If you think that Rebels, flushed with success, and scorning their defeated opponents, will come to any practical terms, any terms which will not leave our commerce and all engaged in it victims of outrage, you place trust in their moderation which circumstances thus far do not justify.
Sumner expresses skepticism about the Rebels' willingness to negotiate fairly after their successes.
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