On the record
I regard the seizure by Governor Moore of the United States arsenal as the worst act yet committed in the present revolution.
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gutenberg.orgJohn Sherman: “I regard the seizure by Governor Moore of the United States arsenal as the worst act yet committed in the present…”
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Sherman condemns the seizure of the arsenal as a significant act of rebellion during the revolution.
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It was settled by this war that we have a country limited in its powers by the constitution of the United States fairly construed.
What I have written is no doubt clouded with partisanship, but I would not be honest if I did not express my attachment to my party.
If my life is prolonged I will do all I can to add to the strength and prosperity of the United States, but nothing to extend its limits or to add new dangers by acquisition of foreign territory.
The Union already embraces discordant elements enough without adding others.
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