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It arose in the determination to keep the negro substantially where he had been, in subjection to the superior race," the "master-race," and on this issue a conflict was inevitable. Like the first acts of secession, the first doings of the Klan were viewed at the North with indifference, or laughed at as a play upon the fears of the ignorant freedmen. The Klan took its origin under the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which President Johnson made a primary condition of reconstruction, and gained its full vigor under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. The President's plan would have rendered the work of the Klan easy. That of Congress made it difficult. President Johnson said that the plan of Congress had utterly failed in its purpose, which was, to a great extent, true. The governments finally fell into the hands of the rebels instead of the loyal people of the South. Nobody has ever denied that his policy would not have had the same end. It is vain now to speculate on other plans which might have been adopted. That any other would have proved preferable to the one that was adopted may be a matter of doubt.

The Rebellion was, at least, successful in the battle-field and in the evil work of the Ku-Klux Klan in destroying slavery, the thing it attempted to make respectable and eternal; in destroying the sophistry of secession; and, to some extent, killing the fatal and extreme phases of the dogma of "State Rights." The conflict between Northern and Southern civilization, after twenty years, still goes on. But the

final result is not doubtful. Time and necessity are slowly and peacefully doing the work. A citizen of the South, of Northern extraction, has long ceased to be a "Carpet-bagger," and in a generation or two the sun will shine on one civilization in America, in a strong, united, homogeneous Republic of States.

INDEX.

BRECKINRIDGE, JOHN C.-called in
to negotiate with General Sher-
man, advised to quit the coun-
try, 250.

Buell, General D. C.-abandons

the southern part of Tennes-
see, removed from command,
168.

Butler, General Benj. F.-reports

some resolutions, 412 - his
course in the impeachment trial
of the President, 511, 517, 519,
520.

CABINET of Mr. Lincoln notifies
the Vice-President of the death
of the President, 222-members
of President Johnson's, 224, 491.
"Confederacy, Southern not
recognized by General Sher-
man, 249-its last acts, its final
collapse, 257-character of its
legislature, 269, 270, 271-ig-
nores its foundation principles,
270 its currency and credit,
271-its military exhibit, 272,
273.

Congress counts the electoral

votes in 1864, 211, 212-enacts
the Thirteenth Amendment to
the Constitution, 300-assem-
bles in December, 1865, 302-an
effort made in, to uphold the
President's policy of reconstruc-
tion, 330-its committee on re-
construction reports against the
President, 331-its work and

plan of reconstruction, 332-its
Freedmen's Bureau measure,
336, 346-its famous Civil Rights
Act presented to the President,
346, 362-overthrows the Presi-
dent, its acts, 363, 364-assem-
bles in December, 1866, 366–
tries the President, 482 to 526-
passes a bill providing for
general suffrage in the Dis-
trict, 385, 388-provides for the
admission of Nebraska, 388-
passes reconstruction measures,
389, 390, 401-its Civil Tenure
Act, 406, 409-its other acts,
410-assembles March 4, 1867,
420-assembles in December of
that year, 420-orders the Four-
teenth Amendment to be de-
clared a part of the Constitu-
tion, 452-other acts, 452, 453—
counts the electoral votes in
1869, 544-assembles in Decem-
ber, 1868, 545-its acts in this
session, 573, 574-its reconstruc-
tion policy, was it best? 574,
575, 576, 577, 579, 580, 581, 582,
583, 621, 623-the limit of its
power over the States, 577, 578,
579.
Constitution 13th amendment
to, enacted, 300-14th amend-
ment to, 452-text of, as it now
stands, 462-order of time in
which the thirteen original
States signed, 479.
Convention,

40-R

Presidential - Re-
publican, in 1864, 192, 193, 194-
625

DAVIS, JEFFERSON-dictates John-
ston's cunning letter, 251-still
wants to fight, 254-mentions
the last engagement of the war
as proof of the justness of his
cause, 257-his will becomes
absolute, 270-opens a bank at
Charlotte, 271-his ability and
character, his last acts as head
of the Rebellion, 271, 274, 275,
276-his arrest and imprison-
ment, 276 opinions favorable
to his execution, 298-released
from prison, 454.
Declaration of Independence-
names of the signers of, 480.
Democrats take the side of the
President in the work of recon-
struction, 330, 389, 410, 417,
573-again organize their party,
reverse their former theory,
417-their party utterly unable
to save the Union in a rebell-
ion, 516.
Documents and messages- Mr.
Johnson's Appeal to Tennessee,
148- Governor Johnson's ex-
traordinary proclamation and
iron-clad oath, 170 to 174-let-
ter of the Cabinet notifying An-
drew Johnson of the death of
the President, 222- President
Johnson's address on taking the
oath of office, 223-President
Johnson's humiliation procla
mation, 238—his military and
commercial orders, 239, 240, 241,
242 amnesty proclamation of

251-Mr. Johnson's proclama-
tions declaring the war at an end,
258, 262-his proclamation re-
storing North Carolina, 277—
President Johnson's first an-
nual message, 303-- President
Johnson's message vetoing the
Freedmen's Bureau Act, 336-
the Civil Rights Bill, 346-Mr.
Johnson's message vetoing this
bill, 351-Mr. Johnson's second
annual message, 366—general
suffrage act for the District of
Columbia, 385-reconstruction
acts, 389, 390, 401-Mr. John-
son's message vetoing the re-
construction plans of Congress,
395-Civil Tenure Act, 406-
President Johnson's third an-
nual message, 421- Mr. John-
son's pardon and amnesty proc-
lamations, 455, 458, 460-the
Constitution of the United
States, 462-Mr. Johnson's last
annual message, 545-Mr. John-
son's farewell address, 586.
Dogma of State Rights-its com-
plete and final overthrow, 270,
417.

ELECTION, PRESIDENTIAL-in 1864,
211-the votes in, counted, 211,
212, 213-in 1868, 544, 545.
"Enquirer,"

Cincinnati de-
scribes the Democratic conven-
tion of 1864, 204, 205-describes
the conventions of 1868, 528 to
537.

Ewing, Andrew-candidate for
Governor of Tennessee, 58—
gives way for Andrew Johnson,

59.

May 29, 1865, 244-the Sherman GRANT, GENERAL-sanctions the
and Johnston memorandum,

President's reconstruction at

the outset, 331, 576-changes
his view, 576.
Greeley, Horace goes on the
bond of Jefferson Davis, 454.

"HERALD," NEW YORK-quota-
tion from, describing Governor
Johnson's dealings with the
rebel clergy, 155, 156, 157, 158,
159-quotation from, 160, 161,
162, 163, 165, 166.

House, White-President John-
son takes possession of, 600—
affairs in, under the Johnsons,
601, 602, 603, 604.

JOHNSON, JACOB-father of Presi-
dent Johnson, his life and char-
acter, 14, 15, 16, 17.
Johnson, President-his parents,

14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20-his birth,
17-his education, 18, 31, 32, 37,
38-his early pursuits, 18, 19,
20 learns the tailor's trade,
seeks his fortunes in Tennessee,
manner of his appearance in his
new field, 19, 20, 30-a more or
less fabulous story of him, 20 to
29-the journeyman-tailor set-
tles permanently at Greenville,
30- his marriage, 31-his wife
becomes his teacher, 31, 32-
specimens of his letters and
improvement, 32, 35—his char-
acter and habits, 39, 40, 41, 42,
43, 47, 56, 74, 75, 89, 90, 93, 147,
190, 191, 217, 221, 365, 483, 485,
487, 572, 573, 581, 582, 608, 609,
614, 615, 616, 617, 618, 619, 620,
621-lays the foundation of a
fortune on the tailor's bench,
39 his last job of tailoring,
40-his first political position,

41-his early and late political
principles, 42, 46, 73, 74, 75, 86,
87, 89, 93, 94, 95, 148, 226, 227,
231, 234, 575, 579, 581, 582, 615,
616, 617, 620, 621, 623 — places
himself among the people and
styles himself one of them, 42,
75, 608, 617-elected to the Leg-
islature, 34-a Van Buren elec-
tor in 1840, 45-his qualities as
a speaker, 45, 618, 619, 620,
621-—his position on slavery, 46,
50, 52, 53, 86, 93, 178, 179, 181,
184, 188, 336, 579, 581, 582,
616-elected to the State Senate,
to Congress, 46-his course and
speeches in the Lower House
of Congress, 50, 53, 56, 66, 71—
his personal bravery, 56, 57–
nominated for Governor of Ten-
nessee, 58, 59-elected, 60-
again elected to the same office,
his services as Governor, 61, 62,
63, 64-elected to the United
States Senate, visits President-
elect Buchanan, 65-breaking
of his arm, 66-his course and
speeches in the Senate, 66 to
91-his patriotism, 85, 86, 148,
615-his course in 1860, supports
Breckinridge, 85, 89, 90 — his
opinion of J. C. Calhoun, 87—
supported for the Presidency in
the Charleston Convention, 88-
his view of Joseph Lane, 90-
his great speech on the war
for the Union, 95 to 146-ap-
pointed Military Governor of
Tennessee, 147 arrives in
Nashville, makes an appeal to
the people, 148, 152-his course
as Military Governor, 148, 152,
153, 154, 155, 159, 160, 167, 168,
169, 170 174, 175, 176, 177, 178,
179, 180, 190, 191-his course

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