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To him, perhaps, more than to any other one man, is due the resumption of specie payments and the prosperity of this people to-day.
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Sherman emphasizes his significant role in the financial recovery of the nation during his time in office.
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Is it not, therefore, possible to frame a bill which will punish the prominent actors in the rebellion, proclaim amnesty to the great mass of citizens in the seceding states, and separate them from their leader?
Let us, my friends, unite in electing him President of the United States.
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Some of you broke down the only political organization that could compete with us, and thus gave us an easy victory.
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