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Andrew Johnson: “I can not too strongly urge a dispassionate treatment of this subject, which should be carefully kept aloof from all…”

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I can not too strongly urge a dispassionate treatment of this subject, which should be carefully kept aloof from all party strife.
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Andrew Johnson
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

He urges for a calm and non-partisan discussion regarding the treatment of freedmen.

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