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At one point, a bill providing a million dollars in relief to destitute Southerners prompted debate in the House chamber. Logan and fellow Radical Republican Benjamin F. "Ben" Butler of [[Massachusetts]] opposed the legislation on the grounds that it would designate pensions for soldiers in the Confederate military.<ref>''John A. Logan: Stalwart Republican from Illinois'', p. 6.</ref> Basing his stance on both the "bloody shirt" political style in addition to opposing federal action pertaining to state relief, Logan stated:
At one point, a bill providing a million dollars in relief to destitute Southerners prompted debate in the House chamber. Logan and fellow Radical Republican Benjamin F. "Ben" Butler of [[Massachusetts]] opposed the legislation on the grounds that it would designate pensions for soldiers in the Confederate military.<ref>''John A. Logan: Stalwart Republican from Illinois'', p. 6.</ref> Basing his stance on both the "bloody shirt" political style in addition to opposing federal action pertaining to state relief, Logan stated:
{{cquote|Although there are many poor people in the Northwest, we do not understand that we have a right to come to Congress to be fed.|||Logan, late 1870s}}
{{cquote|Although there are many poor people in the Northwest, we do not understand that we have a right to come to Congress to be fed.|||Logan, late 1870s}}
President [[Andrew Johnson]], a Tennessee Democrat who succeeded Lincoln as U.S. president, was opposed by Logan for opposing the Radical Republicans' Reconstruction efforts.<ref>''John A. Logan: Stalwart Republican from Illinois'', p. 16</ref> After Johnson fired Edwin M. Stanton in violation of the Tenure of Office Act, Logan helped lead the impeachment proceedings against the president.<ref>''John A. Logan: Stalwart Republican from Illinois'', p. 22–23.</ref> Although impeached by the House, Johnson would be acquitted by the U.S. Senate due to the defections of several Republicans.
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