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Page 174
... Amendment . As for the other sections , he had no quarrel with them . His quarrel was with the passage of any amendment pending the restoration of the Southern states . Even more intense was Johnson's opposition to the implication ...
... Amendment . As for the other sections , he had no quarrel with them . His quarrel was with the passage of any amendment pending the restoration of the Southern states . Even more intense was Johnson's opposition to the implication ...
Page 175
... amendment ? I know of none in the present posture of affairs . I do not believe that the people of the whole country will sustain any set of individuals in attempts to change the whole char- acter of our Government by enabling acts or ...
... amendment ? I know of none in the present posture of affairs . I do not believe that the people of the whole country will sustain any set of individuals in attempts to change the whole char- acter of our Government by enabling acts or ...
Page 176
... amendment was merely a campaign docu- ment . They knew that the Southern states would find it objection- able and hoped they would turn it down , thus justifying Congress in concocting more severe measures for the South . Thad Stevens ...
... amendment was merely a campaign docu- ment . They knew that the Southern states would find it objection- able and hoped they would turn it down , thus justifying Congress in concocting more severe measures for the South . Thad Stevens ...
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THE VICE PRESIDENT | 3 |
THE RADICALS | 35 |
OF HOPES DEFERRED | 49 |
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