RECONSTRUCTION
CHAPTER I
THE THEORY OF RECONSTRUCTION
[The Conception of a "State" in a System of Federal Government]—[The Different Kinds of Local Government Provided for in the Constitution of the United States]—[Local Government Under the Constitution of the United States]—["State" Destructibility in the Federal System of Government—The Effect on "State" Existence of the Renunciation of Allegiance to the Union]—[The Idea of "State" Perdurance]—[The Constitutional Results of Attempted Secession].
The key to the solution of the question of Reconstruction is the proper conception of what a "State" is in a system of federal government. This is
The conception
of a "State" in
a system of
federal
government.