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We must carry New York next year, or see all the results of the war overthrown and the constitutional amendments absolutely nullified.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “We must carry New York next year, or see all the results of the war overthrown and the constitutional amendments…”
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Sherman emphasizes the importance of winning New York in the political landscape following the Civil War.
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