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In these invasions, with the entire subversion of all security in this Territory, the plunder of the ballot-box, and the pollution of the electoral franchise, I show simply the process in unprecedented Crime.
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Sumner condemns the violent disruption of democracy in Kansas, highlighting the severity of the situation.
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