On the record
Do not dishonor the ballot, but see that it is required in the constitutions of these Rebel States.
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Sumner calls for the protection of the integrity of the ballot in the constitutions of former Confederate states.
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It is a cause which, though long kept in check throughout our country, as also in Europe, now confronts the people and their rulers, demanding to be heard.
They who strive after it, Ixion-like, embrace a cloud.
The subterfuges of the politician cannot escape it.
Nor should we be too impatient to witness the fulfilment of our aspirations.
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