Democrats would unite with all citizens opposed to any war and equally to any peace which is based upon the idea of the separation of these States, and who regard it the duty of the Federal government at all times to hold out terms of peace and accommodation to the dissevered States.
This quote reflects the Democratic stance against both war and peace that would lead to the separation of states during the Civil War.
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