Ream, Vinnie, speech on contract with, for statue of Lincoln, XIV. 164. Rebel Debt, repudiation of the, XII. 137, 327; XIII. 99. Rebel Party, the, XVI. 326. Rebel States, secession of, VII. 184; VIII. 119; X. 191. A. H. Stephens on character of government of, VII. 315; X. 100 _et seq._; XIX. 225. Power of Congress over, VIII. 164-167, 245; IX. 120; X. 167; XI. 361; XII. 329; XIV. 209, 225; XV. 218; XVIII. 31,--sources of above power, VIII. 164-167, 245; X. 208-215; XI. 367-372; XII. 330-333; XIII. 124-127, 325 _et seq._; XIV. 341; XVI. 344-347. Military government of, IX. 119; X. 168-175; XI. 365; XIV. 326. Concession of ocean belligerence to, by England, X. 12-15, 124; XII. 267 _et seq._; XVII. 59-65; XIX. 121,--and by France, X. 41. Not entitled to recognition by foreign powers, X. 97-124. Constitution of, quoted, X. 100. Other testimony to character of government of, X. 102. Results of recognizing, X. 116-122; apology for same, X. 122. Not entitled to ocean belligerence, X. 125-139; XVII. 59 _et seq._ Theories for extinction of, X. 196, 200 _et seq._ Non-existence of governments in, X. 202; XIII. 126. Readmission of, must be determined by Congress, XI. 296, 361, 366-372. Lincoln’s plan for reorganizing, XI. 363 _et seq._; XIV. 196, 294. Objections to recognition of, by U. S., XI. 466-471. Participation of, not necessary in ratifying constitutional amendments, XII. 101, 211, 341, 359; XIII. 31, 62; XVI. 71. Guaranty of republican governments in, XII. 197. Conditions precedent to reception of Senators from, XII. 208. Lincoln on recognition of, XII. 269 _et seq._ Consent of the governed necessary in forming new governments of, XII. 298. Actual condition of, during Reconstruction period, XII. 320-322; XIII. 55; XIV. 87; XVI. 168,--testimony to same, XII. 323 _et seq._; XIII. 64-96. Need of public schools for all in, XII. 328; XIV. 334-339; XV. 220-227. Oath to maintain a republican form of government in, XIII. 12, 22; XIV. 330. Senator Collamer on readmission of, XIII. 44. Not republican in form, XIII. 204-211, 332. Population of, in 1860, XIII. 204. Illegality of existing governments in, in 1866, XIV. 190, 224. Proper foundation of government in, XIV. 324. Conditions of assistance to, XIV. 358. Outrages on loyalists in, XVI. 168, 352; XVII. 103; XVIII. 301. Legislation of, concerning freedmen, after Rebellion, XVI. 350 _et seq._ Claims of citizens in, XVII. 10. Necessity of requiring test oath for legislatures of, XVII. 226-230. Robberies of, after the war, XX. 247. See _Slave States_.