He remained for ten years in the House, with constantly increasing influence, and was afterward promoted to the Senate.

California sent an excellent delegation--McRuer, Higby, and Bidwell; and West Virginia contributed a valuable member in the person of Chester D.Hubbard.
The members of the House had been elected in 1864--borne to their seats by the force of the same popular expression that placed Mr.Lincoln in the Presidential chair for a second term.

It is scarcely conceivable that had Mr.Lincoln lived any serious differences could have arisen between himself and Congress respecting the policy of reconstruction.
The elections of 1865, held amid the shouts of triumph over a restored union, went by default in favor of the Republicans, who were justly credited with the National victory so far as any one political party was entitled to such honor.

The people had therefore given no expression, in any official or registered form, touching the policy outlined by Mr.Johnson.

He was the duly-elected Vice-President.