To compel the President to retain anyone in such an office, charged with the collection of the great body of the revenue from customs, in the face of such reasons as were given for removal, was a gross breach of public duty.
Sherman argues that forcing the President to keep an officer despite valid reasons for removal is a serious violation of public duty.
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That is all we ask, and what we demand at all hazards.
I believe that it will give a reasonable fair protection for the great industries of agriculture, manufacture, and commerce, which lie at the basis of the prosperity of this country.
Morrill's bill is a great improvement on the tariff of 1857.
Thus the Kansas question became a political question in the Supreme Court.
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