The soldiers and bayonets of the United States were then withdrawn from the state house--not from the state, nor the capital of the state--but from the building in which the legislature, that alone could lawfully decide this contest, must meet.
Sherman describes the withdrawal of federal troops from a state house, highlighting the importance of local governance.
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