Reconstruction and the Constitution, 1866-1876

Name: Reconstruction and the Constitution, 1866-1876
Author: Burgess, John William

Burgess, John William

Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877); United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1877

South Carolina, in Lincoln's proclamation, 11;
  electoral vote of 1864 rejected, 22;
  reconstruction in, 37;
  convention and election in, 38;
  law on vagrancy, 46;
  vote on thirteenth amendment, 55;
  in the reconstruction bill, 112;
  registration in, 147;
  election in, 149;
  character of convention in, 150;
  ratifies constitution, 155, 197;
  act on admission of members from, 198;
  reconstruction declared complete, 202;
  ratifies fourteenth amendment, 203, 204;
  request of governor for troops, 258;
  proclamations of president as to, 260, 261;
  corruption in, 262;
  conditions in 1874, 274;
  contested electoral returns of 1876, 283, 289;
  change of administration, 296

Spaulding, J. R., joins liberal republicans, 264

Speed, James, resignation, 90, 142;
  in convention of 1866, 100, 101

Staempfli, Jacob, at Geneva arbitration, 311, 315, 316

Stanbery, Henry, appointed attorney-general, 90;
  in case of Mississippi vs. Johnson, 145;
  in case of Georgia vs. Stanton, 146;
  arrest of Thomas, 172;
  counsel for Johnson, 176

Stanley, Lord, secretary for foreign affairs, 303

Stanton, Edwin M., attitude to Johnson, 90, 91;
  as to the New Orleans riot, 95, 96;
  dissents from instructions on reconstruction, 136;
  distrusted by Johnson, 140;
  suspended, 142, 143, 158;
  case of Georgia vs. Stanton, 146, 195;
  message on suspension of, 160-162;
  action of Senate as to, 162, 163;
  superseded by Thomas, 169-172;
  removal discussed before Senate, 178, 179;
  power to remove, 185;
  his violations of law, 189;
  abdication, 192

Statutes of the United States, of Aug. 7, 1789, 184;
  of May 8, 1792, 186, 187;
  of Feb. 13, 1795, 179, 186, 187;
  of July 31, 1861, 175;
  of Feb. 20, 1863, 187, 188;
  of Mar. 3, 1865, 44, 64, 65, 89;
  of April 9, 1866, 68-73;
  of July 16, 1866, 87-90;
  of Feb. 5, 1873, 197;
  of Mar. 2, 1867 (on reconstruction), 112-121, 126, 136, 159, 160,
      175, 179, 193, 197, 215, 235, 239, 243, 245, 247, 250-253;
  of Mar. 2, 1867 (on tenure-of-office), 122-126, 160-163, 165, 166,
      174, 178, 181, 184, 185, 188, 189, 214, 231-234;
  of Mar. 11, 1867, 155;
  of Mar. 23, 1867, 129-133, 136, 159, 160, 193, 197, 235, 245, 247,
      250-253;
  of June 22, 1868, 198;
  of June 25, 1868, 202, 241, 249;
  of June 28, 1868, 198;
  of July 26, 1868, 302;
  of Mar. 18, 1869, 276, 277;
  of April 10, 1869, 229;
  of Dec. 22, 1869, 239;
  of May 31, 1870, 255, 256;
  of July 14, 1870, 276, 278;
  of July 15, 1870, 244;
  of Jan. 20, 1871, 276;
  of Feb. 28, 1871, 256;
  of April 20, 1871, 257, 260, 261;
  of May 22, 1872, 268;
  of Jan. 14, 1875, 279, 283

Stearns, M. L., retires as governor of Florida, 296

Stephens, Alexander H., seeks seat in Congress, 56

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Reconstruction and the Constitution, 1866-1876

Burgess, John William

Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877); United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1877

South Carolina, in Lincoln's proclamation, 11;
  electoral vote of 1864 rejected, 22;
  reconstruction in, 37;
  convention and election in, 38;
  law on vagrancy, 46;
  vote on thirteenth amendment, 55;
  in the reconstruction bill, 112;
  registration in, 147;
  election in, 149;
  character of convention in, 150;
  ratifies constitution, 155, 197;
  act on admission of members from, 198;
  reconstruction declared complete, 202;
  ratifies fourteenth amendment, 203, 204;
  request of governor for troops, 258;
  proclamations of president as to, 260, 261;
  corruption in, 262;
  conditions in 1874, 274;
  contested electoral returns of 1876, 283, 289;
  change of administration, 296

Spaulding, J. R., joins liberal republicans, 264

Speed, James, resignation, 90, 142;
  in convention of 1866, 100, 101

Staempfli, Jacob, at Geneva arbitration, 311, 315, 316

Stanbery, Henry, appointed attorney-general, 90;
  in case of Mississippi vs. Johnson, 145;
  in case of Georgia vs. Stanton, 146;
  arrest of Thomas, 172;
  counsel for Johnson, 176

Stanley, Lord, secretary for foreign affairs, 303

Stanton, Edwin M., attitude to Johnson, 90, 91;
  as to the New Orleans riot, 95, 96;
  dissents from instructions on reconstruction, 136;
  distrusted by Johnson, 140;
  suspended, 142, 143, 158;
  case of Georgia vs. Stanton, 146, 195;
  message on suspension of, 160-162;
  action of Senate as to, 162, 163;
  superseded by Thomas, 169-172;
  removal discussed before Senate, 178, 179;
  power to remove, 185;
  his violations of law, 189;
  abdication, 192

Statutes of the United States, of Aug. 7, 1789, 184;
  of May 8, 1792, 186, 187;
  of Feb. 13, 1795, 179, 186, 187;
  of July 31, 1861, 175;
  of Feb. 20, 1863, 187, 188;
  of Mar. 3, 1865, 44, 64, 65, 89;
  of April 9, 1866, 68-73;
  of July 16, 1866, 87-90;
  of Feb. 5, 1873, 197;
  of Mar. 2, 1867 (on reconstruction), 112-121, 126, 136, 159, 160,
      175, 179, 193, 197, 215, 235, 239, 243, 245, 247, 250-253;
  of Mar. 2, 1867 (on tenure-of-office), 122-126, 160-163, 165, 166,
      174, 178, 181, 184, 185, 188, 189, 214, 231-234;
  of Mar. 11, 1867, 155;
  of Mar. 23, 1867, 129-133, 136, 159, 160, 193, 197, 235, 245, 247,
      250-253;
  of June 22, 1868, 198;
  of June 25, 1868, 202, 241, 249;
  of June 28, 1868, 198;
  of July 26, 1868, 302;
  of Mar. 18, 1869, 276, 277;
  of April 10, 1869, 229;
  of Dec. 22, 1869, 239;
  of May 31, 1870, 255, 256;
  of July 14, 1870, 276, 278;
  of July 15, 1870, 244;
  of Jan. 20, 1871, 276;
  of Feb. 28, 1871, 256;
  of April 20, 1871, 257, 260, 261;
  of May 22, 1872, 268;
  of Jan. 14, 1875, 279, 283

Stearns, M. L., retires as governor of Florida, 296

Stephens, Alexander H., seeks seat in Congress, 56

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