Charles Sumner: “Vote against Abraham Lincoln, if you can, or stay at home and sulk, if…”

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Vote against Abraham Lincoln, if you can, or stay at home and sulk, if you will; you have only, as a next step, to go over to the enemy.

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Massachusetts

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Sumner challenges voters to consider the consequences of their inaction or opposition to Lincoln.

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Charles Sumner: “Vote against Abraham Lincoln, if you can, or stay at home and sulk, if you will; you have only, as a next step, to go…”