Why, without inquiry, hand over the loyalists of Virginia, bound hand and foot, as victims?” That is what I have said; and it is no answer for my friend to say that I do not declare whether I would have a new election or not.
Sumner questions the rationale behind surrendering loyalists in Virginia without proper inquiry, emphasizing the need for justice.
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