I have always regarded Brough's election in Ohio upon the issue distinctly made, not only as to the prosecution of the war, but in support of the most vigorous measures to conduct it, as having an important influence in favor of the Union cause equal to that of any battle of the war.
Sherman emphasizes the significance of Brough's election in Ohio during the Civil War as a pivotal moment for the Union cause.
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He took strong ground against the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, and in 1859 was a competitor with me for the position of speaker, but withdrew in my favor after the first ballot.
The legality of this legislature was denied by the great majority of the people who never acquiesced in or obeyed its enactments, thus taking the only course open to them to secure a lawful government.
Let us, my friends, unite in electing him President of the United States.
Morrill's bill is a great improvement on the tariff of 1857.
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