SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
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WHAT I DO
I lead the Defense Department which sees that the nation is protected against its enemies and which works closely with all branches of the armed forces.
QUESTIONS
How will you deal with state’s that have not rejoined the Union yet?
I will try to reason with them, most their forces have been decimated and they have no more to fight for or stand aside. If they do not listen to logic they will be easily defeated by our forces.
What will your policies be with former confederate soldiers and them serving in the United States Army?
They will be able to go back to their lives, but they must first help with reconstruction and rebuild what they have destroyed. To ensure that the confederate obey to the union law, all confederate soldiers must pledge allegiance to the United States of America, men who refuse will be imprisoned. The union's soldiers also must now watch over the south to ensure safety for all, and all Southerners that supported the Confederacy will not be able to vote or hold office.
Will you play a role in ensuring rights/safety of freedmen (13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments)
Yes, citizens will have to pertain to those laws, colored or not. There will be no more slavery and African Americans must now be treated like equals from now on, they are now free citizens with the right to vote. If anyone misuses or disobeys these laws will be subject to punishment, such as a fine or imprisonment.
Will you intervene with the KKK? The KKK is a legal protesting group, as long as their opposition does not cause any sort of violence. They will not be a federal issue so long as they do not disobey the law with any sort of dangerous threats, blackmail, trespassing, stealing, murder or any hate crimes. If they were to have had to be a national problem anyone caught associating, helping or sheltering the KKK will be arrested.
I Would also like to give this nation words about the Native Americans, who as you all know, have been in conflict with us for a long time. But some tribes had set aside our differences to aid us in our past war. I hope we can make peace, and avoid conflict with these tribes but a war with them seems inevitable, as they do not see our need for manifest destiny and will not agree to relocate. What i am trying to say is that though Native Americans have aided us in the Civil war, their raids and the fact that they will not leave to relocate is a problem that can now only be solved by war.
TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF CITIZENS the Department of Defense has decided to enact the Military Reconstruction act.This act, though President Jackson thinks otherwise, will rebuild the Southern governments ,as well as enforce that all Blacks have rights. With these acts we will divide the south into 5 different districts each under a major general, as the following: John Schofield (Virginia), Daniel Sickles (the Carolinas), John Pope (Georgia, Alabama and Florida), Edward Ord (Arkansas and Mississippi) and Philip Sheridan (Louisiana and Texas). These Generals will have the power to arrest any accused of treason and control the voting poll (who can vote based on their contribution to the Civil War), we hope that the Confederacy will once again become a trustworthy and loyal part of the Union by 1870.
The Department of Defense will try our hardest work to peaceful put back our shattered nation, first we find common ground with the North and the South. We will also increase trade between the North and South, The south will send natural resources and crops the the North and in turn the north will send back manufactured goods, thus creating bonding. Also all this will be done in peace, our Generals in charge of each districts will not be able to and will not send additional troops to limit the Southern states freedom. Note that only Generals and commanding officers of the confederate will lose voting rights, most other will continue life as normal. As secretary of defense I cannot directly aid the Freedmans Bureau, though they have my support and I will protect then politically and physical from the KKK. There has been difficulties and wrongdoings on both parts, but now is the time to rebuild and forgive. God bless America
I lead the Defense Department which sees that the nation is protected against its enemies and which works closely with all branches of the armed forces.
QUESTIONS
How will you deal with state’s that have not rejoined the Union yet?
I will try to reason with them, most their forces have been decimated and they have no more to fight for or stand aside. If they do not listen to logic they will be easily defeated by our forces.
What will your policies be with former confederate soldiers and them serving in the United States Army?
They will be able to go back to their lives, but they must first help with reconstruction and rebuild what they have destroyed. To ensure that the confederate obey to the union law, all confederate soldiers must pledge allegiance to the United States of America, men who refuse will be imprisoned. The union's soldiers also must now watch over the south to ensure safety for all, and all Southerners that supported the Confederacy will not be able to vote or hold office.
Will you play a role in ensuring rights/safety of freedmen (13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments)
Yes, citizens will have to pertain to those laws, colored or not. There will be no more slavery and African Americans must now be treated like equals from now on, they are now free citizens with the right to vote. If anyone misuses or disobeys these laws will be subject to punishment, such as a fine or imprisonment.
Will you intervene with the KKK? The KKK is a legal protesting group, as long as their opposition does not cause any sort of violence. They will not be a federal issue so long as they do not disobey the law with any sort of dangerous threats, blackmail, trespassing, stealing, murder or any hate crimes. If they were to have had to be a national problem anyone caught associating, helping or sheltering the KKK will be arrested.
I Would also like to give this nation words about the Native Americans, who as you all know, have been in conflict with us for a long time. But some tribes had set aside our differences to aid us in our past war. I hope we can make peace, and avoid conflict with these tribes but a war with them seems inevitable, as they do not see our need for manifest destiny and will not agree to relocate. What i am trying to say is that though Native Americans have aided us in the Civil war, their raids and the fact that they will not leave to relocate is a problem that can now only be solved by war.
TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF CITIZENS the Department of Defense has decided to enact the Military Reconstruction act.This act, though President Jackson thinks otherwise, will rebuild the Southern governments ,as well as enforce that all Blacks have rights. With these acts we will divide the south into 5 different districts each under a major general, as the following: John Schofield (Virginia), Daniel Sickles (the Carolinas), John Pope (Georgia, Alabama and Florida), Edward Ord (Arkansas and Mississippi) and Philip Sheridan (Louisiana and Texas). These Generals will have the power to arrest any accused of treason and control the voting poll (who can vote based on their contribution to the Civil War), we hope that the Confederacy will once again become a trustworthy and loyal part of the Union by 1870.
The Department of Defense will try our hardest work to peaceful put back our shattered nation, first we find common ground with the North and the South. We will also increase trade between the North and South, The south will send natural resources and crops the the North and in turn the north will send back manufactured goods, thus creating bonding. Also all this will be done in peace, our Generals in charge of each districts will not be able to and will not send additional troops to limit the Southern states freedom. Note that only Generals and commanding officers of the confederate will lose voting rights, most other will continue life as normal. As secretary of defense I cannot directly aid the Freedmans Bureau, though they have my support and I will protect then politically and physical from the KKK. There has been difficulties and wrongdoings on both parts, but now is the time to rebuild and forgive. God bless America