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It may postpone Reconstruction,--treating the Legislature meanwhile as provisional, and recognizing its acts only so far as in the judgment of Congress they are fit to be recognized.
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Sumner discusses the possibility of postponing Reconstruction while treating the Legislature as provisional, highlighting the complexities of governance during this period.
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