No Louisianian suffered in person or property from any retaliatory action of the Government; but lasting good was done by the abject failure of the plot and by the exhibition of unused strength by the American people.
Roosevelt notes that despite the failure of a plot, it ultimately led to positive outcomes for the American people.
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