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peace as soon as practicable

although, maybe not on the floor of the Democrat convention On the second day, the Democratic convention in Chicago adopted its platform for the 1864 campaign. The chairman of the convention, New York Governor Horatio Seymour, opened the day with … Continue reading

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Can’t bomb them into submission

From the Richmond Daily Dispatch July 21, 1862: Ex-Governor Seymour, of Connecticut, Opposed to a war of subjugation. Ex-Governor Seymour, of Connecticut, has written a remarkable letter to the Hartford Times condemning the use of his name as a Vice … Continue reading

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