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Republicans and Democrats in Civil War Era Debate
A historical column recalls Republican platform of 1860, press bias, and Democratic reactions to the Civil War start. It cites editorials from New York Express Utica and Bangor papers, contrasts unionist resolve with secessionist rhetoric, and notes Pennsylvania Governor Curtin urging unity to preserve the Union amid national crisis.
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Peliave
South
Pacific Coast
Republican
Lincoln
New York Express
Seward
Tevoit
Utica
Bangor
Maine
Sons
Charleston
Boston
Stephen A. Douglass
B. I W. Butter
John A. Logan
Winfield
Hancock
A. G. Curtin
Pennsylvania
Curtin
National Union