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Lincoln's known policy of tenderness to the Rebels, which now so jarred upon the feelings of the hour, his well-known views on the subject of reconstruction were as distasteful as possible to radical Republicans.
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Julian reflects on the discontent among radical Republicans regarding Lincoln's approach to Reconstruction after his assassination.
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