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Andrew Johnson: “The continued disorganization of the Union, to which the President has so often called the attention of Congress, is yet…”

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The continued disorganization of the Union, to which the President has so often called the attention of Congress, is yet a subject of profound and patriotic concern.
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Andrew Johnson
Democratic · Tennessee

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Johnson acknowledges the ongoing disorganization of the Union as a significant concern.

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