I had fondly hoped, while we disagreed, and while I knew that our disagreement was marked and decided, that you, gentlemen of the south, would yourselves take the lead in the defense of our property and our honor; therefore I sat silent.
Sherman reflects on his hope that Southern leaders would take initiative in protecting national interests.
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Let us, my friends, unite in electing him President of the United States.
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You have all contributed, more or less, in perverting the public mind as to our principles and purposes.
I wrote an adverse report, but it was suppressed in the committee.
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