I said I thought this spirit ought to be observed by the representatives of the people of Ohio and of the United States, that whenever the interests of the people were under consideration party spirit should sink into insignificance.
Sherman advocates for unity among representatives when addressing the people's interests.
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You can arrest this movement, and you alone can do it.
Let us, my friends, unite in electing him President of the United States.
The tax on spirits, tobacco and beer ought to be retained as the best objects of taxation either of domestic or imported goods.
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?
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