John Sherman: “After the war was over, the general desire of all was to advance these notes nearer to par with coin, but not to…”

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

The events of the future are beyond the vision of mankind, but I hope our people will be content with internal growth, and avoid the complications of foreign acquisitions.

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

Though my grateful thanks are due to them and have been often expressed, yet I have felt, as they do, that my duty was to the whole country.