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The worst evil that could befall our country is civil war, but the outrages in Kansas cannot be continued much longer without producing it.
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Sherman warns about the dangers of civil war due to escalating violence in Kansas.
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Morrill's bill is a great improvement on the tariff of 1857.
I believe that it will give a reasonable fair protection for the great industries of agriculture, manufacture, and commerce, which lie at the basis of the prosperity of this country.
Let us, my friends, unite in electing him President of the United States.
They want disunion, and not compromise or conciliation.
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