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Title: Story of the Confederate States; or, History of the war for southern independence, embracing a brief but comprehensive sketch of the early settlement of the country, trouble with the Indians, the French, revolutionary and Mexican wars ..
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: Derry, Joseph Tyrone, 1841-
Subjects: United States -- History Civil War, 1861-1865 Confederate States of America -- History
Publisher: Richmond, Va., B.F. Johnson Publishing Company
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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measure over the Presi-dents veto. 4. The rescue at this time of the Great Seal of Geor^afrom the hands of the usurper deserves to rank withthe hiding of the charter of Connecticut in the oldcolonial days. When the Governor of the State,Charles J. Jenkins, was deposed and an officer of theUnited States army appointed in his place, he carriedoff the great seal of the State and refused to give itup or tell where he had placed it until a governorshould be elected by the free voice of the people. Thisoccurred in 1872, when James M. Smith was electedgovernor. Then Mr. Jenkins restored the seal, andreceived the thanks of the legislature for his fidelityto the honor of Georgia. 5. Under the reconstruction measures of Congress,elections were held for conventions in all the secededStates affected by the law. In some of these States theofficers in charge of the election continued it for threedays, so that the negroes might vote early and often.By January 24th, 1868, the Republican plan had been
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( 430 J Rkconstkuction. 431 carried out in Arkansas, Alabaiiui, Florida, Louisiana,Nortli Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, whichStates were then re-adniitted to the Union. But Geor-gias representatives were soon after excluded becausethe legislature of that State had refused to let negroessit in that body. It was declared that Georgia sli(juldnot be re-admitted until it should ratify the fifteenthamendment. In order to insure its ratification byGeorgia, a man named Harris was appointed to purgethe legislature until it had the kind of majority thatwas desired. 6. The Fifteenth Amendment declares that the right ofcitizens of the United States to vote shall not be deniedor abridged by the United States or by any State onaccount of race, color, or previous condition of servi-tude. This amendment was carried through in thesame manner as the fourteenth. In 1870, after thefifteenth amendment had been ratified, Virginia, Mis-sissippi and Texas were re-admitted, and, last of all,Georgia

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