At the beginning of our national existence, our ancestors boldly and hopefully assumed the burden of a great national debt, formed of the debts of the old confederation and of the states that composed it; and, with a scattered population and feeble resources, honestly met and paid, in good solid coin, every obligation.
Sherman reflects on the early commitment of the nation to honor its debts, emphasizing the historical importance of fiscal responsibility.
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Resolved, That the Democratic party will resist all attempts at renewing in Congress, or out of it, the agitation of the slavery question, under whatever shape or color the attempt may be made.
God forbid that the despots of the Old World should ever adorn their infernal logic by pointing to a disrupted Union here!
I have given my views, speaking for no other man, frankly and fearlessly, and I will stand by them now and in the future.
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.
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