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===Trumbull further breaks from Radical Republicanism===

===Trumbull further breaks from Radical Republicanism===

During the presidency of [[Ulysses S. Grant]], Trumbull grew increasingly disenchanted with widespread corruption present;<ref name=britannicabio/> the [[spoils system]] was utilized efficiently by Republicans to safeguard the constitutional rights of Southern blacks. He was one of three Senate Republicans to vote against the Civil Rights Act of 1871,<ref name=1871enforcementactrollcall/> also known as the Third Enforcement Act or Ku Klux Klan Act.

During the presidency of [[Ulysses S. Grant]], Trumbull grew increasingly disenchanted with widespread corruption present;<ref name=britannicabio/> the [[spoils system]] was utilized efficiently by Republicans to safeguard the constitutional rights of Southern blacks. He was one of three Senate Republicans to vote against the Civil Rights Act of 1871,<ref name=1871enforcementactrollcall/> also known as the Third Enforcement Act or Ku Klux Klan Act. Trumbull even began to object towards having blacks serve on juries.<ref name=fascinatingpoliticsbio/>

In the [[United States presidential election, 1872|1872 presidential election]], Trumbull opposed re-electing President Grant and joined the Liberal Republican Party<ref name=britannicabio/> spearheaded by [[Charles Sumner]] and [[Horace Greeley]]. Greeley failed to defeat Grant when heading the party ticket for the general election, and Trumbull retired at the end of his third Senate term.

In the [[United States presidential election, 1872|1872 presidential election]], Trumbull opposed re-electing President Grant and joined the Liberal Republican Party<ref name=britannicabio/> spearheaded by [[Charles Sumner]] and [[Horace Greeley]]. Greeley failed to defeat Grant when heading the party ticket for the general election, and Trumbull retired at the end of his third Senate term.