John Sherman: “I still believe that the nomination of Hayes was not only the safest, but the strongest, that could be made.”

Our country, our whole country, and nothing but our country" has been the watchword and creed of my public life.

It was settled by this war that we have a country limited in its powers by the constitution of the United States fairly construed.

Our family of states is already large enough to create embarrassment in the Senate, and a republic should not hold dependent provinces or possessions.

Canada and Mexico as independent republics will be more valuable to the United States than if carved into additional states.