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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4, Chapter 45: an antislavery policy.—the Trent case.—Theories of reconstruction.—confiscation.—the session of 1861-1862. (search)
ointment of military governors for seceded States, made by the Secretary of War at the President's instance (those of Edward Stanly for North Carolina and Andrew Johnson for Tennessee), in the spring of 1862. Works, vol. VII. p. 112. The former the subject of military governors in his article for the Atlantic Monthly, October, 1863 (Works, vol. VII. pp. 494-501). Stanly wrote to Sumner, March 18, 1864, taking exception to the latter's reference to himself in the article, and denying that hood part, and changing his tone, proceeded to consider the case. Sumner afterwards called the attention of the Senate to Stanly's proceedings, in remarks and resolutions which denied the authority of the Executive to appoint military governors. Jor South Carolina to E. L. Pierce made through Mr. Chase, who desired this appointment to be made as an offset to that of Stanly, and hoped by means of it to secure in the reorganized State a recognition of the negroes as citizens and voters. Sum