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It is a mistake to suppose, as has been most earnestly argued, that a claimant of approved loyalty in the Rebel States should have compensation precisely like a similar claimant in a Loyal State.
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Sumner argues against the notion that loyalty claimants from Rebel States should receive the same compensation as those from Loyal States.
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