We, as a nation, are not at liberty to follow the example of men who claim to owe allegiance to a Government not recognized among nations,--the self-assumed name of which will, by God’s blessing, soon sink into oblivion.
Sumner asserts that the nation should not emulate those who claim allegiance to unrecognized governments, advocating for national integrity.
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