At this very moment we are engaged in considering if certain Senators shall not be expelled for disloyalty; and it seems to me we shall do our duty poorly, if we receive a new comer with regard to whose loyalty there is reasonable suspicion.
Sumner stresses the importance of loyalty when considering new senators amidst disloyalty concerns.
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Contrary to Christianity, but upheld by the Church, I. 54, 58.
Early testimony of the Church against, I. 59.
Consent of the governed necessary in forming new governments of, XII. 298.
His loyalty to the Declaration of Independence, XIX. 317.
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