They planted the seed which ripened into a great popular victory four years later, while the policy of reconciliation for which they battled against overwhelming odds was hastened by their labors, and has been finally accepted by the country.
Julian highlights the long-term impact of the efforts made by Liberals and Democrats.
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It was completely at war with the genius and spirit of democratic government.
Something more than empty promises and windy declamation was necessary, and that something, in an evil hour, was supplied by the Democrats themselves.
But as to slavery he seemed to have no conscience, regarding it as a matter of total moral indifference, and thus completely confounding the distinction between right and wrong.
It was hollow and false, and the best men in the party felt it.
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