Report of the Joint Committee on Reconstruction, at the First Session, Thirty-ninth Congress, Део 3Government Pint. Office, 1866 - 822 страница Committee on the part of the Senate: William P. Fessenden, and others. Committee on the part of the House: Thaddeus Stevens, and others. |
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... political rights . Whereas it is expedient that the States lately in insurrection should , at the earliest day consistent with the future peace and safety of the Union , be restored to full participation in all political rights ; and ...
... political rights . Whereas it is expedient that the States lately in insurrection should , at the earliest day consistent with the future peace and safety of the Union , be restored to full participation in all political rights ; and ...
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... political rights and privileges , are questions for the law - making power to decide , and that decision must depend on grave considerations of the public safety and the general welfare . It is moreover contended , and with apparent ...
... political rights and privileges , are questions for the law - making power to decide , and that decision must depend on grave considerations of the public safety and the general welfare . It is moreover contended , and with apparent ...
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... political . It was evident to your committee that adequate security could only be found in appropriate constitu- tional provisions . By an original provision of the Constitution , repre- sentation is based on the whole number of free ...
... political . It was evident to your committee that adequate security could only be found in appropriate constitu- tional provisions . By an original provision of the Constitution , repre- sentation is based on the whole number of free ...
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... political relations could legally exist between them and the federal government . II . That Congress cannot be expected to recognize as valid the election of representatives from disorganized communities , which , from the very nature ...
... political relations could legally exist between them and the federal government . II . That Congress cannot be expected to recognize as valid the election of representatives from disorganized communities , which , from the very nature ...
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... political rights and privileges under the federal Constitution , they can only be restored thereto by the per ... political power in the federal government can be exercised only with the concurrence of all the departments in which ...
... political rights and privileges under the federal Constitution , they can only be restored thereto by the per ... political power in the federal government can be exercised only with the concurrence of all the departments in which ...
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