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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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gutenberg.orgJames Blaine: “There were thousands of patriotic Democrats who deeply resented the hostility of the Convention to the loyal sentiment…”
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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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