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I am not seeking or expecting any position, nor have I ever determined in my own mind whether I could, consistently with my duties to Ohio, accept any executive office.
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Sherman clarifies that he is not seeking any political position, emphasizing his commitment to his duties in Ohio.
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If that party had been content with the compromise of 1850, and had faithfully observed the pledges in its platform, there would have been no Civil War.
They want disunion, and not compromise or conciliation.
But some of you may say, all this is very well, but what will you do to save the Union?
It was the same old story of injustice and wrong, of might against right.
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