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Now I want to serve notice on the Democratic party, that the Republican party has resolved upon two things, and it never makes up its mind upon anything until it is determined to put it through.
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Sherman declares the Republican Party's commitment to decisive action, signaling a strong stance against the Democratic Party.
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You can arrest this movement, and you alone can do it.
I have given my views, speaking for no other man, frankly and fearlessly, and I will stand by them now and in the future.
But some of you may say, all this is very well, but what will you do to save the Union?
The worst evil that could befall our country is civil war, but the outrages in Kansas cannot be continued much longer without producing it.
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