Now it may be, that, when that inquiry is made, it will appear that I am mistaken,--that this election is not the terrible fraud that I believe it,--that the loyal people, black and white, will hereafter be secure in the State of Virginia under the proposed Constitution.
Sumner acknowledges the possibility of being wrong about the election's legitimacy, showing openness to new evidence.
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