Charles Sumner: “He has brought to light a resolution from no less an authority than Lord Somers, on an important occasion, kindred to…”

“He has brought to light a resolution from no less an authority than Lord Somers, on an important occasion, kindred to the present, when it was proposed to disfranchise all who were not of the Established Church, as it is now proposed to disfranchise all who are not of a certain color.”