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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

PART I--1866.

I. Constitution of the United States-Mr. Seward's Certificate of the Ratification of the Anti-Slavery Amendment................................ ...1-6

II. President Johnson's Orders and Proclamations..........

Respecting Commercial Intercourse-Trial and Punishment of the Assassins of Abraham Lincoln-Arrest of Jefferson Davis, Clement C. Clay, and others-To re-establish the Authority of the United States in VirginiaEquality of Rights with Maritime NationsThe Blockade-Amnesty-Appointing Provisional Governor for North Carolina, and other Insurrectionary States-Freedmen-Suppression of Rebellion in Tennessee-Paroled Prisoners-Martial Law withdrawn from Kentucky -Annulling the Suspension of the Habeas Corpus-Declaring the Rebellion Ended-Appointments to Office-Trials by Military Courts Against the Fenian Invasion of Canada.

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PART II--1867.

XIV. President Johnson's Speeches 127-143 On receiving the Proceedings of the Philadelphia 14th of August Convention-In New York -In Cleveland-In St. Louis-Interview with Charles G. Halpine.

XV. President Johnson's Messages..........143-181 Annual Message, December 5, 1866-Veto of the Second Freedmen's Bureau Bill, with copy and votes-Respecting Restoring Tennessee to her Relations to the Union-Veto of the District of Columbia Suffrage Bill, with copy and votes-Veto of the Second Colorado Bill, with copy and votes-Veto of the Nebraska Bill, with copy and votes-Veto of the Reconstruction Bill, with copy and votes-Veto of the Tenure-of-Office Act, with copy and votesAccompanying the Approval of the Army Appropriation Bill-Veto of the Supplementary Reconstruction Bill, with copy and votes-Accompanying the Approval of a Reconstruction Appropriation Bill.

XVI. Members of the Cabinet of President Johnson, and of the Second Session of the 39th Congress, and First Session of 40th Congress, and of Claimants of Seats therein.. .......181-183

XVII. Votes on Political Bills and Resolutions --...................... ............. 183-190 Repeal of Power to Pardon by ProclamationRepresentation of Rebel States-Elective Franchise in the Territories-Female Suffrage, and Intelligence Suffrage-Test-Oath of Attor neys-Validating certain Proclamations and Acts of the President-Homesteads in Southern States-To suspend the Payment of Bounties for Slaves Drafted or Volunteered-Bill to Restore the Possession of Lands Confiscated by the Rebel Authorities-Proposed Impeachment of President Johnson, votes and report upon.

XVIII. Text of the Reconstruction Measures of 39th and 40th Congresses.... .......191-194 Fourteenth Constitutional Amendment-Re

construction Act, and Supplement theretoCopy of Test-Oath-Votes of Legislatures on XIVth Amendment.

XIX. Proclamations and Orders...............194-208 President Johnson's Proclamations on the Reestablishment of Civil Authority, on American Vessels in certain Ports of Japan, respecting Decree of Maximilian, respecting Vessels of the Hawaiian Islands, and declaring Nebraska a State; his Orders withdrawing the Reward for the Arrest of John H. Surratt, and Release of Convicts; his Telegrams to Provisional Governor Throckmorton of Texas, Governor Brownlow of Tennessee, and Montgomery Blair-General Grant's Order Revoking Order Respecting Disloyal Newspapers-Assigning Commanders to Military Districts under Reconstruction Bill-Various Orders of said Commanders-Governor Brownlow's Proclamation respecting a State Guard.

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PART III--1868.

XXIII. Orders, Letters, Messages, and Votes
in the Senate respecting Secretary Stan-
..261-264

Request for Mr. Stanton's Resignation, and
Reply-Secretary Stanton's Suspension, and
Action of the Senate thereon-Action of Gen-
eral Grant-Secretary Stanton's Removal, and
votes of Senate thereon-Acceptance of Gen-
eral Thomas-Secretary Stanton's Letter "Re-
linquishing Charge," and vote on General Scho-
field's Confirmation.

XXIV. The_Articles of Impeachment and Answer-Votes in the House, and Judgment of the Senate................ 264-282 Vote in House, November 25, 1867-The Final Effort at Impeachment, and Vote of House thereon-Articles of Impeachment, and Votes thereon-Vote on the Legality of the CourtThe Answer of President Johnson-The Replication of the House-Progress of the TrialThe Judgment of the Senate.

XXV. Correspondence between General Grant and President Johnson, growing out of Secretary Stanton's Suspension 282-293

XXVI. Letters, Papers, Testimony, PoliticoMilitary Orders, and Report of General Grant .293-316

General Grant's Orders respecting Slaves, issued in the Field-Letters on Slavery and Reconstruction; on being a Candidate for Political Office; on Results of "Peace on any Terms;" on Filling the Armies; on Protecting Colored Soldiers-His Testimony on the Exchange of Prisoners-Documents on the Proposed Mission to Mexico-On the Baltimore Troubles of 1866-On Martial Law in TexasTestimony on Reconstruction-Letters on the Removal of General Sheridan and Secretary Stanton-His Orders and Telegrams -to Miliitary Commanders in the Unreconstructed States-Report as Secretary of War ad interim.

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XXXVI. Statistical Tables-Elections, RevVenue, Appropriations, &c.......... 372-377

Election Returns since 1860, and Electoral Col-
lege-Taxation (State and United States) of Na-
tional Banks-Internal Revenue Receipts of
1867 and 1868-Registration, Disfranchisement,
and Elections in the Rebel States-Revenue
Receipts since 1860, and Annual Expenditures
from 1860 to January, 1869-Expenditures and
Appropriations for fiscal years ending June 30,
1858, June 30, 1866, 1867, and till January 1, 1868
together with Appropriations for the year 1869,
and Estimates for same.

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PART IV--1869.

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both House and Senate-Senate Joint Resolu tion, (S. 8,) and Proceedings thereon in both Houses.

XLI. Members of Cabinet of President Grant, and of 41st Congress...................... ...416-421

XLII. Political Votes in 1st Session of 41st Congress .408-415

Additional Reconstruction Legislation - Final
Votes on Virginia, Mississippi, and Texas
Election Bill-Public Credit Act-Amendment
to Tenure-of-Office Act-On Effect of the XVth
Amendment as to Mongolians.

XLIII. President Grant's Inaugural Address,
and Message on Reconstruction, and Official
Proclamations of the Year.............. ...416-421
President Grant's Inaugural Address-His Mes-
sage respecting the Reconstruction of Virginia
and Mississippi-Final Certificate of Secretary
Seward respecting the Ratification of XIVth
Amendment-President Johnson's Proclama-
tion of General Amnesty, December 25, 1868—
President Grant's Virginia Election Proclama-
tion-Respecting Wages of Labor-Relative to
Duties upon Merchandise in French Vessels.

XLIV. Orders on Reconstruction- Additional | XLVI. State Platforms of 1869.....
Military Orders under Reconstruction Acts-
New Constitution of Texas.......................

.422-432

Orders from War Department making changes
in organization and command of Districts and
Departments-AttorneyGeneral Evarts's Letter
as to Military Aid to United States Marshals-
Instructions to General Meade as to Military
Aid to Civil Authorities of Georgia-Orders from
Headquarters of the Army as to Sentences by
Courts Martial-Reassigning certain Generals
to Military Districts-Orders of Generals Terry,
Stoneman. Webb, and Canby (including the
latter's Test-Oath Letter) in First Military
District-OfGeneral Canby in Second District-
Of General Meade in the Third-General Orders
in the Fourth-Orders of Generals Reynolds
and Canby in the Fifth-New Constitution of
Texas.

XLV. Judicial Decisions of United States Su-
preme Court-Opinion of Attorney General on
Jurisdiction of Military Commissions... 433-478
On right of a State to Tax Passengers passing
through it-State Taxation of United States Cer-
tificates of Indebtedness-State Taxation of
United States Notes-Clause-making United
States Notes a Legal Tender for Debts has no
reference to State Taxes-Express Contracts
to pay Coined Dollars can only be satisfied by
payment of Coined Dollars-Status of State of
Texas-McCardle Case-Cæsar Griffin (Virginia)
Case-Can a Negro hold Office in Georgia ?-In-
termarriage of White and Colored Persons in
Georgia Opinion of Attorney General Hoar as
to Jurisdiction of Military Commissions in
Texas.

.478-488

California-Iowa-Mississippi-Ohio-Pennsylvania-Vermont Virginia Washington Territory.

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PART V--1870.

L. Members of Cabinet of President Grant and of 41st Congress, 2d Session.

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LI. Judicial Decisions of United States Supreme
Court
On the Validity of Contracts in Confederate
Money
Constitutionally of Legal-Tender
Clause as it relates to contracts made prior to
its adoption-Right of United States Govern-
ment to Tax State Banks-Right of State Gov-
ernments to Tax National Banks.

LII. President Grant's First Annual and Special
Messages, and Proclamation..................533-544
First Annual Message-Messages recommend-
ing early action toward Increase of our Com-
merce-Urging Ratification of San Domingo
Treaty On Cuban Affairs - Proclamation
against Fenian Invasion of Canada.

LIII. XVth Amendment....

......545-562

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LIV. Land Subsidies, 1827-1870........563-572 LXI. Miscellaneous

Grant to Indiana in aid of Wabash and Erie
Canal-To Illinois for Illinois Central Rail-
rad-To Union Pacific Rroad Company-
To Northern Pacific Railroad.

LV. Restoration of Virginia, Mississippi. and
Texas

...572-579

Act to admit Virginia-To admit Mississippi-
To admit Texas-Various Propositions and
Votes thereon.

LVI. Declaratory Resolutions.................

-579-585

On Repudiation-Purchase of United States
Bonds Increasing the Currency Tariff-

.616 624

President's Message on European War and American Shipping-Act to Amend the Naturalization Laws, with Chinese, and other Propositions and Votes thereon-The Cuban question, with Propositions and Votes-Bill Regulating Ratification of Constitutional Amendments-New Constitution of Illinois-Plat forms of Indiana and Ohio.

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