I have declared to my constituents, over and over again, that I did not think it proper to agitate the question of the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia; because I believe that this is the very paradise of the free negro.
Sherman explains his reluctance to agitate for the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, citing its unique status.
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