The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1866-10-18
Hon. L. N. ArnOId to the Presiden
d His Letter of Resignation.

% His Letter of Resignation.
OFFICE OF AUDITOR OF THE iTREAsuRY1
FOR THE Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, Sept. .29th., }
SIR i hereby resign the office of
Auditor of the Treasury for the Post
Office Department. ~ aaw ja61 Il
Three days before his assassination
the position was rendered to me by
President Lincoln, to facilitate the pre-
paration Of record of his Admins
tration and the overthrow of slavery
in the Republic, which then hoped
he would live completely to consum-
mate. When / accepted the commits
sion from you, which death prevented
him from issuing, | did it in the full
faith based upon your patriotic record
during the rebellion, and your repeat
ed declarations over the dead body of
the martyred President, that your pol
icy would make treason ''odious," and
that you would be faithful to the loyal
men, North and South, who had saved
the Republic; that you would endeav-
or to carry out the principles. which
will make Lincoln's Administration IL
lustrious to all time. iatT24a;. -sG.i
l will do you the jnstice to say that
I believe, if while you were addressing
the Illinois delegation who waited upon
you and rendered you the same sup
port they had given to theif; own great
statesman-if at that moment, when
your heart seemed full of. loyalty. and
fidelity, had you told US that ''the .peo
pie must understand that treason is the
blacklist of all crimes, and will surely
be punished" and that sswhen the
question of exercising mercy comes
before me, it will be considered calmly,
judically; for we must not forget that
what may be mercy to the individualis
cruelty to the State"-if at that time
your future course could have been
held up before you, and your apostacy
could have been foretold, you would
have Indignantly exclaimed, as thy
servant a dog that he should DO this
great thing ?" ' @..,' - -
You have betrayed the great Union
party which elected Abraham Lincoln,
ond which, as an incident of the cleo
ton, placed you in the office of, Vice
President You have deserted its
principles, and are to-day in open, cor
dial communion with those who sought
the overthrow of the republic; ofthose
who for four long years made war up
on our flag, and who crowned their long
catalogue of crimes by the murder
which placed you in the Executive
chair
You are to-day prosecuting and de
nouncing as traitors the lifelong
friends Of Abraham Lincoln, those up
on whom his great arm leaned forsr
port in the hour of supreme peril foi
the Union; you are denouncing and
prosecuting these friends Of. Mr. Lin
coin for no ofiense but fidelity to the
principles and party which you have
deserted. i1f@s.i:Aia
You have chosen as your friends and
counsellors from the lately ,rebellious
States, not the persecated, abused.
faithful, heroic Union men, but those
whose hands are yet stained with the
blood Of loyal men. In the loyal
States your supporters and counsellors
are to a great extent those whose sym
pathies were ever with rebels and tr:li-
tors. rs F. .e,Tg-s.-
In your present position. and with
such associates it is natural you should
hate those whose fidelity must he d
constant reproach to you. You are
prescribing in Illinois, and elsewhere,
the old, personal friends of lincoln, al
the instance of his lifelong enemies
Mr. President, the American people
in their hour Of bitterest anguish, hen
almost stupifed with grief over the
murder Of the noblest, ,grandest charac-
ter which has adorned our history
heard your voice uttering bold, indig-
nant, loyal patriotic words, they took
you to their hearts and gave you their
confidence. Where are you to-day
What promise made over the dead body
OF Lincoln have you kept2 What
pledge, then uttered have you not
| broken
Sir, you are welding immense power
and patronage, but ] tell you, not in
anger, but in the deepest sorrow, there
are but few names, other than that of
the rebel chief, as yet in Fortress Mon
roe, SO odious among loyal men, and
so popular among traitors, as that of
Andrew johnson. With fidelity, you
would have been to-day the first of
American statesmen with fidelity on
your part, there would to-day have
been harmony in all departments of the
Government, and peace and security
throughout the republic. With fdel-
ity, it was yours to have saved the
country. God and the people viii pre-
vent your trcachery from destroying
it.
I will not now contrast your policy
with that of your illustrious predeces-
sor; but / ask your intentions of one
point only. To the loyal black man
and the loyal white man Of the South,
Mr.. Lincoln promised protection and
security. He kept his PROMISE
When rebel emissaries, such as you,
pardon and take to your confidence,
proposed to return to slavery the black
soldier of the Union army, and thus
win the masters they fought, Mr.. Lin
coin Indignantly replied: "Should l
do so | should deserve to be damned
in time and eternity p etsat
How can you, Mr. President, occupy
the Executive mansion as the success
sor of Lincoln? How could you visit
his grave, with the bloody outrages Of
Memphis and New Orleans unpunish-
ed? Do you remember that Mr.. Lin