It is well worthy the consideration of the old states, whether it is not better to dispense with all territorial organizations--always expensive and turbulent--and, at once, to carve the whole into states of convenient size, for admission.
Sherman argues for the restructuring of territorial organizations into states for better governance.
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Let us, my friends, unite in electing him President of the United States.
You can arrest this movement, and you alone can do it.
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