Lincoln decided in favor of military rather than Treasury jurisdiction , and the wage labor system became more deeply established .
The Treasury Department , particularly as Secretary Chase prepared to seek the Republican nomination in 1864 , accused the military of treating the freedpeople inhumanely .
Lincoln decided in favor of military rather than Treasury Department jurisdiction , and the wage labor system became more deeply established .
The Treasury Department , particularly as Secretary Chase prepared to seek the Republican nomination in 1864 , accused the military of treating the freedpeople inhumanely .