Can we think Stephen Vincent Benet is actually doing a criticism of patriotism in "The Devil and Daniel Webster"?

There are certainly aspects of this story which constitute a
criticism of patriotism, but the story as a whole has a very different
message.

Of course, during the devil's arguments, the story seems to
be a criticism of patriotism.  The devil very accurately points out that very many evil things
have been done by Americans and that there have been many evil Americans.  This would seem to be
a critique of patriotism because it points out that America is no better of a country than any
other.

However, the way that the story ends is certainly not a
critique of patriotism.  Webster shows true patriotism -- he recognizes his country's faults but
he argues that they are outweighed by its virtues.  The fact that his argument wins the trial
clearly shows that Benet is not trying to argue against patriotic
sentiments.