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strengthening the hands of his congressional foes.

Mrs. Davis in with her husband comfortable quarters have been provided for her & she expresses great satisfaction at the kindness which has been shown to the illustrious prisoner. His health seems to have suffered from his confinement.

11th Mr. Thadeus Stevens the republican tyrant of the House succeeded yesterday in passing the resolutions of his darling reconstruction committee which have been under consideration for the last two days.  Gen. Banks voted for the resolutions. Thadeus himself made a violent speech. In the Senate the bill for the restriction of the President's right of removal from office was still under discussion.  Father dined yesterday with the Chief Justice A very pleasant dinner Several of the foreign ministers were present with some distinguished army officers.  Susie Hodge [[end page]]

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Maj Penrose & Mr. Beaman were here this afternoon.  came with us from church.

12th  Dr. Torrey left us this morning  Father accompanying him as far as Baltimore.  The Republicans it seems are sighing & groaning over the passage of the Reconstruction resolutions with the third ob^[[n]]oxious section intact viz that the Southerners shall be denied representation until 1870 ^[[although they voted for them in a body]] They declare that one more such victory will ruin them.  How men can thus yield their liberty to a party, & be [[strikethrough]] thus [[strikethrough]] controlled by a single individual I cannot understand.  Thaddeus Stevens in his closing appeal expressed a wish  "That the eight millions of Americans inhabiting the South might be confined by bayonets in the penitentiary of hell.

14th  Yesterday had a sermon from Dr. Chester Dr Gurley having gone to the General Assembly. no service in the evening.  To day was the
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