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On the recordNovember 16, 1865
There must be confidence between the Government and the States, and while the Government confides in the people the people must have faith in the Government.
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Andrew Johnson
Democratic · Tennessee

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Message to Governor Benjamin G. Humphreys of Mississippi

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