Proposed Public Land Seizure (1866)
Thad STEVENS, from the committee on ways and means, has presented a sweeping confiscation bill. He proposed to seize all the public lands in the Southern States as conquered property. The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.), 05 May 1866, Page 2. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.