The Greene County Republican. [volume] (Waynesburg, Pa.) 185?-1867, 1866-10-31
TIE RECENT ELECTIONS Il


n TIE RECENT ELECTIONS IN
S'IRUCTED THE PRESIDENT.
Says the lIarrlsbuigh Teleyrdph -
Every man Of common sense and the
most limited means OF observation ia
aware that the President and his party
made strenuous efforts to get'a verdict
from the people at the ballot>boY in
favor of my policy. phc Presidents
party, not satisfied with their equality IN
the rights Of election, ,rcsortcdto the mean
est frauds to achieve success at the polls,
Flauls similar to those perpetrated by
the Copperhead leaders in districts
where they controlled election boards,
were never cqnalled on similar occasions
in this or any other State in the Union.
Forged naturalization papers were as
openly circulated as the grecnback cur
reucy. The law against deseriers was
nulliGed by the clear orders Of the Chair
man of the Copperhead State Central
Committee. The President OF the Unit
cd States came to Pennsy ylyania to stump
the State in the interest OF his party, He
gave Wallace and Cowan the entire
control OF the national patronage. He
taced the''secret service fund at their
command. Yet in the face of all these
facts, IN the face of the declaration from
the President, that he submitted the
issues dividing Congress ard himself to
the arbitrament of the people, and in
the face OF the frauds to get verdict in
his favor, the decision has been against
Andrew Johnson in all the States that
have held, as it will be in the States yet
to hold Their elections Now, what will
Andrew Johnson do? In his vetoes, he
invariably justified himself that his action
was dictated by a desire to prcven, the
consolidation of power in the hands of
the Executive. When he vetoed the
Fiecdn .n's Bureau and the Civil Rights
Bill, he insisted that those measures us
urped too much of the rights of the
masses, to give enlarged powers to the
President. He was very explicit In
demanding that the people should rule
We all knew at the time that this was n
trick of the demagogue. Bat events
have now demonstrated that the people,
the great intelligent masses Of the coun>
try, utterly and entirely disapprovc of
tie actions of the President. Andrew
johnson carried his case to the great
tribunal OF the ballot box. He took
part in the contest. He not only en-.
couraged corruption to get.a verdict in
his favor, but he pra"ticed fraud by de
basing those in subordinate positions in
his control to make votes in his favor.
Nevertheless, Andrew ohrson was &c
feated. The peope have emphatically
decided that he Is in error He has been
condemned at the source whence all civil
authority emanates-thc ballot box
What, then, is the solemn duty of
Andrew Johnson I In view of the fact
hat he is not an elected President, and
that he bears tho brualtst and the deep>
est mark of popular condemnation ever
put on any iaithless civil officer, we af-
firm that it is Andrew Johnsons duty
either to retrace his steps aud repair the
damage lie has already done the coun-
try, or failing in this, he must resign.--
He deferred to the jurisdiction of the
people, now let him submit to their
Judgment against him. lie carried his
case to the ballot-box, and the result has
been one Of disapprovil OF his actions.-
Will he submit to these proceedings p
He must, or he will prove himself what
40 many others have suspected him Of
being, a cheat aqd a demagoguc. He
must either change his policy, crawl to
the feet of the people whom no has
outraged and insulted, ask TOR pardon,
or, persis,ing in his wrongs, expect that
tho people will demand his impeachment