But, obstinate and uncompromising as was his Democracy, the aggressive spirit and encroaching designs of slavery had so deeply disturbed him that he refused to go with his party in its avowed purpose of extending slavery into free or newly acquired territory.
This quote reflects the internal conflict faced by a Democrat who opposed the expansion of slavery despite party loyalty.
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