PRESIDENT,--At the present moment there is one touchstone to which I am disposed to bring every question, especially in our foreign relations; and this touchstone is its influence on the suppression of the Rebellion.
Sumner introduces a principle to evaluate foreign relations based on its impact on the Rebellion's suppression.
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