On the record
This was a false declaration, and was also a cowardly surrender to enemies in open war.
Source
gutenberg.orgEditor's note · Context
Sherman criticizes a declaration he views as a betrayal during wartime.
Share
More from John Sherman
It is not in my blood and these gentlemen cannot put it there.
The policy of this country ought to be to make everything national as far as possible.
You can arrest this movement, and you alone can do it.
I have given my views, speaking for no other man, frankly and fearlessly, and I will stand by them now and in the future.
Other voices in this conversation
