Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-09-28
ANDREW JomNsoN's spEEcn.
0llnnvIrY rnn soul or WIr."

l. He who addresses you is Humble In
dvidual
9. have filed all the offices which the
nation has TO hestow, nom alderman up to
the President of the United States. leave
the Constitution in your hands
3, am very much abused by q subsidized,
corrupt and mondacOus press
a. Pardon my alluding TO myself, but !
beg leave to inform you that l commenced
ms an alderman of one of the small towns OF
this nation; went from that to mayor, from
that 10 the Legislature, from that to Senator
of the State Legislature, from that to the
House Of Representatives, from that TO the
Presidential chair.
b. | am no traitor. Mr.. Seward is no
traitor; nobody that supports My Policy
is q traitor.
g. l have no wish TO be egotistic, but must
say that have occupied all the places from
alderman up to the position | now occupy
President OF the United States.
z. The members of Congress who oppose
MY Policy are all traitors; everybody who
opposes my Policy" is traitor. | leave
the Constitution in your hands.
8. II is not my habit to make mention of
myself but ii is perhaps my duty to say that
l have been an alderman, mayor, state
Senator Representative, Senator Of the
United States Senate, and now am Presi-
ucut. w maj more 40 1 WunlF
Q. The Union party may go 10 the devil.
TO- My ambition is satisfied. First was
an alderman, then mayor, then member
of State Senate then n member of the
House of Representatives, then member of
the United States Senate and at this mo-
ment ! am a President of the United States.
IL. Seward is my friend and am Sew
ards friend; Seward likes me and like
Seward; Seward is a good fellow and am
good fellow; We like each other, We
leave The Constitution i'll this town.
IL. have served my country in all capa-
cities. began life rs au alderman, was
mayor during my infancy, was State Sena-
Tor in my childhood, became Il Representa-
tive in my early youth, attained my majori.
ty as Senator of the United States, and
now, in the prime OF my manhood, am
President
l3. Who wants niggors to yotet If the
Northern States want niggers 10 vote, why
don't they let them vote at homey Niggers
shnn't vote; | desire them TO have the same
chance as white men
ID. Perhaps you are not aware, fellow
citizens, that | have been an alderman II
mayor - State Senator Il Representative,
United States Senator, and finally President
OF the United States
H. The Congressman who voted for the
Freedmcn's bureau bill and the civil rights
bill arc all fools ia like to fight the whole
one hundred and eighty-two Of them. l
won't leave the Constitution with nary one
OF them.
16. It is matter of history that, after
being an alderman, Il mayor, State Senator,
member of the House OF Representatives,
United States Senator, l became Presi
dent. Lincoln was assassinated and Seward
butchered, and so | became President
II. have great confidence in the Amerl-
can people, all except members of Congress,
Unionists and niggers; they are all traitors,
and mean TO fight them, with the help of
General Grant.
1s. Nobody ever held so many offices as /
have. | have filled all the various positions
in life, such us alderman, mayor, State Sena-
tor, member OF Congress, nited States Scna-
tor, and at length was made President.
10, | repeat that Seward Is q good fellow;
he stands by me and / stand by him; l am
not afraid of subsidized and mercenary
press; all loyal people may go to the devil;
the Baltimore platform is my platform; DOu-
glas was a friend of mine; ] have been to
erect monument over him; ! am not upon
an electioncering tour; / haven't punished
any Southern traitors, but | mean to make
il up by Furnishing lots Of Northern traitors;
every man who don't go for me is n traitor;
! am no traitor; | can't be Il traitor, because
have been an alderman then mayor, then
State Senator, then a Representative, then
Il member of the United States Senate, and
then President.
go. | leave the Constitution in your hands,
where il is safer than in mne, for having
been an alderman, etc,-Sgrdcasc (N. 10
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