Historical Newspaper: Lincoln on Reconstruction.
Subject
Abraham Lincoln's Reconstruction Plan & the Wade Davis Bill He Vetoed
Title
Historical Newspaper: Lincoln on Reconstruction.
Date
11/20/1863
Type
Historical Newspaper
Description
Note: 1st column, bottom.
Chronicling America features an 1863 Daily Ohio Statesman newspaper article, written by an unknown author, that provides Abraham Lincoln's perspective on his reconstruction plan--which pardons those who participated in the rebellion of the Confederacy upon their oath of allegiance to the Union and also declares that the following states could be readmitted to the Union as long as 10 percent of their population swore allegiance: Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and North Carolina. According to the claim, "the President has recently remarked that, on the question of State reconstruction, he should take radical ground."
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Chronicling America features an 1863 Daily Ohio Statesman newspaper article, written by an unknown author, that provides Abraham Lincoln's perspective on his reconstruction plan--which pardons those who participated in the rebellion of the Confederacy upon their oath of allegiance to the Union and also declares that the following states could be readmitted to the Union as long as 10 percent of their population swore allegiance: Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, and North Carolina. According to the claim, "the President has recently remarked that, on the question of State reconstruction, he should take radical ground."
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Publisher
Library of Congress - Chronicling America (The Daily Ohio Statesman, OH)
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“Historical Newspaper: Lincoln on Reconstruction.,” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 17, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/439.