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The Rebels have taken the name of Democrats, and with this historic name hope to deceive people into their support.
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Sumner accuses the opposition of using the name 'Democrats' to mislead voters.
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Men are erring and mortal; principles are steadfast and immortal.
Again I repeat, so long as the War System prevails under the sanction of International Law, these painful incongruities will be apparent.
It is a cause which, though long kept in check throughout our country, as also in Europe, now confronts the people and their rulers, demanding to be heard.
Their existence is a disgrace to civilization; for it implies the common consent of nations to the Arbitrament of War, as regulated by these laws.
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