Supports the mediating-role correction without denying later coercive resolutions.
The passage distinguishes moderate organization from a parallel violent track.
The 1791 and 1792 anti-excise meetings were initially peaceful and constitutionally framed, and local leaders used representative assemblies to channel anger and discourage violence; federal reporting increasingly collapsed meeting, nonpayment, boycott, and force into one combination.
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The 1791 and 1792 anti-excise meetings were initially peaceful and constitutionally framed, and local leaders used representative assemblies to channel anger and discourage violence; federal reporting increasingly collapsed meeting, nonpayment, boycott, and force into one combination.
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End: 122
Section: Chapter 7
The passage distinguishes moderate organization from a parallel violent track.
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Supports the mediating-role correction without denying later coercive resolutions.
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