The Struggle between President Johnson and Congress over ReconstructionChadsey, Charles E. (Charles Ernest)
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The Struggle between President Johnson and Congress over Reconstruction
Chadsey, Charles E. (Charles Ernest)
Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875; United States -- Politics and government -- 1865-1869
[181] Dunning, in _Papers of the American Historical Association_, iv,
473; _Congressional Globe_, 1st Session, 40th Congress, p. 565.
[182] McPherson, 264.
[183] _Ibid._, 178.
[184] McPherson, 178.
[185] Vetoed March 2, 1867, and repassed by both houses on the same day.
For copy of the act, see McPherson, 176 ff.
[186] His argument here, however, is weak, as the power of suspension
would easily have covered all such cases.
[187] _Ex parte_ Hennen, January, 1839, 13 Peters, 139.
[188] McPherson, 261.
[189] _Ibid._, 262.
[190] The text of the correspondence between Grant and Johnson may be
found in McPherson, _History of the Reconstruction_, p. 282 ff.
[191] McPherson, p. 283.
[192] _Ibid._, p. 284.
[193] McPherson, 265. The fact also that Grant had refused to be governed
by Johnson's instructions made the attempt still less serious.
[194] See Dunning, _Papers American Historical Association_, 1890, p. 481.
[195] McPherson, 266. The vote was 128 to 47, divided strictly on party
lines.
[196] For the full text of the eleven articles, see McPherson, 266 ff. For
a critical discussion of the legal points involved in the trial, see
Dunning, in _Papers American Historical Association_, iv, 483 ff.
Transcriber's Notes:
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The following misprints have been corrected:
"propsed" corrected to "proposed" (page 23)
"Constution" corrected to "Constitution" (page 26-27)
"reconstructon" corrected to "reconstruction" (page 48)
"or" corrected to "for" (page 50)
"join tcommittee" corrected to "joint committee" (page 53)
"falied" changed to "failed" (page 61)
"eqality" corrected to "equality" (page 77)
"resolulutions" corrected to "resolutions" (page 93)
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hyphenation have been retained from the original.
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