The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-09-28

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comment Our readers can draw theil
own conclusions as to whether Andrew
johnson has abandoned his formel
views and principles or not.
Let all voters carefully peruse, ponder
and then vote at the ,m,nr election AZ
70 them seemeth right, we have nc
fears Of the result.
lie WOULD HANG TRAITORS.
Who is it that has been engaged il
conspiraeies? Who is it that has beer
engaged in making var vroa the Unit
cd States: Who is it that has fred
npan our flag? Who is il that has given
instructions to take vonr arsenais, forts
to take your dock yards. to seize your
custom houses and rob your treasurers:
Who is it that has been engaged in
secret conclaves. aud issuing orders for
he seizure Of public property in vioia
ton OF the Consultation they were
swo;n to suppor, !? Show me The man
who has been engaged in these con.
splraciss; show me who has beea SIT.
ting in nightly and secret cnneiayes,
plotting the overthrow OF the Govern
lnent. show me who has !irel Nron
-onr hag. has given irstrnciinns 20 take
our or's and oEr cWstcm houses, our
arsenals and onr dock yards, and l will
show you 3 traitor.
My proposition waa that If they
would SHOW nae who we're cuii.y of the
NItences lave ellune1 ated, won1d
show them Who were the traitors. This
being done, We're l the President Of the
lni'ed States, ] wauli do as Thnm As
jefferson did in 1906, with Aaron Burr.
who was charged with treason.
would have them arrested and tried for
treason. and, if convicted, Jy ihe eternal
God they should ssf;es. the s,enalty of
Sic la,c at tie hands Of the E.rscatiexer.
Sir, treason mus. be punished. It's
errormiiy SD he extent and depth Of
the offence must he Earle known
-faareu Johasoas ) sneseA IL tie Senals,
March 2na, fsGl.
"AtosEs WHO SaIAda. RULE.
Standing here upon the steps Of the
capitol, with the past history Of the
State to witness, the presert condition
to guide, and the future to encourage
me, | Andrew Johnson, do hereby pro
claim, freedom, fall, broad and uncon
di'lonal, to e.esy mar in Tennessee.
| Will indeed be your Noses, and lead
you ,hroIgh the Red SEES Of war sna
bondage t, the fairer land of liserty
and peace. speak now as one who
feels the world his country. and all Who
love equal rights his friends. / speak,
too. as 4 citizen Of Tennessee. I am
here on my own soil; an; here I mean
70 stay and fight this great battle Of
truth ana justice TO trimI,phant end.
Rebellion and slavery shall, BY God s
good help, no longer pollu,e our State.
Loyal .aen, whe,her white or black,
shall alone control her destincs.-
Speech to the colored neu Of n ashyille.
October q, 1861
TREASON TO Re MADE oDrots.
In my opinion evil.doers shoula be
punished. Treason is the highest
crime known in the catalogue of crimes
and for him that is guilty Of it--for him
that is Wiling G lift bis iMrions ksad
against the Authority o: .!lc Na,ion.-l
would say dealt, is ,tos easy punisi,
ment. Ny notion is that treason must
be made odio1s snd traitors must .he
punished and Impoverished, their sccia
power broken that they may be made
to feei the penafy Of their crime. You,
my friends, have traitors in your midst,
and treason needs rebnke and punish.
meRt here as well as elsewhere. : y
Hence say this: The halter to intel.
ligeat, influential TRAITORS. The leaders
l woaldhang ! hold, too, that wealthy
traitors shonld be MDde to renune- ,.e
those Een who have suffered as a con
sequence Of their crimes, Union men
who have lost their properly, who have
been driven from their homes, beygars
and wanderers among strangers. Le.
Us commence the work. Wo have put
down these traitors in arms, let rs E2t
them down in law, in public Suagment
and in the morals of tho world
Sp'eeb IL Washington, 4p,a !, ls6s.