Note 46 — Chapter II · NEW PARTY ALIGNMENTS 1861
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"There are sympathisers with the secessionists still remaining in the Democratic ranks, but they compose a small portion of the party. Nine-tenths of it is probably strenuous in the determination that the constitutional authority of the government shall be maintained and enforced without compromise. This sentiment is far more prevalent and decided than it was two months ago."—New York Tribune, November 19, 1861.