“There are but two parties now, traitors and patriots”

“There are but two parties now: traitors and patriots” is a saying that has been printed on many images.
 
“There can be but two parties—patriots and traitors” (datelined from Janesville, Wisconsin) was printed in The Hawk-eye (Burlington, IA) on April 6, 1861. “All party lines cease. Democrats, Whigs, Americans, Republicans and Union men, all merge into one of two parties—Patriots or Traitors” was printed in the Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer on April 15, 1861. “Henceforth until the present conflict is ended there can be but two parties, patriots and traitors” was printed in the Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) on April 16, 1861. “2nd Resolution, That henceforth and until the present conflict is ended, there can be but two parties—PATRIOTS and traitors” was printed in the Janesville (WI) Daily Gazette on April 16, 1861.
   
“There are but two parties now, traitors and patriots, and I want hereafter to be ranked with the latter, and I trust, the stronger party” was written in a letter by Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) to his father on April 21, 1861, The letter was printed in The Sun (New York, NY) on September 29, 1912.
   
“WE ONLY HAVE TWO PARTIES NOW - PATRIOTS AND TRAITORS” (also shown on an image) was posted on Twitter by James Whitfield on June 2, 2022. “WE ONLY HAVE TWO PARTIES NOW - PATRIOTS AND TRAITORS” (also shown on an image) was posted on Twitter by “I believe -Deb” on June 5, 2022.
   
           
Wikiquote: Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant (27 April 1822 – 23 July 1885), born as Hiram Ulysses Grant, was the 18th president of the United States of America, from 1869 to 1877. As the Commanding General of the U.S. Army, Grant worked closely with U.S. President Abraham Lincoln to lead the U.S. Army to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War.
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Letter to his father (21 April 1861)
. Whatever may have been my political opinions before, I have but one sentiment now. That is, we have a government, and laws and a flag, and they must all be sustained. There are but two parties now, traitors and patriots, and I want hereafter to be ranked with the latter, and I trust, the stronger party. I do not know but you may be placed in an awkward position, and a dangerous one pecuniarily, but costs cannot now be counted. My advice would be to leave where you are if you are not safe with the views you entertain. I would never stultify my opinion for the sake of a little security.
 
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6 April 1861, The Hawk-eye (Burlington, IA), pg. 3, col. 3:
There can be but two parties—patriots and traitors.
(From Janesville, Wisconsin.—ed.)
 
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15 April 1861, Philadelphia (PA) Inquirer, pg. 4, col. 1:
All party lines cease. Democrats, Whigs, Americans, Republicans and Union men, all merge into one of two parties—Patriots or Traitors.
 
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16 April 1861, Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI), pg. 1, col. 6:
... henceforth until the present conflict is ended there can be but two parties, patriots and traitors; ...
 
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16 April 1861, Janesville (WI) Daily Gazette, “The Great Union Meeting,” pg. 3, col. 1:
2nd Resolution, That henceforth and until the present conflict is ended, there can be but two parties—PATRIOTS and traitors,
   
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27 April 1861, The Hydraulic Press (North San Juan, CA), “War Is Upon Us!,” pg. 2, col. 1:
There are now, as there were in the days of the Revolution, but two parties to be recognised—the patriots and the traitors.
 
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16 August 1861, Fremont (CA) Journal, pg. 2, col. 1:
Be it remembered that there are now only two parties—Unionists and Disunionists. There is no longer Republican or Democrat, Jew or Gentile, Barbarian, Scythian, bond or free. There are only Traitors and Patriots.
   
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29 September 1912, The Sun (New York, NY), “New letters of General Grant to his relatives” by Jeannette L. Gilder, Fourth sec., pg. 7, col. 2:
Grant wrote to his father April 21, 1861:
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“Whatever may have been my political opinions before, I have but one sentiment now. That is, we have a government, and laws and a flag, and they must all be sustained. There are but two parties now, traitors and patriots, and I want hereafter to be ranked with the latter, and I trust, the stronger party. I do not know but you may be placed in an awkward position, and a dangerous one pecuniarily, but costs cannot now be counted. My advice would be to leave where you are if you are not safe with the views you entertain. I would never stultify my opinion for the sake of a little security.”
 
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Jesse D.Lifson
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“There are but two parties now: traitors and patriots. And I want hereafter to be ranked with the latter and, I trust, the stronger party.”
-Ulysses S. Grant. (1861)
This aged well.
12:55 AM · Feb 28, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
 
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George Papadopoulos
@GeorgePapa19
“There are but two parties now, traitors and patriots.”
—Ulysses s. Grant
3:22 PM · Oct 24, 2021·Twitter for iPhone
   
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James Whitfield
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WAKE UP AMERICA WE ONLY HAVE TWO PARTIES NOW - PATRIOTS AND TRAITORS 🇺🇸  SHARE THIS EVERYWHERE ALL SITES
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WE ONLY HAVE TWO PARTIES
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PATRIOTS
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TRAITORS
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I believe -Deb
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WE ONLY HAVE TWO PARTIES NOW - PATRIOTS AND TRAITORS
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WE ONLY HAVE TWO PARTIES
NOW
PATRIOTS
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TRAITORS
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