While these early historians of Southern dissent broke new ground, they also reproduced Confederate authorities' negative view of loyalists as shady characters driven by dubious motives.

虽然这些早期的南方异议历史学家开辟了新的领域，但他们也重复了南方当局对保皇派的负面看法，认为他们是受可疑动机驱使的阴暗人物。