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No reorganization was possible on a white basis which should not leave these men in full control of the civil government by an overwhelming majority.
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Whitelaw Reid
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gutenberg.orgWhitelaw Reid: “No reorganization was possible on a white basis which should not leave these men in full control of the civil government…”
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Reid argues that any reorganization of government in Louisiana would inevitably favor those who had supported the rebellion.
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