Charles Sumner: “Looking at the text of the Reconstruction Acts, the conclusion of…”

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Looking at the text of the Reconstruction Acts, the conclusion of reason is confirmed by a positive requirement.

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Sumner asserts that the Reconstruction Acts provide a clear requirement regarding the test oath.

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Charles Sumner: “Looking at the text of the Reconstruction Acts, the conclusion of reason is confirmed by a positive requirement.”