Should we forgive the South.?

The president of the North claimed to want to give the south amnesty but as we discussed in class the North nor the South were happy about this. Lincoln wanted to replace loyal rule in the south. He also agreed on forgiving the crimes all the high ranking confederate officials had committed. Ten percent of the south states had to take an oath of loyalty but even though that was a part of it, it was not enough, ten percent of the population is a very small percent as we descussed it in class.This part of the reconstruction made the republicans mad because the congress men were confederates goverment officials. They didn't agree with it because their crimes were just forgiven easily.