Still, he would have respected the right of each state to deal with this question, but when it became manifest that slavery was the real cause of the attempt at secession, he was among the first and foremost to demand that it should be abolished.
Sherman reflects on the importance of abolishing slavery as a response to the secession crisis, emphasizing the moral imperative behind the decision.
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It was the same old story of injustice and wrong, of might against right.
He took strong ground against the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, and in 1859 was a competitor with me for the position of speaker, but withdrew in my favor after the first ballot.
God forbid that the despots of the Old World should ever adorn their infernal logic by pointing to a disrupted Union here!
The tax on spirits, tobacco and beer ought to be retained as the best objects of taxation either of domestic or imported goods.
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