This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subtitle: To the Senate of the United States for the Fulfillment of the Constitutional Guarantee to Her of a Republican Form of Government, as a State in the Union; Subjects: Reconstruction; Louisiana; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877); African Americans; Suffrage; Slavery; Afro-Americans; History / United States / General; History / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877); History / United States / State