I had the honor to cast my first vote for Henry Clay for President of the United States, and supported him with all the natural enthusiasm of youth, and remember yet my sorrow when it was at last known that he was defeated.
Sherman recalls casting his first vote for the esteemed politician Henry Clay, highlighting his youthful enthusiasm.
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