Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1866-09-20
False to His p edges.

Senator Trumbull, of Illinois, made a
great speech at Evanston. His, on the 50
ultimo, showing up the Presidents falslty
TO his pledges and professions, in mas
terly manner. The President is fond OF
boasting OF his consistency and steaafaSt-
ness. In his famous, or rather infamous,
speech Of the 22d of February, ne ex-
claims: "Who can say that Andrew
johnson ever made pledge he did not re-
deem or ever made promise that he
violated ?" "What sentiment have |
sveryed from? Can my culminators put
their finger on it? Can they dare indicate
discrepancy or deviation from prlncl-
ple ?" In his speech in reply to the Phil
aaelphia convention committee, he says
point to single act of my whole pub
lie life that has not been against tyranny
and despotlsm."
Senator Trumbull says:
"I am no culminator of Andrew John
son, but in all truth and soberness, dare
accept the challenge he has given, and to
proclaim 10 the American people that the
history Of the world furnishes no more
striking example of falsity to pledges, q
violation Of promises, and of deviation
from principle, than Andrew johnson
Satan himself, when hurled over the bat
Elements of Heaven for making war on thu
Almighty, was not more faithless to his
Maker. than Andrew johnson has proved
to the great Union Republican party which
made him Vice-President. DO you ash
when he violated pledges? answer wher
after having said that TRAITORS Shout
take back seats in the work Of reconstruc
ton. That this work must pass into th'
hands of the &7iends Of the government
he on the Dist of September, 1868, tele
graphed provisional governor Holden, 0
North Carolina, in these words: Al
those who are aspirants to seats in th'
convention and are elected, will be par
/ doned upon your recommendation, ana
submission Of their names by telegraph.
! When on the 18th of October last he tele
4 graphed provisional governor Johnson, Q
Georgia, through the state department
/ Iii CUGSC WOTuS CSLQ tliSuGE ilSb VI MIN
bers elected to the convention in order tina
pardons may be issued )" and when simila
orders were sent to other provisional gov
errors, in order that unpardoned rebel
who had been excepted from the genera
amnesty, such as rebel generals and pei
sons who hadlef the Congress of thesOni'
ed States and engaged in the rebellion
might become qualified to take the fore
most places in the work Of reconstructior
which he had promised should be confide
to loyal hands alone. He violated hi
pledges when he issued pardon to the e1
rebel General Humphreys, that he NIGH
become Governor Of Mississippi, and to tn
ex-rebel Congressman Orr, that he Nigh
become Governor of South Carolina, an
he has done it in a thousand acts, b
which he has placed the work Of resteaa
ton in the hands of traitors, instead {
loyal men, as he had promised. He vic
lated his promise that traitors should b
punished, in failing to punish one; b
violated his promise that they should b
Impoverished" by restoring to them tn
property they had abandoned, and whic
had been seized by the government.
He usurped authority and violated tn
law when he appointed assessors and co
lectors of internal revenue, postmaster
and other officers in the rebelious states
who could not and did not take the oat
Of Office, which the law requires, and the
called upon Congress to repeal the law b
bad disregarded."