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I am for the Union and the constitution, with all the compromises under which it was formed, and all the obligations which it imposes.
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Sherman declares his commitment to the Union and the Constitution, emphasizing the importance of its compromises.
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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.
What a pity, he said, it would have been if so great a country as the United States had been disrupted on account of slavery.
They want disunion, and not compromise or conciliation.
Let us, my friends, unite in electing him President of the United States.
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