“A departure from these views gave us the carpet-bag governments of the Southern States, and brought upon us divers other evils in our ideas and theories of government, whose effects are yet visible.”
[498]. N. & H., Vol. X., p. 145.
[499]. The West Virginia Representatives took their seats Dec. 7, 1863.
TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES
- Silently corrected typographical errors.
- Retained anachronistic and non-standard spellings as printed.