To now accept the nomination for governor, though it is an honor I would otherwise highly prize and feel deeply grateful for, would be justly regarded as a abandonment of a trust important to the whole country, to promote my personal advancement.
Sherman articulates that accepting a gubernatorial nomination would conflict with his responsibilities to the nation.
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