It seemed not unlikely that the surprise of 1854 would be repeated, and that the great Republican party, which had done so much for civil liberty, would either be broken to pieces or would be brought to take an attitude totally inconsistent with religious liberty.
Hoar expresses concern that the Republican party might compromise its commitment to civil and religious liberty due to external pressures.
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