A higher power than Abraham Lincoln, a power that rules and governs the universe of men, decreed the war as a necessary and unavoidable event, to prepare the way for a new south and a new north, and a more perfect Union.
Sherman reflects on the divine rationale behind the Civil War and its role in shaping the nation.
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You have all contributed, more or less, in perverting the public mind as to our principles and purposes.
Resolved, That the people who constitute the supreme power in the United States, should guard with jealous care the rights of the several states, as independent governments.
Let us, my friends, unite in electing him President of the United States.
Nothing is wanting but cultivation to make this a most delightful country.
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