The Republicans, notwithstanding their great victory, so recoiled from the thought of sectional strife that for the sake of peace they were ready to forego their demand for the Congressional prohibition of slavery in the Territories.
Julian discusses the Republicans' reluctance to confront sectional strife despite their electoral victory.
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