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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02762 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Justin Smith Morrill to John Sherman discussing Sherman's election to the Senate, how he will be missed in the house and issues of the day |
| Date | 1 April 1861 |
| Author | Morrill, Justin Smith (1810-1898) |
| Recipient | Sherman, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Morrill, a United States Representative from Vermont, discusses Sherman's election to the Senate. States "I regret you have left the House when I think you might have rendered more important services to your country than you will find opportunity to do in the Senate. You could without doubt…have been Speaker…at a crisis that will figure in our history. Then you are greatly needed on economical questions with our party-- many of whom have no just idea of the responsibility of the Republican Party or a Republican Representative…Our Tariff Bill is unfortunate in being launched at this time as it will be made the scape-goat of all difficulties. In fact the Southern Confederacy would have made a lower tariff had we left the old law in force and precisely the same troubles would have been presented." (The Morrill Tariff had been passed in February of 1861. Strongly protectionist, it had been vehemently opposed by southerners prior to secession.) Morrill served as Representative 1855-1866, and Senator 1867-1898. Sherman, brother of General William T. Sherman, served as a United States Representative from Ohio 1855-1860, and Senator 1861-1876 and 1881-1898. |
| Subjects | Government and Civics Politics Congress Election Economics Taxes or Taxation Law Republican Party Civil War |
| People | Morrill, Justin Smith (1810-1898) Sherman, John (1823-1900) |
| Place written | Strafford, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Government & Politics; Banking & Economics; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Morrill served as Representative 1855-1866, and Senator 1867-1898. Sherman served as a United States Representative from Ohio 1855-1860, and Senator 1861-1876 and 1881-1898. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |