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The lapse of time has had a healing effect upon both sections, and it is to be hoped that hereafter parties will not be divided on sectional lines.
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John Sherman
Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Sherman expresses hope for national unity beyond sectional divisions as time heals past grievances.

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