Promptly on the surrender of Lee the just system should have been declared,--being Reconstruction on the principles of the Declaration of Independence, with a piece of land for every adult freedman, to be followed by Amnesty and Reconciliation.
Sumner advocates for a proactive approach to Reconstruction immediately after the Civil War, emphasizing land for freedmen.
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They are but leaders of the two contending factions into which the Slave Power is divided.
Without yielding to any of these extreme views with regard to the mischiefs or the benefits of party, all should agree that the only true and legitimate object of such an association is to uphold, advance, and develop certain principles…
Let loyalty to one man be exchanged for Love to Man.
But so long as War exists as an Institution this terrible inconsistency must appear.
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