For myself, I see nothing more practical, at this moment, than, first, at all points to oppose the Democracy, and, secondly, to insist that yet awhile longer ex-Rebels shall be excused from copartnership in government.
Sumner expresses his political strategy of opposing the Democratic Party and excluding former Confederates from government roles.
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