Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-10-06
Andrew JOhnson.s Succc,,
Brevity the Soul of witt


1. He who addresses you is n Hpmb,o II
dividual. Au'
2. l have filed ell the Offices which tbs
nation has to 5ostow, from alderman mn 70
President OF the United States. leave The
Constitution in your hands.
y. am very much abused bya subsidized.
corrupt and mendacious press.
4. Pardon my alluding to myself, but
beg leave to inform you that commenced
as an alderman of one of the small towns of
this nation; | went from that to mayor,
from that to the Legislature, from that to
Senator of the State Legislature, from that
to the House of Representatives, from that
to the Senate of the United States, from
that to the Presidential chair.
5. am no traitor Mr. Seward is no
traitor; nobody that supports my Policy"
is traitor.
9. have no wish to be egotistic, but I
must say that have occupied all the places
from alderman up to the position now oc-
cupy-President of the United States.
T. The members of Congress who oppose
My Policy" are all traitors everybody who
opposes My Policy" is a traitor. | leave
the Constitution in your hands.
g. 1t is not my habit to make mention of
myself, but it is, perhaps, my duty to say
that have been an alderman, d riiayor. a
State Senator, Representative, Senator of
tue United States Senate, and now | AMI
rresluent What more do | want2
.; ~; me Union party may go to the devil.
AZ. Wy ambition is satisfied. First was
an alderman, then mayor then a member
Vi state senate, then q member of the
House OF Representatives, then a member of
the United States Senate, and at this mo-
ment am President of the United States.
II. Seward is my friend and l am Sew
ards friend; Seward likes me and l like
Seward; Seward is a good fellow and an,
good fellow we like each other. We
leave the Constitution in this town.
IL. have served my country in all capaci-
ties began life as an alderman, was a
mayor during my infancy, was State SEN
ator in my childhood, became Representa-
tive IN my early youth, attained my majority
as Senator OF the United States, and now,
IL the prime of my manhood, am President.
IL. Who wants niggers to vUte2 If the
Northern States want niggers to vote, why
don't they let them vote at homel Niggers
sha'nt vote desire them to have the same
chance rs white men.
Ia. Perhaps you are not aware, fellow cit.
liens, that have been an alderman. mayor,
State Senator, a Representative, United
States Senator, and finally President of the
United States.
10. The Congressmen who voted for the
Freedmen's Bureau bill and the civil rights
bill are all fools. Ic like to fight the whole
one hundred and elghty.two of them. l
won't leave the Constitution with nary one
of them.
1G. 1t is matter of history that, after
being an alderman, q mayor, State Senator.
q member of the House of Representatives, a
United States Schator, became President.
Lincoln was assassinated and Seward butch.
cred, and 80 became President.
II. have great confidence in the Ameri-
can people, all except members of Congress,
Cnionists and niggers they are all traitors,
and mean to nght them, with the help of
General Grant
have. have filed all the various positions
in life, such as alderman, mayor State Sena-
tor, member of Congress, United States Sen
ator, and at length was made President.
10. l repeat that Seward is good fellow :;
he stands by me and stand by him am
not afraid of subsidized and mercensry
! press, all loyal people may go TO the devil ;
the Baltimore platform is my platform ;
Douglass was friend of mine l have been
to erect monument over him; / am not
upon an electioneering tour haven't pun
ished any Southern traitors, but mean to
make it up by furnishing lots of Northern
traitors; every man who don't 90 for me is
traitor; | am no traitor; | can't be trai-
tor because / have been an alderman then
mayor, then State Senator, then Repre-
sentative, then member of the United States
Senate, and then President.
20. leave the Constitution in your hands,
where it is safer than in mine, for having
been an alderman, etc. Syracuse, az -
Journal.