The Conception of a "State" in a System of Federal Government--The Different Kinds of Local Government Provided for in the Constitution of the United States--Local Government Under the Constitution of the United States--"State" Destructibility in the Federal System of Government--The Effect on "State" Existence of the Renunciation of Allegiance to the Union--The Idea of "State" Perdurance--The Constitutional Results of Attempted Secession. The key to the solution of the question of Reconstruction is the proper conception of what a "State" is in a system of federal government. This is a conception which is not easy to acquire, and which, when acquired, is not easy to hold. The difficulty lie…
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