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Page 387
... Congress began in a splutter of speeches and threats . If Johnson had shown any desire to meet the moderates half ... Congress they were passed with feverish enthusiasm , over the presidential disapproval . In June , 1866 , Congress ...
... Congress began in a splutter of speeches and threats . If Johnson had shown any desire to meet the moderates half ... Congress they were passed with feverish enthusiasm , over the presidential disapproval . In June , 1866 , Congress ...
Page 390
... Congress , and the attempt to subject the people to military rule , there were , he said , in Congress , fifty at least of the first lawyers of the country who had voted for the Reconstruction law , and were not , he asked , the ...
... Congress , and the attempt to subject the people to military rule , there were , he said , in Congress , fifty at least of the first lawyers of the country who had voted for the Reconstruction law , and were not , he asked , the ...
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... Congress became involved in another financial affair called the Back Pay Grab . This particular grab was different from the other grabs of the epoch in that it was open and above board . On the last day of the session Congress passed a ...
... Congress became involved in another financial affair called the Back Pay Grab . This particular grab was different from the other grabs of the epoch in that it was open and above board . On the last day of the session Congress passed a ...
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CHAPTER | 11 |
OBSESSIONS AND FANTASIES | 25 |
THE UNWILLING SOLDIER | 38 |
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