The final ratification of the Fifteenth Constitutional Amendment, which was declared in force on the thirtieth of March, 1870, perfectly consummated the mission of the Republican party, and left its members untrammeled in dealing with new questions.
Julian celebrates the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment as a culmination of the Republican party's mission.
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