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... thought they had been punished enough already , and hoped there would be a general amnesty including J. Davis himself , talk approvingly today of vindictive justice and favor the introduction of judges , juries , gaolers , and hangmen ...
... thought they had been punished enough already , and hoped there would be a general amnesty including J. Davis himself , talk approvingly today of vindictive justice and favor the introduction of judges , juries , gaolers , and hangmen ...
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... thought not since the war was now over . He thought that General Lee should be hanged . Johnson listened attentively , and Butler climaxed the conversation by tendering what he considered a piece of good advice . The President , he ...
... thought not since the war was now over . He thought that General Lee should be hanged . Johnson listened attentively , and Butler climaxed the conversation by tendering what he considered a piece of good advice . The President , he ...
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... thought to the question of impeachment . Some of the Constitution - makers , notably Gouverneur Morris of Pennsylvania , thought the President should not be subject to impeachment at all . Some body of men , Morris reasoned , would have ...
... thought to the question of impeachment . Some of the Constitution - makers , notably Gouverneur Morris of Pennsylvania , thought the President should not be subject to impeachment at all . Some body of men , Morris reasoned , would have ...
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THE VICE PRESIDENT | 3 |
THE RADICALS | 35 |
OF HOPES DEFERRED | 49 |
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