CONTENTS
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| [CHAPTER I.] Theories Prior To the Close of the War. | ||
| 1. | The Problem | [7] |
| 2. | Common Belief at Opening of Hostilities: The Crittenden Resolution | [8] |
| 3. | The Democratic Theory | [10] |
| 4. | Lincoln: The Development of his Theory | [14] |
| 5. | The Congressional Policy | [18] |
| [CHAPTER II.] Johnson’s Theory: the Experiment and Its Results. | ||
| 1. | Conditions at Accession of Johnson | [28] |
| 2. | Lincoln vs. Johnson | [28] |
| 3. | Johnson’s views before Accession | [29] |
| 4. | Speeches in the Spring after his Accession | [30] |
| 5. | Secret of his Attitude | [32] |
| 6. | Development of his Theory | [34] |
| 7. | Attitude towards Enfranchisement of the Negro | [41] |
| 8. | Legislative Action in the South | [42] |
| 9. | The Defense of the South | [46] |
| 10. | Effect of the Attitude of the South upon the North | [47] |
| [CHAPTER III.] Attitude of Congress Towards the Experiment: Development of the Congressional Theory. | ||
| 1. | Attitude of Parties towards the Administration at Beginning of the Session | [49] |
| 2. | Opening Scenes in Congress | [50] |
| 3. | The Annual Message: Debate on Reconstruction | [55] |
| 4. | The Freedmen’s Bureau | [59] |
| 5. | Johnson’s Indiscreet Speeches in February, 1866 | [65] |
| 6. | Civil Rights; Other Bills | [68] |
| 7. | Report of Committee on Reconstruction | [73] |
| 8. | Authorized Measures of First Session | [80] |
| [CHAPTER IV.] The Campaign of 1866. | ||
| 1. | Crisis in the Cabinet | [87] |
| 2. | The New Orleans Riots | [88] |
| 3. | Administration Conventions | [91] |
| 4. | Anti-Administration Conventions | [98] |
| 5. | The Fall Elections | [103] |
| 6. | Action on the XIV Amendment | [104] |
| [CHAPTER V.] The Congressional Theory Fully Developed. | ||
| 1. | The Second Session Convenes; The Annual Message | [107] |
| 2. | First Reconstruction Bill | [109] |
| 3. | First Supplementary Bill | [117] |
| 4. | Second Supplementary Bill | [122] |
| 5. | State Conventions | [124] |
| 6. | Third Supplementary Bill | [125] |
| 7. | Ratification of Constitutions | [125] |
| 8. | Acts Re-admitting States to Representation in Congress | [125] |
| [CHAPTER VI.] The Impeachment of the President. | ||
| 1. | Why Congress Wished to Impeach | [127] |
| 2. | What is an Impeachable Offense | [128] |
| 3. | The Opening Attack | [129] |
| 4. | The Work of the Judiciary Committee | [131] |
| 5. | The Attack Fails | [132] |
| 6. | The Limitation of Presidential Powers | [133] |
| 7. | The Tenure-of-Office Act | [134] |
| 8. | Struggle with Secretary Stanton | [135] |
| 9. | Articles of Impeachment | [138] |
| 10. | Attitude of Conservative Republicans | [140] |
| 11. | Conclusion | [141] |