I hope and trust that while a single survivor of the War of the Rebellion is left among us, he will everywhere be received with honor and share all the respect which the boys of my generation were so eager to grant and extend to the heroes of the Revolutionary War.
Sherman expresses his hope for the continued respect and honor for Civil War veterans.
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I believe that it will give a reasonable fair protection for the great industries of agriculture, manufacture, and commerce, which lie at the basis of the prosperity of this country.
I have participated in framing many tariff bills, but have never succeeded in securing one that I entirely approved.
Let us, my friends, unite in electing him President of the United States.
They want disunion, and not compromise or conciliation.
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