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I am bound to say that the members of the Democratic party in the loyal States, in the main, evinced the same patriotic determination to maintain the cause of the Union, as those of the Republican party.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “I am bound to say that the members of the Democratic party in the loyal States, in the main, evinced the same patriotic…”
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Sherman acknowledges the patriotic sentiments of both Democratic and Republican party members in support of the Union.
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