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Carolina, and other Insurrectionary States-Freedmen-Suppression of Rebellion in Tennessee-Paroled Prisoners-Martial Law withdrawn from Kentucky -Annulling the Suspension of the Habeas Corpus-Declaring the Rebellion Ended-Appointments to Office-Trials by Military Courts Against the Fenian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. 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. PART III--1868. XXIII. Orders, Letters, Messages, and Votes Request for Mr. Stanton's Resignation, and 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. XXXVI. Statistical Tables-Elections, RevVenue, Appropriations, &c.......... 372-377 Election Returns since 1860, and Electoral Col- PART IV--1869. 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 XLIII. President Grant's Inaugural Address, XLIV. Orders on Reconstruction- Additional | XLVI. State Platforms of 1869..... .422-432 Orders from War Department making changes XLV. Judicial Decisions of United States Su- .478-488 California-Iowa-Mississippi-Ohio-Pennsylvania-Vermont Virginia Washington Territory. -- PART V--1870. L. Members of Cabinet of President Grant and of 41st Congress, 2d Session. .507-508 .....509-532 LI. Judicial Decisions of United States Supreme LII. President Grant's First Annual and Special LIII. XVth Amendment.... ......545-562 LIV. Land Subsidies, 1827-1870........563-572 LXI. Miscellaneous Grant to Indiana in aid of Wabash and Erie LV. Restoration of Virginia, Mississippi. and ...572-579 Act to admit Virginia-To admit Mississippi- LVI. Declaratory Resolutions................. -579-585 On Repudiation-Purchase of United States .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. |