The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-02
THE VOICE OF A TRUE PATRIOT.
Resignation of Hon. Isnac N. ArnoIt

Resignation of Hon. Isaac N. Arnold.
The Hon. Isaac N. Arnold, formerly Represen.
tative in Congress from the First ILLINOIS Dis
trict, which includes the city of Chicago, and
recently Auditor OF The Treasury for the Post
Office Department, has rendered his resignation
to the President in the following sharp leter:-
WASHINGTON, September 2s.-Sir:-I hereby
sign the office OF Auditor of the Treasury Ior the
Post Office Department. Three days before his
assassination, the position was rendered to me by
President Lincoln, to facilitate the preparation of
record of his Administration and the overthrow of
slavery in the Republic, which then hoped he
would live to completely consummate When &C
cepted the commission IRON you, which death pre-
vented him from issuing, did 1t IN the full faith,
based upon your patriotic record during the Reoel.
lion, and your repeated declarations over the dead
body OF the martyred President, that your policy
would make treason .'odlou.," and that you would
be faithful to the Iowa men, North and South, who
had saved the Republic; that you would endeavOr
to carry out the principles which will make Lincon's
Administration illustrous to all time.
will do you the justice to say tnat believe, it,
while you were addressing the Illinois delegation
who waited on you ano rendered you tne same sup
port they had gwen their own great statesman-if
At that moment, when your heart seemed full OF
loyalty and fidelity, and you told us that ''the
people must understand that treason is the backest
of all crimes, and will surely be punished, and that
when the question OF exercising mercy comes
before me- il Will be considered CO mly, jIdiclay,
for we must not forget that what NAV be mercy to
the individual is cruelty to the Stae" II at that
time Your future course could have been held up
betoIe you and your apOstacY could have been
foretold, you would have Indignantly eXclaimed;-
ls thy servant dog, that he should DO this great
You have betray ed the great Union party which
elected Abraham Lincoln, which, as an incident OF
the election, placed in the Office of Vice Presi.
dent. You have deserted its principles. aud are.
to-day, IN open, cordial communion with those who
sought the overthrow of the republic; OF those who,
for four long years, made ar upon flag and who
crowned their long catalogue OF crimes by the murder
which placed you in the Executive chair; .bo
lifelong friends Of Abraham Lincon-tnose on
whom his great arm leaned for support IN the hour
of supreme peril for the Union. You are denounc-
ing and prosecuting those friends of Mr. Lincoln Tor
no Ofense hut fide Ity to the principles and party
when you have deserted.
You have chosen as your friends and counsellors
from the lately rebeous States, not the prosecuted
abused faithful heroic Union men, but those whose
hands are vet stain ed with the blood of loyal men,
In the loyal States your supporters and copnselors
are to great extent, those whose sympathies were
ever with Rebels and traitors.
In your present position. and with such associates
it is natural you should hate those whose fidelity
must be a constant reproach to you. You are per,
scouting in Illinois and elsewhere the old personal
trends of Mr. Lincoln, at the instance OF his hie-
long enemies.
MIR President, the American people, in their hour
of bItterest anguish, wnen almost stupehed with
grief over the murder OF the noPes grandest cnar-
voice utter1nR bold, INDIGNANT, loyal, patriotic
words, and they took you to their hearts and gave
you their confidence. Where are you todayE VINO
are your associates and advIsersS What promise
made over the dead body OF Lincoln have you keptT
What pledge then uttered have you not brokenr
SIR YOU are welding immense power and patron.
age, but tell not IN anger but IN dc pest sor'
row there are few names other than that of the
ReheI cbiet as Vet IN Fortress Monroe so odious
among loyal men and so popular among traitors as
that of Andrew Johnson. With 1dentY you would
to-day have been the first of American statesmen ;
with fidelity on your part there would to day nave
been harmony IN al departments OF tne Govern
ment, and peace and securi y throughout the Re-
public; with fidelity, 1t yours to have saved the
country. God and the people will prevent your
treachery from destroying 1t.
will not now contrast your policy with that OF
your ilustrlous predecessor, but shall ask your
attention to point only. To the loyal black man
and to the loyal white of the South Mr. Lincoln
promised protection and security. He kept his pro-
mise When Rebel emssaries, such as you pardon
ana take to your confidence, proposed to him to
return to slavery the blacK soldiers of the Union
army, and thus win the masters they had fought
Mr. Lincoln Indignantly replied, "ShOuld do so, |
should deserve TO be damned in time and eternity "
How can you, MIR. President. occupy the Executive
Mansion as the successor of Lincoln how could you
visit hlsPrave, with the b ody ouirages of Memphis
and New Orleans unpunshed! DO you remember
that Mr. Lincoln sald, Negroes like other people
act upon 1DotiVes. II they stake their lives for u
they must be prompted by the strongest motives
even the promise OF freedom; and The promise benz
made, must be Kept"
The nation promised the negro liberty ana protec
tiOn tor helping 1t TO put down the Rebellion. Yo,
have turned HIM over to his exasperated master