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Still we may hope very much even from the present signs of the times and upon what the south ought to be if not upon what it is.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “Still we may hope very much even from the present signs of the times and upon what the south ought to be if not upon…”
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Sherman highlights the importance of hope for the South's future based on current signs of progress.
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