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t at once as the knell of the Union It is hushed, indeed, for the m
moral and political, once conceived and held up to the angry passions of met
obliterated; and every new irritation wil mark it deeper and deeper.Dut a
wolf by the ears, and we can neither hold him, nor safely let him go. Justiee
self-preservation in the other."
Thomas Jefferson, Lette
Thomas Jefferson Randolph, ed., Memoirs, Correspondence, and r.
Jefferson (London: Henry Colburn and Richa
17. The letter above was most likely written in response to
a. the purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France.
b. passage of the Missouri Compromise.
c. efforts to promote the American System.
d. governmental attempts to force the removal of American Indians.
Transcribed Image Text:obliterated; and every new irritation will mark it deeper and deeper....But as it is, we have the
moral and political, once conceived and held up to the angry passions of men, will never be
"This momentous question like a fire-bell in the night, awakened and filled me with terror.
a reprieve only, not a final sentence. A geographical line, coinciding with a marked principle,
I considered it at once as the knell of the Union. It is hushed, indeed, for the moment. But this is
Questions #17-20 refer to the following quotation.
wolr by the ears, and we can neither hold him, nor safely let him go. Justice is in one scale, and
self-preservation in the other."
Thomas Jefferson, Letter to John Holmes, 1820
Thomas Jefferson Randolph, ed., Memoirs, Correspondence, and Private Papers of Thomas
Jefferson (London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, 1829), 4:332.
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