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Reconstruction Debate on State Dead or Alive in Union
A lengthy 1866 congressional discourse argues against the theory that Southern states are dead or conquered provinces. The speaker urges restoring representation, preserving state governments, and delaying drastic measures, stressing unity, constitutional duties, and justice for the emancipated while opposing immediate dismissal of reconstructed states.
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