Remember, then, to vote for no man who is not willing to unite with us in declaring opposition to Slavery and the Slave Power to be above all other questions, and who cannot be relied upon to sustain those men only who join in this alliance of principle.
Sumner urges voters to prioritize candidates who oppose slavery, emphasizing the moral imperative of the political alliance.
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Consent of the governed necessary in forming new governments of, XII. 298.
The only Constitutional party and party of freedom, VII. 38.
Slave Power, necessity of political action against the, II. 207.
His loyalty to the Declaration of Independence, XIX. 317.
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