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John Sherman: “How can a man prove himself innocent against an innuendo?”

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Sherman questions how one can defend against unfounded accusations or innuendos.

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Canada and Mexico as independent republics will be more valuable to the United States than if carved into additional states.

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The Union already embraces discordant elements enough without adding others.

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Our family of states is already large enough to create embarrassment in the Senate, and a republic should not hold dependent provinces or possessions.

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The life of a civilian is in what he says or writes, that of a soldier in what he does.

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