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Charles Sumner: “Threats of disunion, and menaces of violence, in constant cry, do not disturb it.”

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Threats of disunion, and menaces of violence, in constant cry, do not disturb it.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner asserts that threats of disunion and violence do not deter the Republican party's resolve.

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