Charles Sumner: “Above all, there must be no intimidation; but every voter must act…”

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Above all, there must be no intimidation; but every voter must act freely, without constraint from league or lodge.

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Sumner emphasizes the importance of free voting without intimidation for a fair democracy.

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Contrary to Christianity, but upheld by the Church, I. 54, 58.

His loyalty to the Declaration of Independence, XIX. 317.

Early testimony of the Church against, I. 59.

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Charles Sumner: “Above all, there must be no intimidation; but every voter must act freely, without constraint from league or lodge.”