If political success shall be attained by such violent and terrible means as were resorted to in many parishes in Louisiana, complaint should not be made if the votes thus obtained are denounced by judicial tribunals and all honest men as illegal and void.
Sherman warns against the use of violence in politics, stating that such actions would lead to the votes being deemed illegal.
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