This country is now represented abroad by men, who, within twenty-five years, were in arms to overthrow it, and the governing power in the executive branch of the government is in sympathy with the ideas of, and selects the chief officers of the government from, the men who were in war against it.
Sherman criticizes the appointment of former Confederates to key government positions, expressing concern over their influence.
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