There was no danger, then, that Virginia would be left out of the Union, as the Constitutionalists had hinted might happen if Virginia rejected the Constitution; the other States would be glad to have her on her own terms.
Beveridge argues that Virginia's inclusion in the Union is assured despite fears to the contrary.
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