It would be, it seems to me, a fatal policy to trust the power of this House to the control of gentlemen who have proclaimed that under any circumstances, or in any event, they would dissolve the union of these states.
Sherman warns against giving power to those who threaten the union, reflecting his commitment to national unity.
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