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On these questions I said the people of Tennessee had like interests and opinions with the people of Ohio, that the past was beyond recall, that for evil or good the record was made up and laid away.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “On these questions I said the people of Tennessee had like interests and opinions with the people of Ohio, that the past…”
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Sherman asserts that the interests of Tennessee align with those of Ohio, emphasizing a shared perspective on the past and future.
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