The only mitigation of my desire for a prompt revision of the tariff is the confidence I have that delay and discussion will make the sectional revolution more thorough and universal, and leave the tariff question a purely business and not a political or sectional issue.
Sherman expresses that he believes delays in tariff revision could ultimately depoliticize the issue.
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