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federal federal JJ 35771 308 18 command command NN 35771 308 19 . . . 35771 309 1 North North NNP 35771 309 2 Alabama Alabama NNP 35771 309 3 was be VBD 35771 309 4 more more JJR 35771 309 5 than than IN 35771 309 6 once once RB 35771 309 7 occupied occupy VBN 35771 309 8 by by IN 35771 309 9 contending contend VBG 35771 309 10 armies army NNS 35771 309 11 , , , 35771 309 12 and and CC 35771 309 13 partisan partisan JJ 35771 309 14 organizations organization NNS 35771 309 15 embittered embitter VBD 35771 309 16 the the DT 35771 309 17 contest contest NN 35771 309 18 . . . 35771 310 1 In in IN 35771 310 2 central central JJ 35771 310 3 and and CC 35771 310 4 southern southern JJ 35771 310 5 Alabama Alabama NNP 35771 310 6 were be VBD 35771 310 7 many many JJ 35771 310 8 Whigs Whigs NNP 35771 310 9 and and CC 35771 310 10 Union Union NNP 35771 310 11 men man NNS 35771 310 12 who who WP 35771 310 13 had have VBD 35771 310 14 no no DT 35771 310 15 liking liking NN 35771 310 16 for for IN 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32 white white JJ 35771 311 33 voters voter NNS 35771 311 34 would would MD 35771 311 35 perpetuate perpetuate VB 35771 311 36 negro negro JJ 35771 311 37 supremacy supremacy NN 35771 311 38 in in IN 35771 311 39 Alabama Alabama NNP 35771 311 40 , , , 35771 311 41 the the DT 35771 311 42 Republican republican JJ 35771 311 43 leaders leader NNS 35771 311 44 in in IN 35771 311 45 Congress Congress NNP 35771 311 46 committed commit VBD 35771 311 47 a a DT 35771 311 48 wrong wrong NN 35771 311 49 which which WDT 35771 311 50 to to IN 35771 311 51 this this DT 35771 311 52 day day NN 35771 311 53 bears bear VBZ 35771 311 54 heavily heavily RB 35771 311 55 upon upon IN 35771 311 56 their -PRON- PRP$ 35771 311 57 party party NN 35771 311 58 . . . 35771 312 1 CHAPTER CHAPTER NNP 35771 312 2 NINE nine CD 35771 312 3 CARPETBAG carpetbag NN 35771 312 4 GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT VBD 35771 312 5 The the DT 35771 312 6 negroes negro NNS 35771 312 7 had have VBD 35771 312 8 exercised exercise VBN 35771 312 9 without without IN 35771 312 10 hindrance hindrance NN 35771 312 11 their -PRON- PRP$ 35771 312 12 new new JJ 35771 312 13 privilege privilege NN 35771 312 14 of of IN 35771 312 15 the the DT 35771 312 16 suffrage suffrage NN 35771 312 17 . . . 35771 313 1 Their -PRON- PRP$ 35771 313 2 incapacity incapacity NN 35771 313 3 as as IN 35771 313 4 voters voter NNS 35771 313 5 was be VBD 35771 313 6 illustrated illustrate VBN 35771 313 7 in in IN 35771 313 8 the the DT 35771 313 9 character character NN 35771 313 10 of of IN 35771 313 11 the the DT 35771 313 12 men man NNS 35771 313 13 who who WP 35771 313 14 assumed assume VBD 35771 313 15 office office NN 35771 313 16 after after IN 35771 313 17 the the DT 35771 313 18 election election NN 35771 313 19 in in IN 35771 313 20 1868 1868 CD 35771 313 21 . . . 35771 314 1 In in IN 35771 314 2 Sumter Sumter NNP 35771 314 3 county county NN 35771 314 4 , , , 35771 314 5 Tobias Tobias NNP 35771 314 6 Lane Lane NNP 35771 314 7 was be VBD 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Ohio NNP 35771 314 43 , , , 35771 314 44 having have VBG 35771 314 45 been be VBN 35771 314 46 one one CD 35771 314 47 of of IN 35771 314 48 the the DT 35771 314 49 migrants migrant NNS 35771 314 50 from from IN 35771 314 51 that that DT 35771 314 52 state state NN 35771 314 53 , , , 35771 314 54 so so RB 35771 314 55 prolific prolific JJ 35771 314 56 of of IN 35771 314 57 birds bird NNS 35771 314 58 of of IN 35771 314 59 his -PRON- PRP$ 35771 314 60 feather feather NN 35771 314 61 . . . 35771 315 1 Beville Beville NNP 35771 315 2 , , , 35771 315 3 the the DT 35771 315 4 sheriff sheriff NN 35771 315 5 , , , 35771 315 6 was be VBD 35771 315 7 an an DT 35771 315 8 appointee appointee NN 35771 315 9 of of IN 35771 315 10 General General NNP 35771 315 11 Swayne Swayne NNP 35771 315 12 . . . 35771 316 1 He -PRON- PRP 35771 316 2 was be VBD 35771 316 3 unable unable JJ 35771 316 4 to to TO 35771 316 5 give give VB 35771 316 6 bond bond NN 35771 316 7 , , , 35771 316 8 but but CC 35771 316 9 Swayne Swayne NNP 35771 316 10 waived waive VBD 35771 316 11 that that IN 35771 316 12 formality formality NN 35771 316 13 and and CC 35771 316 14 ordered order VBD 35771 316 15 him -PRON- PRP 35771 316 16 to to TO 35771 316 17 continue continue VB 35771 316 18 in in IN 35771 316 19 office office NN 35771 316 20 without without IN 35771 316 21 bond bond NN 35771 316 22 . . . 35771 317 1 In in IN 35771 317 2 1868 1868 CD 35771 317 3 Richard Richard NNP 35771 317 4 Harris Harris NNP 35771 317 5 , , , 35771 317 6 a a DT 35771 317 7 negro negro NNS 35771 317 8 , , , 35771 317 9 who who WP 35771 317 10 could could MD 35771 317 11 neither neither CC 35771 317 12 read read VB 35771 317 13 nor nor CC 35771 317 14 write write VB 35771 317 15 , , , 35771 317 16 became become VBD 35771 317 17 his -PRON- PRP$ 35771 317 18 worthy worthy JJ 35771 317 19 successor successor NN 35771 317 20 . . . 35771 318 1 As as IN 35771 318 2 solicitor solicitor NN 35771 318 3 the the DT 35771 318 4 discriminating 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35771 318 43 the the DT 35771 318 44 state state NN 35771 318 45 . . . 35771 319 1 George George NNP 35771 319 2 Houston Houston NNP 35771 319 3 , , , 35771 319 4 a a DT 35771 319 5 freedman freedman NN 35771 319 6 , , , 35771 319 7 was be VBD 35771 319 8 sent send VBN 35771 319 9 to to IN 35771 319 10 the the DT 35771 319 11 lower low JJR 35771 319 12 house house NN 35771 319 13 of of IN 35771 319 14 the the DT 35771 319 15 legislature legislature NN 35771 319 16 . . . 35771 320 1 As as IN 35771 320 2 his -PRON- PRP$ 35771 320 3 colleague colleague NN 35771 320 4 Ben Ben NNP 35771 320 5 Inge Inge NNP 35771 320 6 , , , 35771 320 7 another another DT 35771 320 8 " " `` 35771 320 9 person person NN 35771 320 10 of of IN 35771 320 11 color color NN 35771 320 12 , , , 35771 320 13 " " '' 35771 320 14 absolutely absolutely RB 35771 320 15 illiterate illiterate JJ 35771 320 16 , , , 35771 320 17 was be VBD 35771 320 18 selected select VBN 35771 320 19 . . . 35771 321 1 An an DT 35771 321 2 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35771 405 6 the the DT 35771 405 7 hands hand NNS 35771 405 8 away away RB 35771 405 9 from from IN 35771 405 10 their -PRON- PRP$ 35771 405 11 work work NN 35771 405 12 , , , 35771 405 13 he -PRON- PRP 35771 405 14 caused cause VBD 35771 405 15 much much JJ 35771 405 16 vexation vexation NN 35771 405 17 and and CC 35771 405 18 loss loss NN 35771 405 19 to to IN 35771 405 20 the the DT 35771 405 21 planters planter NNS 35771 405 22 . . . 35771 406 1 About about RB 35771 406 2 the the DT 35771 406 3 time time NN 35771 406 4 when when WRB 35771 406 5 he -PRON- PRP 35771 406 6 became become VBD 35771 406 7 probate probate JJ 35771 406 8 judge judge VB 35771 406 9 an an DT 35771 406 10 incident incident NN 35771 406 11 occurred occur VBD 35771 406 12 in in IN 35771 406 13 Greensboro Greensboro NNP 35771 406 14 in in IN 35771 406 15 which which WDT 35771 406 16 was be VBD 35771 406 17 exhibited exhibit VBN 35771 406 18 by by IN 35771 406 19 the the DT 35771 406 20 soldiers soldier NNS 35771 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407 28 to to IN 35771 407 29 him -PRON- PRP 35771 407 30 a a DT 35771 407 31 beating beating NN 35771 407 32 . . . 35771 408 1 Varying vary VBG 35771 408 2 the the DT 35771 408 3 proceeding proceeding NN 35771 408 4 , , , 35771 408 5 they -PRON- PRP 35771 408 6 seized seize VBD 35771 408 7 a a DT 35771 408 8 negro negro JJ 35771 408 9 school school NN 35771 408 10 teacher teacher NN 35771 408 11 and and CC 35771 408 12 conveyed convey VBD 35771 408 13 him -PRON- PRP 35771 408 14 to to IN 35771 408 15 a a DT 35771 408 16 pond pond NN 35771 408 17 , , , 35771 408 18 in in IN 35771 408 19 which which WDT 35771 408 20 they -PRON- PRP 35771 408 21 ducked duck VBD 35771 408 22 him -PRON- PRP 35771 408 23 repeatedly repeatedly RB 35771 408 24 . . . 35771 409 1 Blackford Blackford NNP 35771 409 2 became become VBD 35771 409 3 alarmed alarmed JJ 35771 409 4 at at IN 35771 409 5 this this DT 35771 409 6 manifestation manifestation NN 35771 409 7 of of IN 35771 409 8 displeasure displeasure NN 35771 409 9 , , , 35771 409 10 and and CC 35771 409 11 fled flee VBD 35771 409 12 to to IN 35771 409 13 the the DT 35771 409 14 hills hill NNS 35771 409 15 north north RB 35771 409 16 of of IN 35771 409 17 the the DT 35771 409 18 town town NN 35771 409 19 . . . 35771 410 1 There there RB 35771 410 2 he -PRON- PRP 35771 410 3 was be VBD 35771 410 4 pursued pursue VBN 35771 410 5 by by IN 35771 410 6 the the DT 35771 410 7 rioters rioter NNS 35771 410 8 in in IN 35771 410 9 uniform uniform NN 35771 410 10 , , , 35771 410 11 and and CC 35771 410 12 , , , 35771 410 13 resuming resume VBG 35771 410 14 his -PRON- PRP$ 35771 410 15 flight flight NN 35771 410 16 , , , 35771 410 17 sought seek VBD 35771 410 18 refuge refuge NN 35771 410 19 at at IN 35771 410 20 the the DT 35771 410 21 home home NN 35771 410 22 of of IN 35771 410 23 a a DT 35771 410 24 citizen citizen NN 35771 410 25 , , , 35771 410 26 who who WP 35771 410 27 apprised apprise VBD 35771 410 28 leading lead VBG 35771 410 29 citizens citizen NNS 35771 410 30 of of IN 35771 410 31 Greensboro Greensboro NNP 35771 410 32 of of IN 35771 410 33 his -PRON- PRP$ 35771 410 34 whereabouts whereabouts NN 35771 410 35 and and CC 35771 410 36 peril peril NN 35771 410 37 . . . 35771 411 1 They -PRON- PRP 35771 411 2 informed inform VBD 35771 411 3 the the DT 35771 411 4 military military JJ 35771 411 5 commander commander NN 35771 411 6 , , , 35771 411 7 who who WP 35771 411 8 , , , 35771 411 9 in in IN 35771 411 10 turn turn NN 35771 411 11 , , , 35771 411 12 dispatched dispatch VBD 35771 411 13 a a DT 35771 411 14 squad squad NN 35771 411 15 of of IN 35771 411 16 cavalry cavalry NN 35771 411 17 to to TO 35771 411 18 rescue rescue VB 35771 411 19 him -PRON- PRP 35771 411 20 and and CC 35771 411 21 conduct conduct VB 35771 411 22 him -PRON- PRP 35771 411 23 to to IN 35771 411 24 town town NN 35771 411 25 . . . 35771 412 1 Blackford Blackford NNP 35771 412 2 , , , 35771 412 3 on on IN 35771 412 4 his -PRON- PRP$ 35771 412 5 return return NN 35771 412 6 , , , 35771 412 7 renounced renounce VBD 35771 412 8 his -PRON- PRP$ 35771 412 9 political political JJ 35771 412 10 heresies heresy NNS 35771 412 11 and and CC 35771 412 12 aspirations aspiration NNS 35771 412 13 to to IN 35771 412 14 the the DT 35771 412 15 judgeship judgeship NN 35771 412 16 , , , 35771 412 17 which which WDT 35771 412 18 he -PRON- PRP 35771 412 19 declared declare VBD 35771 412 20 he -PRON- PRP 35771 412 21 would would MD 35771 412 22 not not RB 35771 412 23 accept accept VB 35771 412 24 ; ; : 35771 412 25 but but CC 35771 412 26 , , , 35771 412 27 recovering recover VBG 35771 412 28 his -PRON- PRP$ 35771 412 29 confidence confidence NN 35771 412 30 in in IN 35771 412 31 the the DT 35771 412 32 stability stability NN 35771 412 33 of of IN 35771 412 34 the the DT 35771 412 35 military military JJ 35771 412 36 powers power NNS 35771 412 37 and and CC 35771 412 38 his -PRON- PRP$ 35771 412 39 negro negro JJ 35771 412 40 backing backing NN 35771 412 41 , , , 35771 412 42 he -PRON- PRP 35771 412 43 quickly quickly RB 35771 412 44 recanted recant VBD 35771 412 45 and and CC 35771 412 46 relapsed relapse VBN 35771 412 47 into into IN 35771 412 48 arrogance arrogance NN 35771 412 49 . . . 35771 413 1 Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa NNP 35771 413 2 county county NN 35771 413 3 was be VBD 35771 413 4 not not RB 35771 413 5 neglected neglect VBN 35771 413 6 by by IN 35771 413 7 place place NN 35771 413 8 - - HYPH 35771 413 9 hunters hunter NNS 35771 413 10 , , , 35771 413 11 but but CC 35771 413 12 the the DT 35771 413 13 preponderance preponderance NN 35771 413 14 of of IN 35771 413 15 whites white NNS 35771 413 16 in in IN 35771 413 17 that that DT 35771 413 18 county county NN 35771 413 19 was be VBD 35771 413 20 a a DT 35771 413 21 restraining restraining JJ 35771 413 22 influence influence NN 35771 413 23 . . . 35771 414 1 Luther Luther NNP 35771 414 2 R. R. NNP 35771 414 3 Smith Smith NNP 35771 414 4 , , , 35771 414 5 a a DT 35771 414 6 carpetbagger carpetbagger NN 35771 414 7 from from IN 35771 414 8 Michigan Michigan NNP 35771 414 9 , , , 35771 414 10 provisional provisional JJ 35771 414 11 circuit circuit NN 35771 414 12 judge judge NN 35771 414 13 in in IN 35771 414 14 1866 1866 CD 35771 414 15 , , , 35771 414 16 was be VBD 35771 414 17 elected elect VBN 35771 414 18 to to IN 35771 414 19 that that DT 35771 414 20 position position NN 35771 414 21 in in IN 35771 414 22 1868 1868 CD 35771 414 23 , , , 35771 414 24 and and CC 35771 414 25 simultaneously simultaneously RB 35771 414 26 a a DT 35771 414 27 member member NN 35771 414 28 of of IN 35771 414 29 the the DT 35771 414 30 legislature legislature NN 35771 414 31 , , , 35771 414 32 but but CC 35771 414 33 had have VBD 35771 414 34 decency decency NN 35771 414 35 to to TO 35771 414 36 resign resign VB 35771 414 37 the the DT 35771 414 38 latter latter JJ 35771 414 39 trust trust NN 35771 414 40 . . . 35771 415 1 Notwithstanding notwithstanding IN 35771 415 2 he -PRON- PRP 35771 415 3 subsequently subsequently RB 35771 415 4 violated violate VBD 35771 415 5 the the DT 35771 415 6 judicial judicial JJ 35771 415 7 proprieties propriety NNS 35771 415 8 by by IN 35771 415 9 presiding preside VBG 35771 415 10 over over IN 35771 415 11 a a DT 35771 415 12 radical radical JJ 35771 415 13 state state NN 35771 415 14 convention convention NN 35771 415 15 in in IN 35771 415 16 Selma Selma NNP 35771 415 17 . . . 35771 416 1 He -PRON- PRP 35771 416 2 was be VBD 35771 416 3 one one CD 35771 416 4 of of IN 35771 416 5 the the DT 35771 416 6 most most RBS 35771 416 7 respectable respectable JJ 35771 416 8 of of IN 35771 416 9 the the DT 35771 416 10 intruders intruder NNS 35771 416 11 , , , 35771 416 12 and and CC 35771 416 13 reputed repute VBN 35771 416 14 to to TO 35771 416 15 be be VB 35771 416 16 just just RB 35771 416 17 , , , 35771 416 18 impartial impartial JJ 35771 416 19 and and CC 35771 416 20 courteous courteous JJ 35771 416 21 on on IN 35771 416 22 the the DT 35771 416 23 bench bench NN 35771 416 24 . . . 35771 417 1 Nevertheless nevertheless RB 35771 417 2 he -PRON- PRP 35771 417 3 shared share VBD 35771 417 4 , , , 35771 417 5 in in IN 35771 417 6 a a DT 35771 417 7 lesser less JJR 35771 417 8 measure measure NN 35771 417 9 , , , 35771 417 10 the the DT 35771 417 11 odium odium NN 35771 417 12 which which WDT 35771 417 13 attached attach VBD 35771 417 14 to to IN 35771 417 15 all all DT 35771 417 16 . . . 35771 418 1 The the DT 35771 418 2 feeling feeling NN 35771 418 3 of of IN 35771 418 4 the the DT 35771 418 5 people people NNS 35771 418 6 was be VBD 35771 418 7 that that IN 35771 418 8 no no DT 35771 418 9 right right JJ 35771 418 10 - - HYPH 35771 418 11 minded minded JJ 35771 418 12 man man NN 35771 418 13 would would MD 35771 418 14 thrust thrust VB 35771 418 15 himself -PRON- PRP 35771 418 16 into into IN 35771 418 17 public public JJ 35771 418 18 position position NN 35771 418 19 under under IN 35771 418 20 the the DT 35771 418 21 peculiar peculiar JJ 35771 418 22 circumstances circumstance NNS 35771 418 23 . . . 35771 419 1 All all PDT 35771 419 2 the the DT 35771 419 3 members member NNS 35771 419 4 of of IN 35771 419 5 the the DT 35771 419 6 United United NNP 35771 419 7 States States NNP 35771 419 8 House House NNP 35771 419 9 of of IN 35771 419 10 Representatives Representatives NNPS 35771 419 11 from from IN 35771 419 12 Alabama Alabama NNP 35771 419 13 were be VBD 35771 419 14 carpetbaggers carpetbagger NNS 35771 419 15 -- -- : 35771 419 16 officers officer NNS 35771 419 17 in in IN 35771 419 18 the the DT 35771 419 19 United United NNP 35771 419 20 States States NNP 35771 419 21 army army NN 35771 419 22 . . . 35771 420 1 Charles Charles NNP 35771 420 2 W. W. NNP 35771 420 3 Pierce Pierce NNP 35771 420 4 represented represent VBD 35771 420 5 the the DT 35771 420 6 fourth fourth JJ 35771 420 7 district district NN 35771 420 8 . . . 35771 421 1 He -PRON- PRP 35771 421 2 held hold VBD 35771 421 3 a a DT 35771 421 4 commission commission NN 35771 421 5 as as IN 35771 421 6 major major JJ 35771 421 7 . . . 35771 422 1 His -PRON- PRP$ 35771 422 2 course course NN 35771 422 3 in in IN 35771 422 4 the the DT 35771 422 5 interval interval NN 35771 422 6 when when WRB 35771 422 7 the the DT 35771 422 8 constitution constitution NN 35771 422 9 was be VBD 35771 422 10 in in IN 35771 422 11 abeyance abeyance NN 35771 422 12 was be VBD 35771 422 13 the the DT 35771 422 14 same same JJ 35771 422 15 as as IN 35771 422 16 that that DT 35771 422 17 of of IN 35771 422 18 Colonel Colonel NNP 35771 422 19 Callis Callis NNP 35771 422 20 , , , 35771 422 21 who who WP 35771 422 22 caused cause VBD 35771 422 23 more more JJR 35771 422 24 discussion discussion NN 35771 422 25 . . . 35771 423 1 Colonel Colonel NNP 35771 423 2 Callis Callis NNP 35771 423 3 was be VBD 35771 423 4 elected elect VBN 35771 423 5 to to IN 35771 423 6 Congress Congress NNP 35771 423 7 from from IN 35771 423 8 the the DT 35771 423 9 Huntsville Huntsville NNP 35771 423 10 district district NN 35771 423 11 , , , 35771 423 12 in in IN 35771 423 13 competition competition NN 35771 423 14 with with IN 35771 423 15 General General NNP 35771 423 16 Joseph Joseph NNP 35771 423 17 W. W. 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- HYPH 35771 499 29 infested infest VBN 35771 499 30 region region NN 35771 499 31 were be VBD 35771 499 32 similarly similarly RB 35771 499 33 " " `` 35771 499 34 Ku Ku NNP 35771 499 35 Klux Klux NNP 35771 499 36 marked mark VBD 35771 499 37 . . . 35771 499 38 " " '' 35771 500 1 The the DT 35771 500 2 woods wood NNS 35771 500 3 must must MD 35771 500 4 have have VB 35771 500 5 been be VBN 35771 500 6 full full JJ 35771 500 7 of of IN 35771 500 8 human human JJ 35771 500 9 curios curio NNS 35771 500 10 ! ! . 35771 501 1 In in IN 35771 501 2 1868 1868 CD 35771 501 3 the the DT 35771 501 4 regents regent NNS 35771 501 5 elected elect VBD 35771 501 6 this this DT 35771 501 7 superstitious superstitious JJ 35771 501 8 and and CC 35771 501 9 prejudiced prejudiced JJ 35771 501 10 emissary emissary JJ 35771 501 11 president president NN 35771 501 12 of of IN 35771 501 13 the the DT 35771 501 14 University University NNP 35771 501 15 of of IN 35771 501 16 Alabama Alabama NNP 35771 501 17 ! ! . 35771 502 1 Accompanied accompany VBN 35771 502 2 by by IN 35771 502 3 Dr. Dr. NNP 35771 502 4 N. N. NNP 35771 502 5 B. B. NNP 35771 503 1 Cloud Cloud NNP 35771 503 2 , , , 35771 503 3 state state NN 35771 503 4 superintendent superintendent NN 35771 503 5 of of IN 35771 503 6 education education NN 35771 503 7 , , , 35771 503 8 Lakin Lakin NNP 35771 503 9 journeyed journey VBD 35771 503 10 to to IN 35771 503 11 Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa NNP 35771 503 12 to to TO 35771 503 13 assume assume VB 35771 503 14 the the DT 35771 503 15 station station NN 35771 503 16 which which WDT 35771 503 17 the the DT 35771 503 18 people people NNS 35771 503 19 once once RB 35771 503 20 hoped hope VBD 35771 503 21 would would MD 35771 503 22 be be VB 35771 503 23 graced grace VBN 35771 503 24 by by IN 35771 503 25 the the DT 35771 503 26 illustrious illustrious JJ 35771 503 27 Henry Henry NNP 35771 503 28 Tutwiler Tutwiler NNP 35771 503 29 . . . 35771 504 1 Professor Professor NNP 35771 504 2 Wyman Wyman NNP 35771 504 3 was be VBD 35771 504 4 in in IN 35771 504 5 charge charge NN 35771 504 6 of of IN 35771 504 7 the the DT 35771 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I. NNP 35771 513 7 F. F. 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W. NNP 35771 521 11 H. H. 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NNP 35771 522 13 , , , 35771 522 14 1871 1871 CD 35771 522 15 , , , 35771 522 16 interest interest NN 35771 522 17 , , , 35771 522 18 which which WDT 35771 522 19 the the DT 35771 522 20 state state NN 35771 522 21 paid pay VBD 35771 522 22 as as IN 35771 522 23 its -PRON- PRP$ 35771 522 24 owner owner NN 35771 522 25 and and CC 35771 522 26 creditor creditor NN 35771 522 27 , , , 35771 522 28 $ $ $ 35771 522 29 508,000 508,000 CD 35771 522 30 . . . 35771 523 1 " " `` 35771 523 2 There there EX 35771 523 3 are be VBP 35771 523 4 eight eight CD 35771 523 5 or or CC 35771 523 6 ten ten CD 35771 523 7 other other JJ 35771 523 8 roads road NNS 35771 523 9 for for IN 35771 523 10 which which WDT 35771 523 11 the the DT 35771 523 12 state state NN 35771 523 13 , , , 35771 523 14 under under IN 35771 523 15 the the DT 35771 523 16 law law NN 35771 523 17 above above RB 35771 523 18 referred refer VBD 35771 523 19 to to IN 35771 523 20 , , , 35771 523 21 is be VBZ 35771 523 22 liable liable JJ 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524 31 Under under IN 35771 524 32 Democratic democratic JJ 35771 524 33 administration administration NN 35771 524 34 , , , 35771 524 35 a a DT 35771 524 36 committee committee NN 35771 524 37 of of IN 35771 524 38 the the DT 35771 524 39 legislature legislature NN 35771 524 40 investigated investigate VBD 35771 524 41 the the DT 35771 524 42 railroad railroad NN 35771 524 43 deals deal NNS 35771 524 44 and and CC 35771 524 45 reported report VBD 35771 524 46 that that IN 35771 524 47 " " `` 35771 524 48 Two two CD 35771 524 49 millions million NNS 35771 524 50 of of IN 35771 524 51 state state NN 35771 524 52 bonds bond NNS 35771 524 53 which which WDT 35771 524 54 the the DT 35771 524 55 law law NN 35771 524 56 authorized authorize VBD 35771 524 57 the the DT 35771 524 58 governor governor NN 35771 524 59 to to TO 35771 524 60 issue issue VB 35771 524 61 in in IN 35771 524 62 aid aid NN 35771 524 63 of of IN 35771 524 64 said say VBN 35771 524 65 company company NN 35771 524 66 ( ( -LRB- 35771 524 67 Alabama Alabama NNP 35771 524 68 and and CC 35771 524 69 Chattanooga Chattanooga NNP 35771 524 70 ) ) -RRB- 35771 524 71 in in IN 35771 524 72 sums sum NNS 35771 524 73 sufficient sufficient JJ 35771 524 74 to to TO 35771 524 75 pay pay VB 35771 524 76 off off RP 35771 524 77 the the DT 35771 524 78 cost cost NN 35771 524 79 of of IN 35771 524 80 having have VBG 35771 524 81 constructed construct VBN 35771 524 82 a a DT 35771 524 83 certain certain JJ 35771 524 84 amount amount NN 35771 524 85 of of IN 35771 524 86 road road NN 35771 524 87 in in IN 35771 524 88 excess excess NN 35771 524 89 of of IN 35771 524 90 the the DT 35771 524 91 state state NN 35771 524 92 indorsement indorsement NN 35771 524 93 of of IN 35771 524 94 $ $ $ 35771 524 95 16,000 16,000 CD 35771 524 96 per per IN 35771 524 97 mile mile NN 35771 524 98 , , , 35771 524 99 were be VBD 35771 524 100 issued issue VBN 35771 524 101 in in IN 35771 524 102 bulk bulk NN 35771 524 103 , , , 35771 524 104 with with IN 35771 524 105 reckless reckless JJ 35771 524 106 haste haste NN 35771 524 107 , , , 35771 524 108 and and CC 35771 524 109 were be VBD 35771 524 110 hurried hurry VBN 35771 524 111 away away RB 35771 524 112 to to IN 35771 524 113 the the DT 35771 524 114 money money NN 35771 524 115 marts mart NNS 35771 524 116 of of IN 35771 524 117 Europe Europe NNP 35771 524 118 " " '' 35771 524 119 ; ; : 35771 524 120 that that IN 35771 524 121 " " `` 35771 524 122 there there EX 35771 524 123 has have VBZ 35771 524 124 been be VBN 35771 524 125 no no DT 35771 524 126 record record NN 35771 524 127 kept keep VBN 35771 524 128 by by IN 35771 524 129 any any DT 35771 524 130 officer officer NN 35771 524 131 of of IN 35771 524 132 the the DT 35771 524 133 state state NN 35771 524 134 of of IN 35771 524 135 the the DT 35771 524 136 number number NN 35771 524 137 and and CC 35771 524 138 amount amount NN 35771 524 139 of of IN 35771 524 140 the the DT 35771 524 141 bonds bond NNS 35771 524 142 issued issue VBN 35771 524 143 or or CC 35771 524 144 indorsed indorse VBN 35771 524 145 by by IN 35771 524 146 the the DT 35771 524 147 state state NN 35771 524 148 in in IN 35771 524 149 favor favor NN 35771 524 150 of of IN 35771 524 151 the the DT 35771 524 152 various various JJ 35771 524 153 railroads railroad NNS 35771 524 154 entitled entitle VBN 35771 524 155 by by IN 35771 524 156 law law NN 35771 524 157 to to IN 35771 524 158 the the DT 35771 524 159 aid aid NN 35771 524 160 of of IN 35771 524 161 the the DT 35771 524 162 state state NN 35771 524 163 , , , 35771 524 164 except except IN 35771 524 165 as as IN 35771 524 166 to to IN 35771 524 167 loans loan NNS 35771 524 168 of of IN 35771 524 169 bonds bond NNS 35771 524 170 to to IN 35771 524 171 the the DT 35771 524 172 Montgomery Montgomery NNP 35771 524 173 and and CC 35771 524 174 Eufaula Eufaula NNP 35771 524 175 Railroad Railroad NNP 35771 524 176 Company Company NNP 35771 524 177 , , , 35771 524 178 $ $ $ 35771 524 179 300,000 300,000 CD 35771 524 180 in in IN 35771 524 181 amount amount NN 35771 524 182 , , , 35771 524 183 and and CC 35771 524 184 the the DT 35771 524 185 indorsement indorsement NN 35771 524 186 of of IN 35771 524 187 bonds bond NNS 35771 524 188 in in IN 35771 524 189 favor favor NN 35771 524 190 of of IN 35771 524 191 the the DT 35771 524 192 Mobile Mobile NNP 35771 524 193 and and CC 35771 524 194 Montgomery Montgomery NNP 35771 524 195 Railroad Railroad NNP 35771 524 196 Company Company NNP 35771 524 197 . . . 35771 524 198 " " '' 35771 525 1 R. R. NNP 35771 525 2 M. M. NNP 35771 525 3 Patton Patton NNP 35771 525 4 testified testify VBD 35771 525 5 that that IN 35771 525 6 although although IN 35771 525 7 he -PRON- PRP 35771 525 8 had have VBD 35771 525 9 accepted accept VBN 35771 525 10 the the DT 35771 525 11 presidency presidency NN 35771 525 12 of of IN 35771 525 13 the the DT 35771 525 14 Alabama Alabama NNP 35771 525 15 and and CC 35771 525 16 Chattanooga Chattanooga NNP 35771 525 17 Railroad Railroad NNP 35771 525 18 Company Company NNP 35771 525 19 , , , 35771 525 20 he -PRON- PRP 35771 525 21 was be VBD 35771 525 22 ignored ignore VBN 35771 525 23 because because IN 35771 525 24 he -PRON- PRP 35771 525 25 opposed oppose VBD 35771 525 26 the the DT 35771 525 27 loan loan NN 35771 525 28 bill bill NN 35771 525 29 . . . 35771 526 1 D. D. NNP 35771 526 2 N. N. NNP 35771 526 3 Stanton Stanton NNP 35771 526 4 , , , 35771 526 5 of of IN 35771 526 6 Boston Boston NNP 35771 526 7 , , , 35771 526 8 was be VBD 35771 526 9 elected elect VBN 35771 526 10 president president NN 35771 526 11 , , , 35771 526 12 and and CC 35771 526 13 Patton Patton NNP 35771 526 14 " " '' 35771 526 15 was be VBD 35771 526 16 not not RB 35771 526 17 invited invite VBN 35771 526 18 or or CC 35771 526 19 expected expect VBN 35771 526 20 at at IN 35771 526 21 the the DT 35771 526 22 consultation consultation NN 35771 526 23 of of IN 35771 526 24 friends friend NNS 35771 526 25 of of IN 35771 526 26 the the DT 35771 526 27 road road NN 35771 526 28 . . . 35771 527 1 He -PRON- PRP 35771 527 2 said say VBD 35771 527 3 : : : 35771 527 4 " " `` 35771 527 5 I -PRON- PRP 35771 527 6 do do VBP 35771 527 7 not not RB 35771 527 8 think think VB 35771 527 9 the the DT 35771 527 10 stockholders stockholder NNS 35771 527 11 ever ever RB 35771 527 12 paid pay VBN 35771 527 13 in in IN 35771 527 14 any any DT 35771 527 15 of of IN 35771 527 16 the the DT 35771 527 17 capital capital NN 35771 527 18 stock stock NN 35771 527 19 of of IN 35771 527 20 the the DT 35771 527 21 company company NN 35771 527 22 . . . 35771 527 23 " " '' 35771 528 1 Arthur Arthur NNP 35771 528 2 Bingham Bingham NNP 35771 528 3 , , , 35771 528 4 state state NN 35771 528 5 treasurer treasurer NN 35771 528 6 from from IN 35771 528 7 1868 1868 CD 35771 528 8 to to IN 35771 528 9 1870 1870 CD 35771 528 10 , , , 35771 528 11 asked ask VBD 35771 528 12 whether whether IN 35771 528 13 he -PRON- PRP 35771 528 14 knew know VBD 35771 528 15 of of IN 35771 528 16 any any DT 35771 528 17 fraud fraud NN 35771 528 18 or or CC 35771 528 19 illegality illegality NN 35771 528 20 in in IN 35771 528 21 connection connection NN 35771 528 22 With with IN 35771 528 23 the the DT 35771 528 24 issue issue NN 35771 528 25 or or CC 35771 528 26 indorsement indorsement NN 35771 528 27 of of IN 35771 528 28 the the DT 35771 528 29 railroad railroad NN 35771 528 30 bonds bond NNS 35771 528 31 , , , 35771 528 32 declined decline VBD 35771 528 33 to to TO 35771 528 34 answer answer VB 35771 528 35 upon upon IN 35771 528 36 the the DT 35771 528 37 ground ground NN 35771 528 38 that that IN 35771 528 39 by by IN 35771 528 40 so so RB 35771 528 41 doing do VBG 35771 528 42 he -PRON- PRP 35771 528 43 would would MD 35771 528 44 criminate criminate VB 35771 528 45 himself -PRON- PRP 35771 528 46 . . . 35771 529 1 Mr. Mr. NNP 35771 529 2 Holmes Holmes NNP 35771 529 3 testified testify VBD 35771 529 4 that that IN 35771 529 5 on on IN 35771 529 6 the the DT 35771 529 7 last last JJ 35771 529 8 day day NN 35771 529 9 of of IN 35771 529 10 the the DT 35771 529 11 session session NN 35771 529 12 of of IN 35771 529 13 the the DT 35771 529 14 legislature legislature NN 35771 529 15 of of IN 35771 529 16 1869 1869 CD 35771 529 17 - - SYM 35771 529 18 70 70 CD 35771 529 19 Mr. Mr. NNP 35771 529 20 Gilmer Gilmer NNP 35771 529 21 , , , 35771 529 22 president president NN 35771 529 23 of of IN 35771 529 24 the the DT 35771 529 25 North North NNP 35771 529 26 and and CC 35771 529 27 South South NNP 35771 529 28 Railroad Railroad NNP 35771 529 29 , , , 35771 529 30 borrowed borrow VBD 35771 529 31 from from IN 35771 529 32 him -PRON- PRP 35771 529 33 and and CC 35771 529 34 Mr. Mr. NNP 35771 529 35 Farley Farley NNP 35771 529 36 $ $ $ 35771 529 37 25,000 25,000 CD 35771 529 38 . . . 35771 530 1 Next next JJ 35771 530 2 day day NN 35771 530 3 Mr. Mr. NNP 35771 530 4 Gilmer Gilmer NNP 35771 530 5 complained complain VBD 35771 530 6 that that IN 35771 530 7 John John NNP 35771 530 8 Hardy Hardy NNP 35771 530 9 , , , 35771 530 10 of of IN 35771 530 11 Dallas Dallas NNP 35771 530 12 county county NN 35771 530 13 , , , 35771 530 14 chairman chairman NN 35771 530 15 of of IN 35771 530 16 the the DT 35771 530 17 committee committee NNP 35771 530 18 of of IN 35771 530 19 the the DT 35771 530 20 legislature legislature NN 35771 530 21 , , , 35771 530 22 had have VBD 35771 530 23 treated treat VBN 35771 530 24 him -PRON- PRP 35771 530 25 shabbily shabbily RB 35771 530 26 ; ; : 35771 530 27 that that IN 35771 530 28 " " `` 35771 530 29 he -PRON- PRP 35771 530 30 had have VBD 35771 530 31 agreed agree VBN 35771 530 32 to to TO 35771 530 33 pass pass VB 35771 530 34 the the DT 35771 530 35 bill bill NN 35771 530 36 for for IN 35771 530 37 him -PRON- PRP 35771 530 38 for for IN 35771 530 39 $ $ $ 35771 530 40 25,000 25,000 CD 35771 530 41 , , , 35771 530 42 but but CC 35771 530 43 that that IN 35771 530 44 at at IN 35771 530 45 the the DT 35771 530 46 eleventh eleventh JJ 35771 530 47 hour hour NN 35771 530 48 he -PRON- PRP 35771 530 49 went go VBD 35771 530 50 back back RB 35771 530 51 on on IN 35771 530 52 him -PRON- PRP 35771 530 53 and and CC 35771 530 54 made make VBD 35771 530 55 him -PRON- PRP 35771 530 56 pay pay VB 35771 530 57 $ $ $ 35771 530 58 10,000 10,000 CD 35771 530 59 more more JJR 35771 530 60 , , , 35771 530 61 making make VBG 35771 530 62 in in IN 35771 530 63 all all DT 35771 530 64 $ $ $ 35771 530 65 35,000 35,000 CD 35771 530 66 . . . 35771 530 67 " " '' 35771 531 1 Jere Jere NNP 35771 531 2 Haralson Haralson NNP 35771 531 3 , , , 35771 531 4 colored color VBD 35771 531 5 , , , 35771 531 6 Mr. Mr. NNP 35771 531 7 Hardy Hardy NNP 35771 531 8 's 's POS 35771 531 9 colleague colleague NN 35771 531 10 from from IN 35771 531 11 Dallas Dallas NNP 35771 531 12 , , , 35771 531 13 was be VBD 35771 531 14 a a DT 35771 531 15 shrewd shrewd JJ 35771 531 16 negro negro NN 35771 531 17 , , , 35771 531 18 but but CC 35771 531 19 at at IN 35771 531 20 that that DT 35771 531 21 time time NN 35771 531 22 a a DT 35771 531 23 cheap cheap JJ 35771 531 24 commodity commodity NN 35771 531 25 . . . 35771 532 1 Later later RBR 35771 532 2 he -PRON- PRP 35771 532 3 appraised appraise VBD 35771 532 4 himself -PRON- PRP 35771 532 5 more more RBR 35771 532 6 highly highly RB 35771 532 7 . . . 35771 533 1 Ben Ben NNP 35771 533 2 Turner Turner NNP 35771 533 3 , , , 35771 533 4 a a DT 35771 533 5 negro negro JJ 35771 533 6 ( ( -LRB- 35771 533 7 successor successor NN 35771 533 8 to to IN 35771 533 9 the the DT 35771 533 10 carpetbag carpetbag NNP 35771 533 11 congressman congressman NN 35771 533 12 ) ) -RRB- 35771 533 13 , , , 35771 533 14 continued continue VBD 35771 533 15 for for IN 35771 533 16 some some DT 35771 533 17 time time NN 35771 533 18 after after IN 35771 533 19 regeneration regeneration NN 35771 533 20 to to TO 35771 533 21 represent represent VB 35771 533 22 the the DT 35771 533 23 Dallas Dallas NNP 35771 533 24 district district NN 35771 533 25 in in IN 35771 533 26 Congress Congress NNP 35771 533 27 , , , 35771 533 28 and and CC 35771 533 29 Jere Jere NNP 35771 533 30 spent spend VBD 35771 533 31 much much JJ 35771 533 32 time time NN 35771 533 33 with with IN 35771 533 34 him -PRON- PRP 35771 533 35 in in IN 35771 533 36 Washington Washington NNP 35771 533 37 , , , 35771 533 38 engaged engage VBD 35771 533 39 in in IN 35771 533 40 profitable profitable JJ 35771 533 41 political political JJ 35771 533 42 work work NN 35771 533 43 . . . 35771 534 1 But but CC 35771 534 2 at at IN 35771 534 3 the the DT 35771 534 4 Montgomery Montgomery NNP 35771 534 5 distribution distribution NN 35771 534 6 only only RB 35771 534 7 fifty fifty CD 35771 534 8 dollars dollar NNS 35771 534 9 was be VBD 35771 534 10 apportioned apportion VBN 35771 534 11 to to IN 35771 534 12 him -PRON- PRP 35771 534 13 . . . 35771 535 1 He -PRON- PRP 35771 535 2 ingenuously ingenuously RB 35771 535 3 explained explain VBD 35771 535 4 that that IN 35771 535 5 he -PRON- PRP 35771 535 6 accepted accept VBD 35771 535 7 it -PRON- PRP 35771 535 8 as as IN 35771 535 9 a a DT 35771 535 10 loan loan NN 35771 535 11 . . . 35771 536 1 When when WRB 35771 536 2 the the DT 35771 536 3 state state NN 35771 536 4 , , , 35771 536 5 some some DT 35771 536 6 years year NNS 35771 536 7 later later RB 35771 536 8 , , , 35771 536 9 attempted attempt VBD 35771 536 10 to to TO 35771 536 11 make make VB 35771 536 12 Mr. Mr. NNP 35771 536 13 Hardy Hardy NNP 35771 536 14 disgorge disgorge VB 35771 536 15 the the DT 35771 536 16 $ $ $ 35771 536 17 35,000 35,000 CD 35771 536 18 ( ( -LRB- 35771 536 19 bonds bond NNS 35771 536 20 ) ) -RRB- 35771 536 21 and and CC 35771 536 22 imprisoned imprison VBD 35771 536 23 him -PRON- PRP 35771 536 24 , , , 35771 536 25 he -PRON- PRP 35771 536 26 escaped escape VBD 35771 536 27 on on IN 35771 536 28 the the DT 35771 536 29 plea plea NN 35771 536 30 that that WDT 35771 536 31 it -PRON- PRP 35771 536 32 was be VBD 35771 536 33 imprisonment imprisonment NN 35771 536 34 for for IN 35771 536 35 debt debt NN 35771 536 36 . . . 35771 537 1 Ex Ex NNP 35771 537 2 - - NNP 35771 537 3 Governor Governor NNP 35771 537 4 Patton Patton NNP 35771 537 5 published publish VBD 35771 537 6 a a DT 35771 537 7 statement statement NN 35771 537 8 in in IN 35771 537 9 which which WDT 35771 537 10 he -PRON- PRP 35771 537 11 said say VBD 35771 537 12 that that IN 35771 537 13 , , , 35771 537 14 when when WRB 35771 537 15 in in IN 35771 537 16 Boston Boston NNP 35771 537 17 , , , 35771 537 18 parties party NNS 35771 537 19 to to IN 35771 537 20 the the DT 35771 537 21 Alabama Alabama NNP 35771 537 22 and and CC 35771 537 23 Chattanooga Chattanooga NNP 35771 537 24 Railroad Railroad NNP 35771 537 25 complained complain VBD 35771 537 26 to to IN 35771 537 27 him -PRON- PRP 35771 537 28 because because IN 35771 537 29 legislation legislation NN 35771 537 30 in in IN 35771 537 31 Alabama Alabama NNP 35771 537 32 had have VBD 35771 537 33 cost cost VBN 35771 537 34 the the DT 35771 537 35 company company NN 35771 537 36 $ $ $ 35771 537 37 200,000 200,000 CD 35771 537 38 . . . 35771 538 1 J. J. NNP 35771 538 2 P. P. NNP 35771 538 3 Stowe Stowe NNP 35771 538 4 , , , 35771 538 5 a a DT 35771 538 6 Montgomery Montgomery NNP 35771 538 7 county county NN 35771 538 8 representative representative NN 35771 538 9 , , , 35771 538 10 asserted assert VBN 35771 538 11 , , , 35771 538 12 and and CC 35771 538 13 the the DT 35771 538 14 assertion assertion NN 35771 538 15 was be VBD 35771 538 16 published publish VBN 35771 538 17 , , , 35771 538 18 that that IN 35771 538 19 John John NNP 35771 538 20 Hardy Hardy NNP 35771 538 21 took take VBD 35771 538 22 away away RB 35771 538 23 the the DT 35771 538 24 night night NN 35771 538 25 the the DT 35771 538 26 legislature legislature NN 35771 538 27 adjourned adjourn VBD 35771 538 28 not not RB 35771 538 29 less less JJR 35771 538 30 than than IN 35771 538 31 $ $ $ 35771 538 32 150,000 150,000 CD 35771 538 33 , , , 35771 538 34 but but CC 35771 538 35 not not RB 35771 538 36 all all DT 35771 538 37 of of IN 35771 538 38 it -PRON- PRP 35771 538 39 was be VBD 35771 538 40 his -PRON- PRP$ 35771 538 41 -- -- : 35771 538 42 he -PRON- PRP 35771 538 43 had have VBD 35771 538 44 much much JJ 35771 538 45 of of IN 35771 538 46 it -PRON- PRP 35771 538 47 for for IN 35771 538 48 distribution distribution NN 35771 538 49 . . . 35771 539 1 Construction construction NN 35771 539 2 of of IN 35771 539 3 the the DT 35771 539 4 Alabama Alabama NNP 35771 539 5 and and CC 35771 539 6 Chattanooga Chattanooga NNP 35771 539 7 ( ( -LRB- 35771 539 8 now now RB 35771 539 9 the the DT 35771 539 10 Great Great NNP 35771 539 11 Southern southern JJ 35771 539 12 ) ) -RRB- 35771 539 13 Railroad Railroad NNP 35771 539 14 , , , 35771 539 15 extending extend VBG 35771 539 16 from from IN 35771 539 17 Meridian Meridian NNP 35771 539 18 to to IN 35771 539 19 Chattanooga Chattanooga NNP 35771 539 20 , , , 35771 539 21 referred refer VBD 35771 539 22 to to IN 35771 539 23 in in IN 35771 539 24 the the DT 35771 539 25 report report NN 35771 539 26 quoted quote VBN 35771 539 27 from from IN 35771 539 28 , , , 35771 539 29 was be VBD 35771 539 30 under under IN 35771 539 31 direction direction NN 35771 539 32 of of IN 35771 539 33 D. D. NNP 35771 539 34 N. N. NNP 35771 539 35 Stanton Stanton NNP 35771 539 36 . . . 35771 540 1 He -PRON- PRP 35771 540 2 was be VBD 35771 540 3 a a DT 35771 540 4 skilled skilled JJ 35771 540 5 and and CC 35771 540 6 unscrupulous unscrupulous JJ 35771 540 7 lobbyist lobbyist NN 35771 540 8 and and CC 35771 540 9 get get VB 35771 540 10 - - HYPH 35771 540 11 rich rich JJ 35771 540 12 - - HYPH 35771 540 13 quick quick RB 35771 540 14 builder builder NN 35771 540 15 . . . 35771 541 1 There there EX 35771 541 2 was be VBD 35771 541 3 testimony testimony NN 35771 541 4 to to IN 35771 541 5 the the DT 35771 541 6 effect effect NN 35771 541 7 that that WDT 35771 541 8 the the DT 35771 541 9 only only JJ 35771 541 10 money money NN 35771 541 11 used use VBN 35771 541 12 in in IN 35771 541 13 construction construction NN 35771 541 14 work work NN 35771 541 15 was be VBD 35771 541 16 that that DT 35771 541 17 which which WDT 35771 541 18 was be VBD 35771 541 19 derived derive VBN 35771 541 20 from from IN 35771 541 21 state state NN 35771 541 22 indorsement indorsement NN 35771 541 23 . . . 35771 542 1 The the DT 35771 542 2 indorsement indorsement NN 35771 542 3 for for IN 35771 542 4 bridges bridge NNS 35771 542 5 was be VBD 35771 542 6 $ $ $ 35771 542 7 60.00 60.00 CD 35771 542 8 per per IN 35771 542 9 lineal lineal NN 35771 542 10 foot foot NN 35771 542 11 of of IN 35771 542 12 structure structure NN 35771 542 13 . . . 35771 543 1 In in IN 35771 543 2 the the DT 35771 543 3 hill hill NN 35771 543 4 country country NN 35771 543 5 , , , 35771 543 6 beginning begin VBG 35771 543 7 in in IN 35771 543 8 Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa NNP 35771 543 9 county county NN 35771 543 10 , , , 35771 543 11 the the DT 35771 543 12 line line NN 35771 543 13 of of IN 35771 543 14 road road NN 35771 543 15 described describe VBD 35771 543 16 a a DT 35771 543 17 serpentine serpentine JJ 35771 543 18 trail trail NN 35771 543 19 among among IN 35771 543 20 the the DT 35771 543 21 hills hill NNS 35771 543 22 . . . 35771 544 1 Mere mere JJ 35771 544 2 increase increase NN 35771 544 3 of of IN 35771 544 4 mileage mileage NN 35771 544 5 presented present VBN 35771 544 6 no no DT 35771 544 7 great great JJ 35771 544 8 disadvantage disadvantage NN 35771 544 9 to to IN 35771 544 10 Stanton Stanton NNP 35771 544 11 , , , 35771 544 12 but but CC 35771 544 13 tunneling tunneling NN 35771 544 14 , , , 35771 544 15 cutting cutting NN 35771 544 16 and and CC 35771 544 17 filling filling NN 35771 544 18 were be VBD 35771 544 19 difficulties difficulty NNS 35771 544 20 studiously studiously RB 35771 544 21 avoided avoid VBN 35771 544 22 . . . 35771 545 1 Consequently consequently RB 35771 545 2 , , , 35771 545 3 when when WRB 35771 545 4 the the DT 35771 545 5 road road NN 35771 545 6 passed pass VBD 35771 545 7 into into IN 35771 545 8 other other JJ 35771 545 9 hands hand NNS 35771 545 10 and and CC 35771 545 11 reorganization reorganization NN 35771 545 12 was be VBD 35771 545 13 effected effect VBN 35771 545 14 , , , 35771 545 15 changes change NNS 35771 545 16 necessary necessary JJ 35771 545 17 in in IN 35771 545 18 straightening straighten VBG 35771 545 19 left leave VBD 35771 545 20 the the DT 35771 545 21 landscape landscape NN 35771 545 22 with with IN 35771 545 23 marks mark NNS 35771 545 24 of of IN 35771 545 25 peculiar peculiar JJ 35771 545 26 interest interest NN 35771 545 27 to to IN 35771 545 28 civil civil JJ 35771 545 29 engineers engineer NNS 35771 545 30 . . . 35771 546 1 Travelers traveler NNS 35771 546 2 by by IN 35771 546 3 that that DT 35771 546 4 road road NN 35771 546 5 may may MD 35771 546 6 observe observe VB 35771 546 7 from from IN 35771 546 8 car car NN 35771 546 9 windows window NNS 35771 546 10 at at IN 35771 546 11 many many JJ 35771 546 12 points point NNS 35771 546 13 abandoned abandon VBD 35771 546 14 roadbeds roadbed NNS 35771 546 15 to to IN 35771 546 16 right right NN 35771 546 17 and and CC 35771 546 18 left leave VBD 35771 546 19 , , , 35771 546 20 winding wind VBG 35771 546 21 among among IN 35771 546 22 the the DT 35771 546 23 low low JJ 35771 546 24 places place NNS 35771 546 25 and and CC 35771 546 26 avoiding avoid VBG 35771 546 27 hills hill NNS 35771 546 28 which which WDT 35771 546 29 were be VBD 35771 546 30 so so RB 35771 546 31 formidable formidable JJ 35771 546 32 to to IN 35771 546 33 Stanton Stanton NNP 35771 546 34 , , , 35771 546 35 reminding remind VBG 35771 546 36 the the DT 35771 546 37 observer observer NN 35771 546 38 of of IN 35771 546 39 meandering meander VBG 35771 546 40 brooks brook NNS 35771 546 41 seeking seek VBG 35771 546 42 lower low JJR 35771 546 43 levels level NNS 35771 546 44 . . . 35771 547 1 Lines line NNS 35771 547 2 of of IN 35771 547 3 least least JJS 35771 547 4 resistance resistance NN 35771 547 5 were be VBD 35771 547 6 most most RBS 35771 547 7 attractive attractive JJ 35771 547 8 to to IN 35771 547 9 Stanton Stanton NNP 35771 547 10 , , , 35771 547 11 regardless regardless RB 35771 547 12 of of IN 35771 547 13 circuitousness circuitousness NN 35771 547 14 . . . 35771 548 1 While while IN 35771 548 2 government government NN 35771 548 3 was be VBD 35771 548 4 thus thus RB 35771 548 5 growing grow VBG 35771 548 6 in in IN 35771 548 7 costliness costliness NN 35771 548 8 , , , 35771 548 9 the the DT 35771 548 10 resources resource NNS 35771 548 11 of of IN 35771 548 12 the the DT 35771 548 13 people people NNS 35771 548 14 who who WP 35771 548 15 had have VBD 35771 548 16 to to TO 35771 548 17 foot foot VB 35771 548 18 the the DT 35771 548 19 bills bill NNS 35771 548 20 were be VBD 35771 548 21 diminishing diminish VBG 35771 548 22 . . . 35771 549 1 State State NNP 35771 549 2 Treasurer Treasurer NNP 35771 549 3 Grant Grant NNP 35771 549 4 's 's POS 35771 549 5 statement statement NN 35771 549 6 showed show VBD 35771 549 7 that that IN 35771 549 8 the the DT 35771 549 9 average average JJ 35771 549 10 cost cost NN 35771 549 11 of of IN 35771 549 12 state state NN 35771 549 13 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