Chapter Xvii.--the Reconstruction Amendment in the House.

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A Constitutional Amendment proposed and postponed -- Proposition by Mr. Stewart -- The Reconstruction Amendment -- Death of its Predecessor lamented -- Opposition to the Disfranchisement of Rebels -- "The Unrepentent Thirty-three" -- Nine-tenths Reduced to One-twelfth -- Advice to Congress -- The Committee denounced -- Democratic and Republican Policy compared -- Authority without Power -- A Variety of Opinions -- An Earthquake predicted -- The Joint Resolution passes the House.