tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641473647873767935.post6062757791379957455..comments2023-09-22T05:25:18.096-07:00Comments on Loblolly Log: Adelbert Ames and Preliminary Preparation for Choosing a New Constitution and a New Government for Mississippi, Sans MistakesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14177267684105105969noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641473647873767935.post-68332799478036938902016-03-27T05:25:01.051-07:002016-03-27T05:25:01.051-07:00It was endemic within the administration in Washin...It was endemic within the administration in Washington at the time. Martial law is not a good thing, especially then, when there was no legitimate reason for it. The South was stable and secure when Congress passed the Reconstruction Acts. The only "control" lacking was Radical Republican control of the state governments and that's what they insisted on having. Martial law was the way to get it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14177267684105105969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-641473647873767935.post-61369292967074457502016-03-25T18:04:29.793-07:002016-03-25T18:04:29.793-07:00OMG. Ames was acting like Lincoln, and showed a go...OMG. Ames was acting like Lincoln, and showed a good grasp of Lincoln's way of thought regarding Constitutional rights of people under his "rule".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15525686507075560185noreply@blogger.com