John Sherman: “Here the young men of the south will fit themselves to lead in the march of progress and improvement.”

Canada and Mexico as independent republics will be more valuable to the United States than if carved into additional states.

If my life is prolonged I will do all I can to add to the strength and prosperity of the United States, but nothing to extend its limits or to add new dangers by acquisition of foreign territory.

It was settled by this war that we have a country limited in its powers by the constitution of the United States fairly construed.

Though my grateful thanks are due to them and have been often expressed, yet I have felt, as they do, that my duty was to the whole country.