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De Juire Civil War Analysis
When addressing the winner of the Civil War politically. One must consider the differences between De Jure and De Facto, law and reality. The opposition has raised evidence, that, on paper, supports Northern victory. However, this evidence is merely allusion clouding the true political atmosphere of America following Reconstruction. The reality is a desperate republican party, struggling for a hold in the South. The compromise of 1877 is startling proof of this desperation. Rutherford Hayes gave up a seat in his cabinet to a democrat, funding for the Texas Pacific Railroad, and control of federal patronage to the Southerners all so he could be named president. However, he essentially gave up any power the seat held by also including in his
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