John Sherman said "There is reason to believe that in a brief period the south will engage in manufactures and become more prosperous than in the days of slavery." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

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There is reason to believe that in a brief period the south will engage in manufactures and become more prosperous than in the days of slavery.

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Sherman predicts a future where the South will thrive economically through manufacturing, moving beyond its reliance on slavery.

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