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It was a terrible disappointment to the Republican masses, who could not understand why loyal slaveholders in Kentucky should be offended because the slaves of rebels in Missouri were declared free.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Julian: “It was a terrible disappointment to the Republican masses, who could not understand why loyal slaveholders in Kentucky…”
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Julian expresses the confusion and disappointment among Republicans regarding the political implications of the President's actions on slavery.
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