A popular history of the United States of America, from the aboriginal times to the present day (1881) (14582049507)

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Title: A popular history of the United States of America, from the aboriginal times to the present day
Year: 1881 (1880s)
Authors: Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Cincinnati, Philadelphia (etc.) Jones brothers & company San Francisco, A. L. Bancroft & co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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message he fore-shadowed a policy of great severity towards the civil and militaryleaders of the overthrown Confederacy. On the 1st of February, 1865, Congress adopted an amendment to the Constitution by which slavery was abolished and forbidden in all theStates and Territories of the Union. By the 18th of the following De-cember the amendment had been ratified by the legislatures of twenty-seven States, and was duly proclaimed as a part of the Constitution. Theemancipation proclamation had been issued as a military measure; nowthe doctrines and results of that instrument were recognized and incor-porated in the fundamental law of the land. On the 29th of May the Amnesty Proclamation was issued byPresident Johnson. By its provisions a general pardon was extended toall persons—except those specified in certain classes—who had participatedin the organization and defence of the Confederacy. The condition of thepardon was that those receiving it should take an oath of allegiance to the
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