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There were thousands of patriotic Democrats who deeply resented the hostility of the Convention to the loyal sentiment of the people, and who felt that it was as fatal as it was offensive.
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Blaine notes the backlash from patriotic Democrats against the Democratic Convention's stance during the Civil War.
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The Northern people shrank from the responsibility of transferring the government of States to the control of men who had already shown themselves capable of desperate deeds.
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That is his work and it cannot properly be taken out of his hands.
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