Senator Morton's Speech Review of Indiana Finances
Senator Morton surveys Indiana finances from 1849 to 1869, contrasts Republican gains with Democratic missteps, defends war debts and canal issues, praises education and public works, criticizes tariff and currency proposals, and condemns Democrats for racial prejudice and anti Fifteenth Amendment stance. He argues for gradual debt reduction and future funding, praising Grant's economy and warning against renewed canal liability.
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Reconstruction Progress and Republican Oversight
The piece notes Mississippi has been readmitted and Georgia and Texas will follow. It cites Congress establishing that reconstruction includes protecting the process and preventing breaches of terms, asserting the Republican Party must guide and guard the process for years ahead.
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