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LOCK INAUGURATED
LEGISLATURE
ADMITTED
TION
-
COLORED MEMBERS EXPELLED FROM THE
THE EXPELLED RE-
THE AMENDMENTS RATIFIED - FINANCIAL CONDI-
MILITARY INVESTIGATION
FLIGHT OF BULLOCK THE ELECTION LAW OF 1870 –
ALABAMA-REMOVAL OF MUNICIPAL OFFICERS -REGISTRATION—
THE CONVENTION -THE PROPOSED CONSTITU-
- FAILURE OF RATIFICATION BY THE PEOPLE
ADMITTED NOTWITHSTANDING
MOB IN MOBILE
TION OBNOXIOUS
STATE
--
THE LEGISLATURE
REGISTRATION
CONSTITU-
FLORIDA
TIONAL CONVENTION DIVISION OF THE REPUBLICANS INTO TWO
FACTIONS UNITY RESTORED, AND A CONSTITUTION VOTED
A MILITARY OFFICER ACTS AS TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN OF THE CON-
VENTION CHARACTER OF THE CONSTITUTION ELECTION OF
GOVERNOR REED CHARGES OF FRAUD IN THE ELECTION AD-
MISSION OF THE STATE INTO THE UNION THE LEGISLATURE
THE IMPEACHMENT ABANDONED
NEW IMPEACH-
MENT PROPOSED BRIBERY, CORRUPTION, AND FRAUD CHARGED
AGAINST THE GOVERNOR VOTE AGAINST IMPEACHMENT -ACTS
OF USURPATION-LEGISLATIVE LEGERDEMAIN - REPUBLICAN CAN-
THE OSBORN RING A THIRD ATTEMPT
THE DEMOCRATS REGAIN CON-
MISSISSIPPI- REGISTRATION THE DEMOCRATS ALLOW THE ELECTION
FOR CONVENTION TO GO BY DEFAULT APPREHENSIONS OF A
NEGRO OUTBREAK COURT-MARTIALING OF A NEWSPAPER EDITOR
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION LIBERAL COMPENSATION
TO DELEGATES AND OFFICERS GENERAL AMES APPOINTED PRO-
VISIONAL GOVERNOR, AND GOVERNOR HUMPHREYS OUSTED AT THE
POINT OF THE BAYONET -THE CONSTITUTION DEFEATED - EX-
SENATOR BROWN'S EXPLANATION OF THE VOTE MODERATION IN
OBNOXIOUS FEATURES OF THE CONSTITUTION ELIMI-
THE CONSTITUTION RATIFIED CORRESPONDENCE BE-
TWEEN PRESIDENT GRANT AND JUDGE DENT—THE FALL ELECTION
OF 1869-JAMES L. ALCORN CHOSEN GOVERNOR HE DECLINES
THE "PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT
ELECTIONS TO THE UNITED
STATES SENATE A COLORED SENATOR ADMISSION OF MISSIS-
SIPPI TO THE UNION — MEETING OF THE LEGISLATURE GOV-
ERNOR ALCORN'S INAUGURAL -A MURDER CASE
STITUTION — THE ELECTIONS OF 1871 -CENSUS AND TAXATION
DEMOCRATIC VICTORY IN 1875 — ARKANSAS HIGH-HANDED MILI-
TARY INTERFERENCE WITH STATE OFFICIALS THE CONSTITU-
TIONAL CONVENTION ELECTION FRAUDS - CHARGES OF FRAUD
ON ONE SIDE, AND OF INTIMIDATION ON THE OTHER — MILITARY
RULE TERMINATED AND THE STATE RESTORED TO THE UNION
FUNDING THE PUBLIC DEBT THE HOLFORD BONDS HOSTILITY
BETWEEN GOVERNOR CLAYTON AND LIEUT.-GOV. JOHNSON·
FALL ELECTION OF 1872
THE
MORE WHOLESALE FRAUDS
BAXTER-BROOKS CONFLICT ADOPTION OF THE CONSTITUTION OF
-THE PARTIES AND THEIR LEADERS EXCHANGING POSITIONS
-PRESIDENT GRANT CHANGES WITH THEM REPORT OF THE
POLAND INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE-STATE FINANCES,
1874-
SUFFRAGE
CHAPTER XXXI.
PAGES 525-542
RECONSTRUCTION IN THE FIFTH MILITARY DISTRICT.
LOUISIANA — GENERAL SHERIDAN'S REMOVAL OF STATE OFFICIALS
HIS QUARREL WITH, And removal of, GOVERNOR WELLS -THE
PRESIDENT's order as tO REGISTRATION DISREGARDED-RESULTS
OF REGISTRATION FORTY THOUSAND WHITES EXCLUDED FROM
REMOVAL AND APPOINTMENT OF NEW ORLEANS
ALDERMEN AND OTHER OFFICERS
GENERAL SHERIDAN SUC-
CEEDED BY GENERAL HANCOCK HIS SPECIAL ORDER ON ASSUM-
ING COMMAND· -RE-INSTATEMENT OF STATE OFFICIALS-MEETING
OF THE STATE CONVENTION THE NEW CONSTITUTION RATIFIED
BY THE PEOPLE - GENERAL HANCOCK'S REMOVAL OF OFFICIALS
NOT SUSTAINED BY GENERAL GRANT- GENERAL HANCOCK RE-
LIEVED AT HIS OWN REQUEST- THE DISFRANCHISING CLAUSE OF
THE CONSTITUTION-THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN NOVEMBER,
1868-IMMENSE DEMOCRATIC MAJORITIES- — EXPLANATION OF THE
- THE NEGROES TERRORIZED AND LARGE NUMBERS OF
THEM KILLED THE LEGISLATURE OF 1869-GOVERNOR WAR-
MOTH'S MESSAGE-MEASURES OF SOCIAL EQUALITY AND OF PUBLIC
PLUNDER-LOW OPINION OF THE MEMBERS
- LOBBYING AND BRIB-
ING BY THE BEST PEOPLE -THE STATE AUDITOR IMPEACHED-
THE ELECTION OF NOVEMBER, 1870-THE REPUBLICANS TRIUMPH-
ANT -REPEAL OF THE DISFRANCHISING CLAUSE QUARREL BE-
TWEEN THE REPUBLICAN FACTIONS -MOVEMENTS AND COUNTER-
MOVEMENTS CHARACTER OF GOVERNOR WARMOTH HIS EX-
POSURE OF LEGISLATIVE PROFLIGACY MUTUAL CHARGES OF
KNAVERY BETWEEN THE REPUBLICAN LEADERS-HOW THEY ALL
FACTS
ENRICHED THEMSELVES—THE FALL ELECTION OF 1872-TWO RE-
TURNING BOARDS DECIDING THE RESULTS DIFFERENTLY-RIVAL
WARMOTH IMPEACHED
LEGISLATURES
PINCHBACK ASSUMES
THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE, AND IS SUSTAINED BY PRESIDENT GRANT
-THE PACKARD LEGISLATURE, AND ITS METHODS-THE MCENERY
LEGISLATURE ORGANIZED AND SUSTAINED TWO GOVERNORS-
KELLOGG AND MCENERY INAUGURATED—SENATE COMMITTEE OF
INQUIRY- -MCENERY SUSTAINED BY THE PEOPLE-ARREST OF THE
MCENERY LEGISLATURE-MILITARY RECOGNITION OF THE KEL-
LOGG GOVERNMENT-
-- MCENERY GIVES UP THE FIGHT-SANGUIN-
ARY CONFLICTS IN THE PARISHES -THE COUSHATTA MASSACRE
UPRISING IN NEW ORLEANS AGAINST THE kellogg GOVERNMENT
PROCLAMATION BY THE PRESIDENT KELLOGG'S GOVERNMENT
RE-ESTABLISHED BY THE MILITARY-COMPROMISE EFFECTED BY
A HOUSE COMMITTEE FINANCIAL STATEMENT TEXAS- GEN-
ERAL SHERIDAN'S REPORT OF THE BAD CONDITION OF Affairs
GENERAL GRIFFIN'S ORDER — - REMOVAL OF THE GOVERNOR AND
HIS
OTHER STATE OFFICIALS - GENERAL SHERIDAN'S REPORT
REFLECTIONS ON PRESIDENT JOHNSON THE CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION STATISTICS OF CRIME THE CONSTITUTIONS OF
1868 AND 1876— GENERAL REYNOLDS CO-OPERATING WITH THE
FINANCIAL STATEMENT,
PAGES 543-577
RADICALS-
PORT OF JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - PRETEXTS FOR IMPEACHMENT
DISMISSAL OF STANTON ALLEGED CONSPIRACY BETWEEN GEN.
LORENZO THOMAS AND THE PRESIDENT
IN-
IS "SWINGING ROUND
THE CIRCLE A MISDEMEANOR? -THE SENATE AS A COURT
STANCES OF IMPEACHMENT SPLENDID ARRAY OF COUNSEL
ATTORNEY-GENERAL STANBERY THE EXCITEMENT AND VOTE
MINOR HISTORY OF THE TRIAL
DOUBTFUL SENATORS
WARDEN'S RECITAL SENATOR GRIMES AND PRESIDENT JOHNSON
MEET WITH REVERDY JOHNSON — SENATOR HENDERSON'S DOUBT-
FUL VOTE- THE AUTHOR'S PART-DAY BREAKS FOR THE PRESI-
DENT,
MR.
PAGES 578-594
CHAPTER XXXIII.
AMNESTY.
CARRIED ONCE IN THE HOUSE
-COLORED VOTES FOR IT GENERAL BUTLER'S BILL OF GRACE
WITHOUT GRACE, AND PUNITORY PARDON MILITARY REPRESSION
AND CIVIL OPPRESSION RANCOR CHERISHED HOPES OF RECON-
CILIATION MOCKED- SPURIOUS SPIRIT OF AMNESTY - MR. GREE-
LEY'S NOMINATION ITS CAUSES MR. LINCOLN'S PURPOSE OF
MERCY - MR. BLAINE'S ACTION -THE PAGAN POLICIES OF REPUB-
EXECUTIVE PARDONS AND THE AMNESTY OF THE CON-
OPERATION IN THE ONE-TENTH RECONSTRUCTION
HENRY WINTER DAVIS UNFAIRNESS TO UNIONISTS TEST OATHS
DESTRUCTIVE OF TRIAL BY JURY · EFFORTS AT TEST OATH RE-
PEAL MODIFICATION PROPOSED BY THE REPUBLICANS
AUTHOR'S BILLS- POLITICAL OATHS IN FRANCE AND ENGLAND
NOTABLE CHANGE IN ENGLISH SENTI-
MENT AND LAW- THE OBLIGATION OF AN OATH
THE PURITAN ATTITUDE
OATH-TAKING
AND OATH-BREAKING
THE MISSOURI IRON-CLAD MISSOURI PER-
SECUTION OF SISTERS OF CHARITY THE TEST OATH IN THE
SENATOR GARLAND'S
SUPREME COURT
THE GARLAND CASE
NOBLE STAND FOR THE REPEAL OF THE TEST OATHS, PAGES 602-616
CHAPTER XXXV.
POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS AND ISSUES UP TO 1876.
MILITARY AND
1868 AND
THE CONTEST OF 1864 MCCLELLAN AND LINCOLN
CIVIC VIRTUES IN ISSUE ARM-IN-ARM CONVENTION ·
ITS ISSUES; GOVERNOR SEYMOUR — HIS SPEECHES AND CONDUCT
THE PATRIOTISM OF THE DEMOCRACY INCREASE OF OUR AREA
AND POWER UNDER DEMOCRATIC ADMINISTRATION -THE NUMBER
OF DEMOCRATIC VOTERS AND SOLDIERS SEYMOUR DEFEATED
JUDGE BLACK ON THE CARPET-BAGGER- HORACE GREELEY TRIED,
AS A BRIDGE FOR HONESTY AND AMNESTY GREELEY'S DEFEAT
ON AN INCREASED VOTE OTHER QUESTIONS OF FEDERAL LEGIS-
LATION CIVIL RIGHTS ECONOMIES CURRENCY BAYONETS
AT THE POLLS ABRAM S. HEWITT'S SPLENDID CHAMPIONSHIP OF
FREEDOM VERSUS FORCE- ENGLISH STATUTES AND LAW ON THE
SUFFRAGE ABOLITION OF MILITARY INTERFERENCE WITH ELEC-
TIONS,
THE FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS ASSEMBLES -THE GATHERING STORM
-DIVISION OF PARTIES OPINIONS ON THE MODE OF COUNTING
THE ELECTORAL VOTE- PERPLEXITY OF THE PROBLEMS -COM-
MITTEES RAISED UNDER Knott's RESOLUTION—
- HOW THEY WERE
CONSTITUTED THE SECRETS OF THE COMMITTEES NOW FIRST
DIVULGED- -THEIR DEBATES AND THE RESULTS- SEPARATE AND
JOINT ACTION -CHANCES BY DRAWING CUTS-THE SUPREME JUS-
TICES CALLED IN-THE SHREWD DEVICES OF THE REPUBLICANS
HOW THE SECRETS WERE KEPT VARIOUS DRAFTS OF BILLS-
RUMORS OF WAR PREPARATIONS FOR THE USE OF FEDERAL
TROOPS FINAL REPORT TO CONGRESS AFTER THE SECRET DIS-
CUSSIONS,
EVENTFUL DAYS OF HISTORY MEETING OF THE HOUSES TO COUNT
THE VOTE
ELECTORAL COMMISSION MEETS THE OLD SENATE ROOM -THE
COMMISSION ORGANIZED—THE ATTORNEYS THE JUDGMENT ON
HIS NON-SEQUITUR· ALIUNDE.
IANA- THE AUTHOR'S SPEECH SPEECHES OF OTHER MEMBERS
SCATHING INVECTIVES OF JUDGE BLACK AND JOSEPH S. C.
OREGON, WISCONSIN, AND VERMONT VOTES THE
CONCLUSION THE STARS AND STRIPES LOWERED-DE FACTO AND
DE JURE,
BLACKBURN-
PAGES 651-668
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
PRESIDENT HAYES' ADMINISTRATION AND ITS RESULTS.
QUESTIONS DUR-
RESUMPTION OF
MR. HAYES' QUALITIES-
S- HIS FORMER POPULARITY ·
ING HIS ADMINISTRATION SILVER AND GOLD
SPECIE PAYMENTS- RESUMPTION OF CONSTITUTIONAL STATE GOV-
ERNMENT IN THE SOUTH- REPEAL OF THE BANKRUPTCY ACT —
PARTY PLATFORMS -GENERAL GRANT GENERAL HANCOCK, AS
SOLDIER AND CIVILIAN
GARFIELD SUCCEEDS HAYES
CAREER ·HIS INAUGURATION HIS LEADER IN THE CABINET,
BLAINE THE ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT GARFIELD - AR-
THUR'S SUCCESSION -THE NOTABLE EVENT OF HIS ADMINISTRA-
TION - PENDLETON'S CIVIL SERVICE REFORM BILL, PAGES 669-676
CHAPTER XXXIX.
THE INAUGURATION OF DEMOCRACY AND CLEVELAND.
THE PROVINCE OF HISTORY WHAT THE SOUTH HAS DONE TO RECU-
PERATE BLACK AND WHITE NEW ORLEANS EXPOSITION THE
PLATFORM OF 1884-GOVERNOR CLEVELAND ITS EXPONENT -A
CATO INAUGURATIONS OF 1801, AND 1885 - THE NEW ORDER,
BORN OF THE GREAT CONFLICT-THE FALSEHOOD OF EXTREMES,
AND THE PERMANENCY OF MODERATION,
CHAPTER XL.
MATERIAL PROGRESS IN THREE DECADES.
RESULTS OF CENSUSES
PAGES 677-684
- OBJECT OF CENSUS FROM 1790- THE LEGIS-
LATION FOR THE TENTH CENSUS, OF 1880- ITS COMPLETENESS
STAR OF EMPIRE AND CENTRE OF POPULATION IN 1880-SOCIAL
STATISTICS -CENTENNIAL YEAR
OUR INCREASE FROM DECADE
TO DECADE -DETAILS OF ADVANCEMENT FEDERAL TRADE AND
TARIFF RESTRICTIONS HINDRANCES TO PHYSICAL GROWTH
ODDITIES OF THE CENSUS THE PUBLIC LANDS-PRIMARY OBJECT
OF THE CENSUS -THE APPORTIONMENT OF REPRESENTATION
RESULT OF THE APPORTIONMENT INCREASE OF THE SOUTH IN
POLITICAL POWER- POPULATION, AND NOT VOTES, THE BASIS-
OUR UNIQUE SYSTEM THE MUNIMENTS OF PUBLIC LIBERTY
FOUNDED ON THE CENSUS OF POPULATION OUR LIGHT OF LIB-