Their special object was the protection of loyal persons, so that no form of confiscation or forfeiture should reach them,--meaning, of course, protection against Emancipation,--“whilst inflicting on the guilty leaders condign and exemplary punishment, granting amnesty and oblivion to the comparatively innocent masses.
Sumner highlights the need for protecting loyal individuals during the tumultuous period of Emancipation while also punishing the leaders responsible for the conflict.
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