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The injustice of such a condition was apparent, and there were only two possible remedies.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge Boutwell: “The injustice of such a condition was apparent, and there were only two possible remedies.”
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Boutwell discusses the evident injustice in the political representation of the seceded states after the Civil War.
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