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The disloyal party resisted the passage of the original Act, prophesying danger and difficulty; but the safety of the nation required the risk, and the Republican Party assumed it.
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Here, Sumner critiques the disloyal party's opposition to the greenback, arguing that national safety justified its risks.
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