The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-09-24
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"My Policy" in 1884 and 1855.
Andrew johnson on Treason.

"Treason against the Government Is the
highest crime that can be committed, and
those engaged in IL should suffer all its penal
ties. Traitor must not only be punished but
their social power must be destroyed. II not
they maintain an RScendancy, and may
again become numerous enough for treason to
become respectable"
ANDREW JOHNSON FAvoRs CoSFIsCATIoN
Treason must be made odious and traitors
must be punished and impoverished. Their
great plantations must be seized and divided
into small farms, and sold to honest, indus
tr1Ous men,"
ANDREW JOHNSON on RECONSTRUCTION.
''In calling a convention to restore the
State. who shall restore and re-establish IL ?
Shall the man who gave his influence and
his means TO destroy the Governments Is he
to participate in the great work of reorgRni-
cation? Shall he who brought this misery
upon the State be permitted to control its
destinies? II this beso, then all this precious
blood of our brave soldiers and officers so
freely poured ont will have been wantonly
spilled, all the glorious victories won by our
noble armies Will go for naught and all the
batIIe-fields which have been sown with dead
made memorial in vain. Why all this car
mage and devastation? cit was that treason
Therefore say that traitors shall take a back
seat in the work OF restoration"
ANDREW JOHNSON IN Favor OF DIsFRAS-
CHIsISG TRAITORS.
ST say that the traitor has ceased to be a
come a public enemy He forfeited his right
10 vote with loyal men when he renounSed
his citizenship and sought to1eStroy our Gov
eminent We say to the most honest and
industrious foreigner who comes from Eng
land and Germany to dwell among us, and
you can be a citizen you must stay here for
I'VE years. If we are so cautious about for
eignerS, who voluntarily renOunce their
homes 10 live with US, what should we say to
the traitor who, although born and reared
among us, has raised a paricidal hand against
the Government which always protected
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subjected to severe ordeal before he is re-
stored TO citizenship"
ANDREW JOHNSON IN FAVOR OF NEGRO
SUFFRAGE.
EXECUTIVE OFFICE,l
WASHINGTON, u. C., Aug. Is, 65.
Cor. " l. Sh0TEeg. Jackson, Miss:
81 am gratifed TO see that you have organ
lied your Convention without difficulty.
hope that without delay your Convention
will amend your State constitution, abol-
3Shiug slavery and denying to all flu
there i property in man; also that they
Will adopt the amendment TO the COnstitu-
YyOu could eI7eId The elective franchise to all
persons Of COLOR IChO read The Constitution
Of the United States in English and lUrite their
names. and to all persons Of color who own
real eSdfe UdlLted al not less than ttUO hundred
and Jfty dJLLd s. and pay tnIeS thereon, you
lUOuLd set an example, The other States tCitl fol-
IOLC. This you can do with perfect safety, and
you thus place the Southern States, in refer
ence to free persons OF color, upon the same
basis with the free states. hope and trust
your Convention Will do this, and, n n con-
sequence the Radicals, who are wild upon
negro franchise, will be completely foiled in
Their attempt to keep the Southern States
from renewing their relations to the Union
by not accepting their Senators and Repre-
senLativeS."
(Signed) ANDREW JOHNSON,
President of the United States.
ANDREW JOHNSON JUDGED BY HIMSELF:
"Whenever you find n man anywhere
Pratttng about the Constitution of the United
States, spot him; he's n traitor."-AnClrctU
JoI,,Lson 5 Cam paign Speech at Nashville, Sep
LeTnbeT 1854.