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Upon this question I had been conservative, but I can see now that this contest was irrepressible, and that I would soon have been in favor of the gradual abolition of slavery in all the states.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “Upon this question I had been conservative, but I can see now that this contest was irrepressible, and that I would soon…”
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Sherman reflects on his evolving views regarding slavery, acknowledging that he would have supported gradual abolition if not for the conflict.
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