There could be no question of the zeal with which, through the exciting spring months, the people in the interior of the cotton States, supported the “President’s Policy” of Reconstruction; but it was rarely a zeal according to knowledge.
Reid comments on the enthusiasm of people in the cotton states for the Reconstruction policy, noting a lack of informed support.
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