In the selection of inferior officers, the only rule should be the one daily acted upon by merchants--to employ only those who are competent for the special work assigned them, whose industry, integrity, and good habits give guarantees for faithful services, honestly rendered.
Sherman advocates for hiring practices based on competence and integrity, akin to those used in the private sector.
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Resolved, That the Democratic party will resist all attempts at renewing in Congress, or out of it, the agitation of the slavery question, under whatever shape or color the attempt may be made.
The worst evil that could befall our country is civil war, but the outrages in Kansas cannot be continued much longer without producing it.
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?
You have all contributed, more or less, in perverting the public mind as to our principles and purposes.
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