Twenty Years of Congress

Administration Andrew Johnson appointed Army authority Benjamin Benjamin F bill candidate Carolina character Charles citizens civil colored command Committee Confederate Congress Constitution contest Convention Davis debate declared defeat delegation Democratic party district dollars duty election electors Executive favor Fourteenth Amendment freedmen George George W Government Governor Grant Henry honor hostility House Illinois Impeachment Indiana James John justice labor leaders legislation Legislature Lincoln Louisiana loyal majority Massachusetts ment military National negro noes nomination North oath Ohio opinion Pennsylvania Philetus Sawyer political popular position President Johnson President's question rank Raymond rebel rebellion Reconstruction representation representatives Republican party resolution Reverdy Johnson Roscoe Conkling Samuel Schurz Secretary Senate session Seward slavery South South Carolina Southern speech Stevens Succeeded suffrage Sumner Tennessee Thaddeus Stevens Thomas tion treaty Union United veto vote Willard Saulsbury William William H York