An American history . evens and his followers insisted that those laws andthe recent disturbances were evidence that the South was notcandid in appearing to accept the new conditions, too manypeople believed them. Many who were Liberals at heart —who before long regretted their course — were carried awayby the Radical argument and voted that year for Radicalcongressmen. Furthermore, the Liberal cause was greatlyinjured by the action of the President. He made a tour RECONSTRUCTION 475 through the country, speaking at many places. Were it notamply proven, we could scarcely believe that a Preside
An American history . evens and his followers insisted that those laws andthe recent disturbances were evidence that the South was notcandid in appearing to accept the new conditions, too manypeople believed them. Many who were Liberals at heart —who before long regretted their course — were carried awayby the Radical argument and voted that year for Radicalcongressmen. Furthermore, the Liberal cause was greatlyinjured by the action of the President. He made a tour RECONSTRUCTION 475 through the country, speaking at many places. Were it notamply proven, we could scarcely believe that a President ofthe United States could ever have used such coarse, illiterate,abusive language as Johnson poured forth in speech afterspeech. His low vituperation of Congress lost him friendswherever he went. The Democrats also helped the Radicalsby failing to make common cause with the Liberal Secretary Welles, in reviewing the campaign in his diaryfor November 17, 1866 : The fall elections have passed and. the Radicals retain their strength in Congress. False issueshave prevailed. , . Passion, prejudice, hate of the South,the whole South, were the Radical (program) for reestab-lishing the Union. . The Democrats, with equal folly andselfishness, strove to install their old party organization inforce, regardless of the true interest of the country. . .The consequence is that instead of reinstating themselvesthey have established the Radicals more strongly in power. 666. Military Reconstruction. The Radicals ^ now felt theymight do what they pleased. In the spring of 1867 there was ^ The Radicals took this extreme course because, toward the close of 1866,several Southern states had rejected the amendment. 476 AMERICAN HISTORY passed over the veto a Reconstruction Act. It declaredthat no legal state governments existed in the states ofVirginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi,Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, Texas, and Arkansas. Theact grouped these st
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