The men who have confidence in it, and do their full duty by it, may reap whatever there is of honor and profit in public life, while those who look on merely as spectators in the storm will fail to discharge the highest duty of a citizen, and suffer accordingly in public estimation. . . .
Sherman emphasizes the importance of active citizenship and the rewards of public service.
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It seems to me that in the present condition of our finances there is no necessity for conferring these large powers on the Secretary of the Treasury.
Let us, my friends, unite in electing him President of the United States.
Confiscation is not only justified by the laws of war, by the practice of many nations, but it is practiced by our enemies in the most obnoxious way.
Resolved, That the people who constitute the supreme power in the United States, should guard with jealous care the rights of the several states, as independent governments.
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