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Editorial
September 3, 1880
The Holt County Sentinel
Oregon, Holt County, Missouri
What is this article about?
Republican editorial asserts that sectionalism ends only if Democrats abandon Confederate principles; accuses Democrats of securing solid Southern votes via crime, violating Northern war principles, and reaffirms North's righteousness in Civil War.
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The Republican party will be ready to end sectionalism whenever the Democratic party is ready to abandon the principles "for which Lee and Jackson fought for four years," and not a day sooner. In this campaign the Democratic party takes the field with the boast of the 138 votes of the South solid. Those votes cannot be solid save through crime-save through the brazen violation of the principles for which the North fought four years. It is still the old question of which side was right in that four years' fight, and the North is prepared to maintain that its side was, even if that maintenance be "sectionalism."
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
War Or Peace
What keywords are associated?
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Sectionalism
Civil War
Lee And Jackson
Solid South
What entities or persons were involved?
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Lee
Jackson
The South
The North
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Republican Opposition To Democratic Sectionalism
Stance / Tone
Strongly Pro North And Anti Democratic
Key Figures
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Lee
Jackson
The South
The North
Key Arguments
Republicans Ready To End Sectionalism When Democrats Abandon Principles For Which Lee And Jackson Fought
Democratic Solid South Votes Achieved Through Crime And Violation Of Northern Principles
The North Was Right In The Four Years' Fight And Will Maintain That Position Even If Called Sectionalism