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You cannot forget that James Buchanan, a Democrat, was President, surrounded by a Democratic Cabinet, while the Rebellion was allowed to organize and gather strength without interruption.
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Sumner points out that President Buchanan, a Democrat, failed to act against the Rebellion as it was forming.
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