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Test Oath Opposed Report on the Judiciary Committee
Special Dispatch from Washington, April 23, reporting the House Judiciary Committee’s examination of the 1862 test oath and proposed modifications. The panel argues loyalty, not expedience, should govern public office, cites Lincoln and Johnson, and criticizes Treasury and Post Office pleas to relax the oath for revenue posts in postwar states. It notes thousands of Southern appointments and urges loyal soldiers and loyalists to fill offices, warning against dispensing with laws. It discusses Congress, provisional governments, and the need to keep traitors out while recognizing veterans and loyal citizens for civil service roles.
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House Committee On the Judiciary
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