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There is no question now existing between the north and the south, and politicians will soon find that they must base their divisions of party lines upon some other question than between the north and the south.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “There is no question now existing between the north and the south, and politicians will soon find that they must base…”
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Sherman asserts that the North-South divide is no longer relevant for political parties moving forward.
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