On the record
It is true, I believe, as a result of the recent struggle, that the entire people of Virginia have accepted the Union and the Government of the United States in good faith.
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Whitelaw Reid
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Reid asserts that the people of Virginia have accepted the Union and the U.S. government following the Civil War.
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