Perhaps it was honest in thinking them not entitled to membership; but the refusal of seats to men bearing certificates of election was a gross and studied discourtesy which could not be forgotten or forgiven.
Reid critiques Congress's refusal to seat elected Southern representatives as a significant affront to their dignity.
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