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Federal Union @FederalUnionMar 28, 1854 · Milledgeville, Ga.

Every day it becomes more manifest that the South will be forced to act as a unit on her right to enter the territories. This must inevitably change the aspect of Parties as they have hitherto existed. Throughout the North, the Whigs and free-soil Democrats will coalesce.

Original passage & context
"Every day it becomes more and more manifest that the South will be forced to act as a unit when the issue shall be made up on her constitutional right to enter and enjoy the territories of this Union [...] Throughout the North, the Whigs and free-soil Democrats will coalesce."

A Georgia paper forecasting the realignment while the bill is still in the House: Whigs and free-soil Democrats fusing in the North, the South voting as a bloc. It expected a large share of Northern Democrats to hold with the South, which is the half of the prediction that did not hold.

Where this sits

One passage from the Kansas-Nebraska Act, Jan 6, 1854 – May 29, 1854 — 11 posts, each linked to its primary source.

Part of 134 verified passages across 5 flashpoints, Jan 6, 1854 – Apr 13, 1861 — read the feed from the start.

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