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  • The Episcopalians, in the words of a certain un-eminent Southern divine, "are a high-sallin 'set," and easily offended, and The Churchman, she thinks, will be sure to suggest doubts of my rigid orthodoxy.] A great many bad things have been furnished with props out of Scripture, by bad men, and a great many more by mistaken men, and the venerable Virginia prelate is not infallible.

    A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States; With Remarks on Their Economy 1856

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