A country that does not rest her industry upon specie is necessarily excluded from the great manufacturing industries of modern civilization, and is self-condemned to produce only the raw basis for advanced industry.
Sherman warns that without a specie standard, a country limits itself to producing only raw materials.
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The events of the future are beyond the vision of mankind, but I hope our people will be content with internal growth, and avoid the complications of foreign acquisitions.
Our family of states is already large enough to create embarrassment in the Senate, and a republic should not hold dependent provinces or possessions.
Canada and Mexico as independent republics will be more valuable to the United States than if carved into additional states.
The Union already embraces discordant elements enough without adding others.
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