f tjf» for ci* izeos to speak out on this
suajeet;—lor those vvlio **au estimate
the blessings ol civil or re I gious lib
ci ty, and vii > deprecate the curse o r
a government whose tyrannical edicts
an; (j t i cef.ii ed by a band of sol-
dt. r, u raise a remonstrance tba*
s:ui» i>c btanl. Public opinion in this
country const it ui«m a tribunal whoes
c: ui9 can not be disregarded witn
i kinun v. 1* M othex Synods and nth
er puoiic m 'lings, in which the great
m.ij mi tv of 4 he citizens ot the South*
c»*ii Sut ire represented, expre^
ihuir seriUtoeots on this subject, an
it sluil njt )c in vain. >om * of (!»*•
first men in Georgia, and a* we «r
t tb inn/l, tho greul majority of the
{' n s jtiau c.o : u 11 J iity in that Slato
r ».j J * idedly an 1 strongly opposed >o
< Mijj i b illed iriv'.asurca of the d ♦-
iiDjd 11 pa.tv. I’nese men wi«h to
Siva Ui *ir State, as fa. ns possible,
fiu *1 «‘io odium incurred hy the la.**
pf-jj tio-»« Let theoi he encourag-
c j »'.d sustained hy the public.
T:ii nrs-^r’ioo of Gov. Gilmer,
ticod 111 l »e third resolution, is ot.u*
e\>:r tordimry character It is or
re that there were men in G«-on
«i.i, who to answer their own pu r i>o
s *s, rnp.jrt-*(l, that -h'As missionaries
f u \ l their sitnntio/i* too lucrative to
g ve the n up mUiu$ly"—hut it is sur
prising mat th»* Governor of the State
sn»jl l believe the unfounded slander
mi l give its circulat ion the sand io i ot
bis name. This is. iriJecd. surprising
fur it has not the snndo.v of trutii fot
its support. And siu'-e this statement
want abroad under bis name, Mr. Gil
mar has no doubt had opportunities of
as ertaining the truth in this matter
—and why has he not contradicted
the false report? Why suffsr au un
true and utteily unfounded chnigi; to
be reported under the seal «*f ilu*
S ! ate, to prejudice the people of
Georgia against those faithful minis
ters of the Gospel, who hive been
convicted of no crime but that of re-
fusi ig to desert their congregations in
the day of calamity and affliction,
when they most need the instructions
an*! support of their religious teach
ers 3 ft is a fact well known that the
missionaries of the American Board
c«U not hold “lucrative situations”—
that they have haielv their maintun-
nnee and that of their families,—and
whatever they receive from the peo
ple among whom they labor, is report
ed an I used \s tiie property of the j
not ith-
i standing their •'ouscicnimiis convic-
| oomnnmitv «’hi h *)tev rei.iescnt, toj , io|) tllul lllt , v , , j (,y U.-or-
’ l,p nniit'P with eYnrpBsions of deep regret
AP, we • fbc'nsoB'os uni to that part of the-
online «vilh f>vpre8*ion. nrdeep ri-ji ri ; g ; a „ a „ us , <n)al , 1)n . ,f M „ be -Joes
and unnu-dified remonstrance* j
treatment to which certain Christian j
missionaries of dfOcre.ns rphyto’is de-
fhJJhiKliE PH.fYIX.
nom’n!fions h vu. undo* form of lernl
n ocesq rrcen*lv b»»cn subjected in
tSfutc of Georgia.
Havincr px'un’^'il the snlijccf : ,s
ni esot^ted *n *h ,,r n though medium
I -iof nr*an this, hi? means n ubrag to
tit * mrpose) are still bo.ind on Chris
tian principle* to take the oath. it'
s;»ys iii.it llolv Vv.H rwijuirts u& "to j
sabiuit ourselves to every ordinance t
ol mail tor the L.jm s sake;” that •
enjoins upon Hut citizens *•**«> keep U:0
nrns^mcci T o M»fm «uongn -ir mmii-i... , kj ^ r^ ., e y e 0 *iim.ir:dint J that
-f tho 1? rpq, and that the dfr# ,,.; s - lu ‘ amder uu-ier Caesar
(l-'Vils ’in-*j. en civet, t'» '. .| i(J ,|, illl£4 , hit t ore tbai
are ,n'>*MQllfltW -or , I V* j (| t J ev -|., sies .. w | u , iw Vi , , iCl |, ()„;
i*t ('o^’qfrainc*l to «ir\v that i • tin* case I
non or. resist i m ii.e oidmauce
of |
-*'! ’U”/l *■' "'“re l,n5 hr \ n n •peO«c1ej Gud V au( , v,. COunh UU , i e.l by l.i.n.
exhibited more shameful and shockim
than nnv within their rev dleetion j
which has hitherto di?grace<l ?;,<• an-j
nol« of our free institutions
To the honorable and high-minded j
• •ithorifics ofthoir lister State, they
would sav, resooetfully in the words
f the eloneent Orrrzt;. one of
right ol men to resist tyrami) ; is it consibtent with what he says in a v**
and usurpation, when it can be done cording paragiaph? Speaking of tin* r
peaceably; and if the people of Geor- , forts of the President to induce the ciie
gia are disposed to incorporate intoj ke**s to emigrate, he informs the l e «i »°"
their religion the s!avish doctrine of; ture that, “there is httie doubt but°tW
Judge Clayton, rejoion tokuow | success will he the result of his measure *
that in the uiis. ioua 1 iea Hou in their \ qualifying this expression, however w'K.
penitentiary, they have met with the Allowing dause-“if snpportedm .1
men who belt* r unde: stand Ineir du t y j p IO | )Pr manner, by tlie authorities of tr^
to God aud (heir ooautry. • Mate.” IIou- are th«e to *
successful, if tl*r decision of Judge Cfauon
j l‘ as |diK*cd ••uc» insuperable ditficulh^ la
; tlie way? fhe Ex Governor must cer
! tairily be ignorant of the feelings of tj Jf ,
Governor of Chcrokccs^ foi it would have made no «Jif-
Ge -igia. or Ihai part of t wlwch - olates to teience with them, in regard 10 the
t!( Cherokee*:, w ill be found on our fir^ I ^ ,oa emigration, i.‘ the Juilge
agr. Ilia Exc llcncy commences i»v j ey tern Ciircu.t had «ent Cuuet«otc thy
or tic*-aig the opinion of the Supreme j Penitentiary.
Cvti-t 'U ih- Ignited States on the case of’ Y\ hit is said of the authorities >fthe
; State support ng the measures. «f tl , e .
Pi f sident doubtless ov^ant the carrying/
into p* y.tice the humane policy so «
spoken of ‘atr-lv, and the course "’voaireen
drd hy o s Excellency—1 feat *5, to tV<j t j, c
cupi- n\ of the Cherokecs, by promisbs
\ EW Et *: 11 >T \ N O V. Xi \ W1.
Th P ines.a>ie of tlie lai
tlie Che.'okec N
gia--II*‘ tb'D
ri ioneous, bta au- • -t i*-
with the octrines a^scite
t.'dil'j. \ he Slate of (ieor-
cottr'e, the opinion
ectly in conflict
and maintain
Bui who is nio ( t l.kelv t». de_
the Judges of the 8u-
! ins idCt'iiiH in iv and explicitly in i ci‘e correctly,
the i-.'io .ring fee lion* «•: j preme Court, who are perfec tly disinter* j extensive re*erraJious.
Tn tnv Miiiid, an*! i would 1 eigti ; <*stand w hose impartialiiv on this ques- | fhc ioapriseaed mi^ionaries andtWiL.
W-'In vc to even d>-.-.Ssionaip man, , t en cannot he loubtedj or the Govetnur I wteuds are jaoticed id such it m* a-we
**»Mvne,l co*in*'»? vv^'io <l^fend»*d L'
Uif Sixt^*^nth on his last trial
tip
•a i
B
vonr pi urgent.
Ynl when thp political agitations of
,,,a '1 iv ?v.*• 11 have subsided and when
(li* re is no good i‘r sou Ic run ling . t Georgia? It uoul* 1 he rather a n-rr-i j»’3p|'*CKr-d they weuh! he bv Gov. Giuruir
upon til*.* sev’Ciu penalty ol til* ; ***• i 'natter, indeed, jf parties in a ca> • re j —laot be only repeats w-hai he has fail
!?• \vn jud{ r . s. But it seems the autburi- heretofore. He is, h. wcvtr, gi catlv mis-
t *v*: oi Georgia form a tribunal within
a 1 <l ” j (h^m'dveg—are determined *o jtidg’e lor
| *hemse 1 ves, and to set aside, as an ir.q u"
; fb-lit intei eren.-r ir th^ii atfairs, *he i>;n7i-
uau tbolisiily defying i r >
cos It cannot he oxen.*
pnni i,alt 1
ai uj
of sound religion i
o-
itiy
ttonal and discreet de-sir** to svm*
ll-''t. that history will ju r ?g f ' the cause of piety, lor surely iha<
DO
religion which requires us lo fc ‘i*n-j
der tribute* to whom tribute is duo;
custom to who » custom; fear lu
e-son r»n*l humanity shall have resum-1 w h*;m fear; honor to whom honor, 1 ’
cd their rs''pmjni v over the base** , V cr could demand sucii resistance
*> ««;!ons of tlie h i«nxn mind, the Sv-
'oj cannot h*it believe that the trims
• 'tiouR of tec summer of 1831 tv»!!
* e remonihercr! eti/;Tob*? associate I
•. ith *hp fell «{<‘cds of d-rk ages, w hen
tyratmv and oppression were deemed
no rrimes, and wfion the principles of |
tolerntion ami the ri-hts of conscience , tlilj nni l especially any man holding
w re hut imperfectly understood and 1
«?r*nrr*»V recognized: 'Therefore.
tekvn il'he supposes that tE* ' s*cttuizn
zcaL''
which
was ezeiteti in behalf of
nv.ssiouaru**. has passed away.-
A cannot pass away while there is
ion of a h.rf, C'.nr*. rmit-l, bv tbo con- * s l ,ark ^ vUtlH! •»* l,ae ,;bcrt J
to tuns of the Land, a& would incur
in the delinquent a forfeiture ol all
the enjoyments of liberty, and impose
in their stead all thu hardships of au
ignominious slavery.
We are surprised that any ma>» in
:b;s country • calling himself a chiis
st 'Ution vi *!«**' C-.iuntrv. (to which, ►ti aoge j
is t iiiRv sf*.*!!!, thf*profess nltachmenl,) J
as th expounder of the latvs and treaties j
of the Union. j
U ,, . , \ ta the disgrace ©f those who base perrert-
d* exceliencv next u.uzs tli<- " . r
. c . iif. . .i i- - ed their wmvr tw p«- cn>«es of private laa-
lion of tic' legislalu r e to tic* cmidrtton of), , * r *
in the American coiansunity. The-
orr of the late Wausaetions caeoot die a-
w.»y—It wilt live in history, to the tumor.
r»t>d praise of Wm-cester arx! Bailer, auA
the Ch* rokeejj. He says—“UpO» nosuh-
jert has ihi re been more misrepresentation
lliau in relation to th«* Goi ernment of tV
Cherokces, and the civihzation of the pf
ph* of that trine.»* 'l'his '3 true, so far, I
ami if he had slopped h* re he would r.ot
have been guilty of t)»e r*-rv “misrepre
sentation*’ he serms to deprecate. B >t
erm'lftes to which some o*' the miss
ionaries n-pre subjected after their
arrest, hy individuals of the Georgia
es*'orf, savor more of the lawless bar
barities of an Algerin** Banditti. ** •
of the octoufiry tlecencies and civili
ties of a« \ mericon Guard
If. T hat the severity of the sen
| lice and self-interest-
4 And what wro»g has OVorpa done to
its Indian people? 1 * So asks his Excel-
h ncy, yet in auovbcr part* of bis nrussegei.
hr reromn'.cnds the le^islatme Co '‘.xprl a
. c« ;t;tin cla^-s of Cherokees of tbciit
I country. The Stale fav'e* oc- sCep afier
| anotiD'i*—Ij has driven away while tnen,&
; t:! 0 Governor now recomtrends to drives-
1 . j nay a portion of tU«* Cherokecs—tispro^.
a u : gina. poo».<{* i a \,j p tl year hence the “ahorigiaal^pavr of
the tribe will come under a similar jto-
the station oi a judge, should manifest
such ignoranci? of the genius ofehris-
Jiesoh^'T I. That th** unrestrained i { Vanity and of the whole tenor of the
tMg jtf^—wanton indignities, and brutal . Bible, as Judge Clayton discovers in j hear himtfuriher. 45 l
his application of the texts quoted j will he foued that the anm-ginai peep
\bove. YY'e presume tliat , they are are as ignorant See. as formerly esc ” IE* j
few Sunday scholia, s in Georgia cer- | a,**rt* very consmeady (hut -none < (] 5( . ri[ltion . AM thu lltnc Geer ia
,!M0, y "sore aro Ipw ch.ld. cn of ten , .hem in tin- Male. [r.eor S h.] mil, thb cx- , ,, 1S Wn
yen, , of age m tins par, o the cun- cc,„i„„ „f ONK FAMILY, have acquia-1 u h en .ball haw «ke 0 awav
■ rv u ho cannot sl.on JudgC' l laytou ; ed proper y : or been benefited by (lie nn- j th „ i.„ t in ,. h ofear „, (ren , it w ,{,
jtiiat lie has totally mistaken t<l£ | jirovemcntJ which have bef'n ma.le by
.. . . . .meaning of these passages; and that j others among then.”* A question natnr-t
< , *nf*f* \\ Incii acerirdmg to tlu* Intv'i of tbp Biliic abounds with examples oi i n . , , * .
tl A . • % * • • X i *' y,,U,,U3 11,1 la,ik t ,is Ul | ally rises, who has mad-* such a minute
ae Strife ^ has^ consigned to mqv ison- holy men, who not only made t4 sueh | <« r xaini n atio n ’* as
resistance to laws of the land” as
merit and hard labor for the term of
four years, some of the missionaries
in question, can find no apology either
in !lie moral turpitude of their gener
al c!iara ,,f cr or in the heinotisness of
imrurred 4t th.xj forfeiture of all the
enjoyments of freedom, and imposed
all the hardships of an ignominious
slavery,” but who rcsisteth even in
the offences which they have commit- t be face of death in its most horrid
ted, but must he ascribed to the vio- forms. Why were Shadrach, Me*
fence of party politics and imhitterrd shech and Abednego thrown into the
feelings displaying themselves^ in (lie burning fiery furnace? Because they
refused to only a law of Nebuchadnez
zar their king. Why was Daniel throw
arbitrary enact urients of a high-handed
domination.
i -till ?av, “Thf*v arc in the peaceable }*>*>■«•
of their occupant rights. When
! it c ba!l have filled the country with mlcu-
to And out one abort- tjr;and removed su-*h in *n as Worces-
S‘ nat family « (bin the G-org a charter j ter surd Butler, it will still sing, ‘Mntru-
atvju.rc.l prop- r, have been remove.! from among then.
j by sc\ ere penal laws.” Such is the spirit ‘
I of despotism.
We are rather disappointed in the-
Mt . Tint tho following assertion mt0 llle d en of lions? Because lie I «s pr-rGoUy (i.-lr uo.
1 Wi ! Ill © Irtftnn Itnnrinn- I ll o riivrir, t i . > U Til % iJ P .lirot'
dictates of his own conscience than |
to the decree Di king Darius. Why
were Peter and the other Apostles
found in a letter hearing the signature
of the Executive of the State: name-
ly-
“The missionaries of the different
Board. It is known that their exnen- j religious societies stationed among the beaten and imprisoned at Jerusalem?
ses are all conducted on an eoonomi- j ,1( ,nns -> I found their situations too | Because they refused to obey the
oa! scale—and that they hare no op- iterative to give them up willingly --j j aw requiring them not to speak or
portunity of at qmrine or laying up tho } contains an insinuation altogether ; (earh in (lie name ef Jesus. Why
tilings of this world for themselves or j C rj duitotis, and unworthy the high sta-; t (j ( ] Paul endure bonds ami imprison-
fauiiltcs. Anti still it is proclaimed i ^ ,on "B proceeds, and until Ihe men! and every suffering which the
from the high places of Georgia that j contrary is made to appear, must be -malice of Jew' or Gentile could in-
4hey hold “situations too lucrative to | rf /^ nf dcd <<s ungenerous and unfound- fliet?
who may b** said to have
City and to liave made improvement ?
It may be true the [Principal] Chiefs,
the Judges, Marshal and Sheriffs arc de j
scendants of Europeans, but 1o say (hat views expressed by Governor Gilmer on
“many citizens of G-*f»rgia and the adjoin- ; the law pissed last session for tlie survey
mg states,- il l>y that is meant while men. j and distribution of the Cherokee lands.—-
are concerned in? the administration of! were prepared to see a rccoirip^enda—
tlie Cherokee (» ivcmmont, to say what tion from him to take immcdifitf' pes^pc.
And what il the de-j sion of those lands, because public opinion
chose to nay more respect to the j scen,!ants i,f Europcaos,” or mixe.t UJooH, , in G a . was said to be: prepared for soch a
as '■ome ca l them, partake in the manage- j S */P. “ c sceras to deprecate the idea
ment of the government ? are they not In- . oi . lh f. statc r conu wUmg so gross an act of
.. - , , _ . 4l «... r/ , . j injustice.—It has been said that the new
diansr and does not th tate ol Georgia j Governor has given a pledge to his con=tit-
. I » - pledge to his constit-
treat them as such: W e cannot conceive ■ uonts that he w ill place them in posse?-
what object ii to be gained by attempting j sftss *°n ofthe Cherokee Country. It may
be so, or it may not. So far as we car* as»
(o divide the Chcrokces into two classes—
No one pretends to doubt thai the “descan-
dants of Europeans” havp made more im
provement than tlie aboriginal part of the
give them up willingly”.
From the Southern Religious Telegraph.
THE IMPRISONED MISSIONA
RIES.
JVfr. Editor,—
ed
tribe, but the assertion that the latter are
Because be would obey God ; as igno ant as formerly See. is gratuitous
rather than man—because he carried | and utterly unfounded.
IY . flint the Synod recommend to more for the* souls and tlie rights of
certain the feelings of cur citizens upon
this point, they aep*nr to be perfectly in
different. if the Governor and ’peo
ple of Georgia are prepared to g* so far—
if they will take the lands without any rer
gard to v *t lie character of the State,” l Hhe
interest of the Union,” without any “re»
spect for public opinion and the rights of
the people than for the laws of kings
But wo ne$d not multiply cases.
Every man. who has read his Bible
knows that it has nothing but com
mendation for .men w ho, like Wor-
tlieir churches and to Christians gen
erally to unit? (especially at the
Monthlv Concert) in fervent prayer to
I tako the. liberty of fjo.l that he w ould direct and sustain
enclosing for publicotion the proceed- by |jj s Almighty power nod grace th3
Gigs ot the Synod of North Carolina Missionaries of the cross of Christ Inieester and Butler, for conscience
in relation t©pertain missionaries in |] l0 State of Georgia, who have been sake, throw themselves between the
the Stale of*G«eorgta. ; traduced and persacuted for righte- | tyrant and his victim.
1 ftgrtte iifoffinion with those w*ho ousness sake—That He ivould pardon j True religion has always been the
think lh.it 1I»»* subject in all its details the guilt of all concerned in the trans- j unyielding friend of liberty and jus
and bearing*, ought t« he kept con-’ actions alluded to, and that He Would! ticc, and if Judge Clayton was ignor
st ai.tlv before ihe public for when it not Inv their sins to the charge of our j ant of th* examples which wo hav
vi, e' r' * .i . , : the Indians,” th* sooner thev do it thQ
1 he Ex-Governor seems to think that b„ {for> • -
the “aboriginal” Chcrokces “have been
compelled to submit to a system of laws
‘‘Governor Gilmer thinks it is highly ne
cessary that the efforts of the President fa
induce t lie Cherokecs to emigrate., should
and police wholly unsuited to their corn! i !‘‘‘ . , . ... fPflnw „
. * .. . . . , be supported by the authorities of George
tion. If this a^sei tion is true, hmv does i 'J'jje nature of (hat support is fufiy exero-
he justify the attempt to compel them to | plified at this time. It consist - , in denoun-
submit to another system of laws anil po-
police a hundred times more unsuited to
their condition? Hoiv comes it that which
is wrong in tlie. “descendants of the Euro-
s fully uniiatilnoj and believed, the , beloved country
.. poans” becomes right in the authorities c f, only the other da\ a citizen ” 1a° fni
1 ' ! ‘ & i \vas arrested by the Georgia Guard, to.
'P j Georgiar , j^ v j n nr ^ personal cliff^r^nce with w
cing and treating with savage cruelty tbo?e
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