...acts to repress such persons or any of them in any efforts they may make for their actual freedom. the qualified voters of such State shall have participated,...not then in rebellion against the United States." Thus the war has changed, ostensibly if not really, its character and aims. Before, it was Republicanism...

...faith represented in the Congress of the United States by members chosen thereto at elections wherein a majority of the qualified voters of such State shall...evidence that such State and the people thereof are not in rebellion against the United States. That attention is hereby called to an Act of Congress, entitled,...

...faith represented in the Congress of the United States by members chosen thereto at elections wherein a majority of the qualified voters of such State shall...evidence that such State and the people thereof are not in rebellion against the United States. That attention is hereby called to an Act of Congress, entitled,...

...States by members choseu thereto at elections wherein a majority of the qualified voters of such Slate shall have participated, shall, in the absence of...are not then in rebellion against the United States. That attention is hereby called to an act of Congress entitled "An act to make an additional article...

...faith represented in the Congress of the United States by members chosen thereto at elections wherein a majority of the qualified voters of such State shall...conclusive evidence that such State and the people thereof have not been in rebellion against the United States ; that attention is hereby called to an act of...

...States by members chosen thereto at elections wherein a majority of the qualified voters of such States shall have participated, shall, in the absence of...are not then in rebellion against the United States. That attention is hereby called to an act of Congress entitled "An act .to make an additional article...

...voters of such Slate shall have participated, shall, in the absence of strong countervailingtestimony, be deemed conclusive evidence that such State, and...are not then in rebellion against the United States. That attention is hereby called to an act of Congress entitled "An act tc make an additional article...

...faith represented in the Congress of the United States by members chosen thereto at elections wherein a majority of the qualified voters of such State shall have participated, shall, in the absence of Btrong countervailing testimony, be deemed conclusive evidence that such State and the people thereof...

...participated, shall, in the absence o fet'oo countervailing testimony, be deemed conclusive evidence that sue ^ and the people thereof, are not then in rebellion against the United » " Understand, I raise no objection ngainst it on legal or const"u grounds ; for, as the Commander-in-Chief...

...States by members chosen thereto, at elections wherein a majority of the qualified voters of such States shall have participated, shall, in the absence of...vested as Commander-in-chief of the Army and Navy of the United States in time of actual armed rebellion against the authority and Government of the United...