LINCOLN'S PROCLAMATION OF AMNESTY, 1863.-From “United

States Statutes at Large," Vol. XIII., Appendix VII.-IX. 117

First CONGRESSIONAL Plan OF RECONSTRUCTION, 1864.-

From “United States Statutes at Large," Vol. XIII.,

Appendix XIV.-XVII.

125

LINCOLN'S SECOND INAUGURAL ADDRESS, 1865.-From J. D.

Richardson's "Messages and Papers of the Presidents.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1897

135

The AssassiNATION OF LINCOLN, APRIL 14, 1865.–From the

Washington “National Republican” of April 15 and 17,

1865

140

President Johnson's INAUGURAL ADDRESS, 1865:-- From J:

D. Richardson's "Messages and Papers of the Presidents.

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1897, Vol. VI.,

PP. 305-306

149

PROCLAMATION OF REWARDS FOR ARREST OF Lincoln Con-

SPIRATORS, 1865.—From J. D. Richardson's “Messages

and Papers of the Presidents." Washington: Govern-

ment Printing Office, 1897, Vol. VI., pp. 307-308

152

Johnson's PROCLAMATION OF AMNESTY, 1865.-From J. D.

Richardson's "Messages and Papers of the Presidents.”

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1897, Vol. VI.,

pp. 310-312

154

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168

EstablishMENT OF THE FREEDMEN'S BUREAU, 1865.—From

“United States Statutes at Large,” Vol. XIII., pp. 507-

509

159

PRESIDENT JOHNson's REHABILITATION OF THE SOUTHERN

STATES, 1865.-From “United States Statutes at Large,”

Vol. XIII., pp. 760–761 .

163

First Civil Rights Act, 1866.-From “United States Statutes

at Large,” Vol. XIV., pp. 27-29

Johnson's PROCLAMATION OF THE END OF INSURRECTION,

1866.-From J. D. Richardson's “Messages and Papers

of the Presidents." Washington: Government Printing

Office, 1897, Vol. VI., pp. 434-438

172

TENURE OF OFFICE Act, 1867.-From "United States Statutes

at Large," Vol. XIV., pp. 430-432

182

First RECONSTRUCTION Act, 1867.-From “United States

Statutes at Large,” Vol. XIV., pp. 428-429

186

SECOND RECONSTRUCTION Act, 1867.–From “United States

Statutes at Large," Vol. XV., pp. 2–4 ·

190

INTERPRETATION OF THE RECONSTRUCTION Acts, 1867.-From

J. D. Richardson's “Messages and Papers of the Presi-

dents." Washington: Government Printing Office, 1897,

Vol. VI., pp. 552-556

PROCLAMATION AGAINST THE FENIAN MOVEMENT, 1866, 1870.

From J. D. Richardson's “Messages and Papers of the

Presidents." Washington: Government Printing Office,

1897, Vol. VI., p. 433; Vol. VII., p. 85 ..

206

TREATY with Russia for the Cession of ALASKA, 1867.--

From “Revised Statutes of the United States Relating to

the District of Columbia.” Washington: Government

Printing Office, 1875, pp. 671-673 ..

MEXICAN CHARGES AGAINST MAXIMILIAN, 1867.-From

"American Annual Cyclopædia, 1867." New York: D.

Appleton & Co., 1868, p. 489

216

GENERAL GRANT MADE PRACTICALLY INDEPENDENT OF THE

PRESIDENT, 1867.-From “United States Statutes at

Large," Vol. XIV., pp. 486-487

. 220

The JOHNSON-STANTON CONTROVERSY, 1867-68.-From J. D.

Richardson's "Messages and Papers of the Presidents."

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1897, Vol. VI.,

pp. 556, 583-584, 593-594, 622

222

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242

247

253

260

IMPEACHMENT OF PRESIDENT JOHNSON, 1868.-From "Senate

Miscellaneous. Documents No. 842,” Fortieth Congress,

Second Session (1867-68). Washington: Government

Printing Office, 1868

PRESIDENT GRANT's First INAUGURAL ADDRESS, 1869.-From

J. D. Richardson's "Messages and Papers of the Presi-

dents.” Washington: Government Printing Office, 1897,

Vol. VII., pp. 6-8

PRESIDEN
PRESIDENT GRANT'S SAN DOMINGO MESSAGE, 1870.--From

J. D. Richardson's “Messages and Papers of the Presi-

dents.” Washington: Government Printing Cffice, 1897,

Vol. VII., pp. 61-63

Civil SERVICE REFORM RULES, 1871.- From J. D. Richard-

son's “Messages and Papers of the Presidents.” Wash-

ington: Government Printing Office, 1897, Vol. VII., pp.

156-159

Acts to ENFORCE THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT OF THE Con-

STITUTION, 1870–71.–From “United States Statutes at

Large,” Vol. XVI., pp. 140-146, 433-440.

ACT TO ENFORCE THE FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT TO THE

CONSTITUTION, 1871.-From the "Congressional Globe,

Forty-second Congress, First Session, Part 2, 1871, Ap-

pendix, pp. 335-336

President Grant's South Carolina PROCLAMATION, 1871.-

From J. D. Richardson's “Messages and Papers of the

Presidents." Washington: Government Printing Office,

1897, Vol. VII., pp. 135-136

PRESIDENT GRANT's SuspensION OF THE WRIT OF Habeas

CORPUS, 1871.-From J. D. Richardson's "Messages and

Papers of the Presidents.” Washington: Government

Printing Office, 1897, Vol. VII., pp. 136-137 .

THE KU-KLUX KLAN (PRESENTMENT OF THE GRAND JURY,

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, 1871). — Text from the

report of the Joint Select Committee on the Condition

of Affairs in the Late Insurrectionary States, “House

Reports," Forty-second Congress, Second Session, No.

22, Part 1, pp. 48–49

CONSTITUTION OF A LOCAL LODGE OF THE Ku-Klux Klan,

1871.-From the report of the Joint Select Committee on

the Condition of Affairs in the Late Insurrectionary States,

“House Reports,” Forty-second Congress, Second Session,

No. 22, Part 2, pp. 414-415

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305

TREATY OF WASHINGTON, 1871.-From “Treaties and Conven-

tions Concluded Between the United States and Other

Powers Since July 4, 1776,” issued by the State Depart-

ment in 1889

LIBERAL REPUBLICAN PLATFORM, 1872.- From "Proceedings of

the Liberal Republican Convention, in Cincinnati, May

1-3, 1872.” New York: Baker & Godwin, 1872, pp.

19-21

GreeLEY's PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY, 1872.-From "Pro-

ceedings of the Liberal Republican Convention, in Cin-

cinnati, May 1-3, 1872." New York: Baker & Godwin,

1872, pp. 38-40. Text of letter of acceptance from “Offi-
cial Proceedings of the National Democratic Convention”

held at Baltimore, July 9, 1872. Boston: Rockwell &

Churchill, 1872, pp. 79-81 .

“DEMONETIZATION” OF Silver Coin, 1873.- From "United

States Statutes at Large,” Vol. XVII., pp. 424-436 .

Act To ENFORCE THE RIGHTS OF NEGROES, 1875.–From

“United States Statutes at Large,” Vol. XVIII., pp. 335-

337 ..

AcT FOR COUNTING THE ELECTORAL VOTE, 1877. — From

“United States Statutes at Large," Vol. XIX., pp. 227-

229

The Hayes-Tilden ELECTORAL Count, 1877.-From "The

Writings and Speeches of Samuel J. Tilden." Edited by

John Bigelow. Harper & Brothers, 1885, Vol. II.

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