It was my good fortune to be selected, by my colleagues in the Senate, to present the resumption act, which was framed with their aid and in their councils, and to hold my present office at the time when, by its terms, the law was to be enforced.
Sherman reflects on his role in presenting the resumption act, acknowledging the support of his Senate colleagues.
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They want disunion, and not compromise or conciliation.
Is it not, therefore, possible to frame a bill which will punish the prominent actors in the rebellion, proclaim amnesty to the great mass of citizens in the seceding states, and separate them from their leader?
He theorizes about coercing a state when he should be enforcing the laws against rebellious citizens.
You can arrest this movement, and you alone can do it.
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