They not only better their own condition, but the condition of all around them, and I can pick out from all over this community, and from this little dinner party, men who came from Ohio poor, but with an honest endeavor to do what was best for themselves and their families, and here they are, rich and happy.
Sherman acknowledges the success of Ohioans who have thrived in New York after humble beginnings.
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I worked hard that winter, for hard work, I thought, was the way to fortune.
It is not in my blood and these gentlemen cannot put it there.
Is it not, therefore, possible to frame a bill which will punish the prominent actors in the rebellion, proclaim amnesty to the great mass of citizens in the seceding states, and separate them from their leader?
I have participated in framing many tariff bills, but have never succeeded in securing one that I entirely approved.
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