In case of the usurpation of the government of a State by one man or an oligarchy, it becomes a duty of the United States to make good the guaranty to that State of a republican form of government, and so to maintain the homogeneousness of all.
Johnson emphasizes the federal government's duty to ensure republican governance in states facing usurpation.
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