Chapter XI · —The Civil Rights Bill and the Veto.
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Doubts as to the President's Decision — Suspense ended — The Veto Message — Mr. Trumbull's Answer — Mr. Reverdy Johnson defends the Message — Rejoinder — Remarks of Mr. Yates — Mr. Cowan appeals to the Country — Mr. Stewart shows how States may make the Law a Nullity — Mr. Wade — Mr. McDougall on Persian Mythology — Mr. J. H. Lane defends the President — Mr. Wade — The President's Collar — Mr. Brown — Mr. Doolittle — Mr. Garrett Davis — Mr. Saulsbury — Yeas And Nays in the Senate — Vote in the House — The Civil Rights Bill becomes a Law.