The Republic will have new title to love at home and to honor abroad, when with one hand it overcomes the Rebellion now menacing its existence, and with the other does justice to ancient petitioners, long neglected, constituting the only remaining creditors left to us from the War of Independence.
Sumner argues that the Republic can gain respect both domestically and internationally by addressing past injustices while overcoming current challenges.
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