On the contrary, if you send him away, you will furnish a warning to the disloyal, and teach a lesson of patriotism which will thrill the hearts of good citizens now anxiously watching for peace and reconciliation through the triumph of loyalty.
Sumner argues that rejecting a disloyal individual would serve as a patriotic lesson to citizens seeking peace.
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