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It was a confession of Congressional incompetence to deal with a problem which Congress alone had the right to solve.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Julian: “It was a confession of Congressional incompetence to deal with a problem which Congress alone had the right to solve.”
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Julian argues that Congress's failure to address reconstruction effectively demonstrates its incompetence in governance.
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