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The election of such persons would be a positive encouragement to the disunionists of the South.
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gutenberg.orgCharles Sumner: “The election of such persons would be a positive encouragement to the disunionists of the South.”
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Sumner warns that electing certain individuals would embolden those in the South who support disunion.
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