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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Canada and Mexico as independent republics will be more valuable to the United States than if carved into additional states.
What I have written is no doubt clouded with partisanship, but I would not be honest if I did not express my attachment to my party.
The Union already embraces discordant elements enough without adding others.
It was settled by this war that we have a country limited in its powers by the constitution of the United States fairly construed.
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