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An extra session of Congress seemed specially desirable at the time, and had one been summoned by the President, many of the troubles which subsequently resulted might have been averted.
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gutenberg.orgJames Blaine: “An extra session of Congress seemed specially desirable at the time, and had one been summoned by the President, many of…”
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Blaine suggests that an extra session of Congress could have prevented future troubles after the Civil War.
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