Let Congress keep these States out of the Union till the shape and tone of their legislation is seen and understood as relating to freedmen, and then keep them out until it is clearly shown whether the people will obey the legislation or make it a dead letter from the beginning.
Sumner advocates for Congress to delay the reintegration of Southern states until their treatment of freedmen is clear.
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