Banks and tariffs and methods of administration were completely forgotten, while thousands of Democrats who had been trained in the school of slavery, and hundreds of thousands of conservative Whigs, caught the spirit of liberty which animated the followers of Fremont and Dayton.
Julian observes a shift in political allegiance as many Democrats and Whigs embraced the spirit of liberty.
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