If you,' he added, looking the Democrats in the fact, 'cannot do it, then retire from the Senate Chamber, and we will fix it on this side, and do the best we can with our silver friends who belong to us, who are blood of our blood, and bone of our bone.
Sherman challenged the Democrats to take action, indicating a willingness to collaborate with their allies.
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