Delaware State journal and statesman., 1866-10-02
SPICY LETTER,
Hon Isaac N. Arnold, Auditor of
The Treasury f ON the Post
Once Department, Re.
signs his Position.
A Fearless Letter to ths Presi.
dent--His TIesch4ry and
Deceit Denounced.
MAsnINoroN. sent. 10. lss0.

WARRINGTON, Sept 30, 1886.
5IR.-l hereby -. i'le Office OF Auditor
OF the Treasury for the Post Office Depart.
ment.
Three days before his assassination the
position was rendered TO me by President
Lincoln 10 facilitate the preparation of a
record of his Administration and the over.
throw of slavery in the Republic, which |
then hoped he would live TO consummate.
When accepted the commission from you,
which death prevented him from issuing, |
did it in the full faith, based upon your pa.
trioiic record during the rebellion and your
repeated declarations over the dead body OF
the martyred President, that your policy
would make treason "odious,n and that YOU
would be faithful 10 the loyal men, North
and South, who had saved the Republic:
tnat you would endeavor TO carry out the
principles which will make Lincoln's Ad.
ministration illustrious to all time.
will do you the justice 10 say that ] be.
lleye il, while you were addressing the Hi.
nois delegation who waited on you and ten.
dered you the same support they had given
lhell own great statesman, if at that mo.
ment, when your heart seemed full of LOYALTY
and fidelity, and you told us that ''the peo.
pie must understand that treason is the black.
tst OF all crimes and will surely be punish.
eu, and that when the question of exer.
clslng mercy comes before mt 1t will be con
sidered calmly--judicially for we must not
forget that what may be mercy to the ind-
Vldual is cruelty TO the Staten--if at that
time your future course could have been
held up before you, and your apostacy could
have been ioretold, you would have indlg.
nantly exclaimed, us thy servant a dog
that lie should do this thing.1
You have betrayed the great Union party
which elected Abraham Lincoln, which, as
an incident OF the election, placed you in the
Office OF Vice President You have deserted
lis principles, and are to-day in open, cordial
communion with those who sought the over
throw Of the Republic; OF those who for four
long years made war upon our flag, and who
crowned their long catalogue Of crimes by
the murder which placed you in the Execu.
tive Chair.
You are to-day prosecuting aud denouucing
as traitors the lllt-loug fieuds Of Abraham LIN.
eolni those upon whom his great aru leaned fo
support IN the hour Of supreme peril for tut
Unlou; you are denOunciug aud pera, culing these
friends ot MIR Llucou Tor no Il nee but tilei
10 the tlncip,ee and patty which YOU have de.
serted. fOu nave chcsen as your tri nds aul
eountei.ois IrDla the LACEY re6elhous States not
the persecuisd, abused, faithful, hertic Union
men, but those wloie hands are yet stained with
the boed Of loyal neu. IL tue loyal Siaies
your suppor'ers uud ccuuselors are 10 gtea
s4'ent vita those whose eyupa,h es were eve,
wi b ebrls au irnitvTs
ln you preteut posltou, sud wi,A such as5
eiatss, II Is natural Jou bncu bate those Bh.Ee
"lOse h1eh y mast be II oJu=t ,ut reeroach Il
you lou are punishilg in lin Is aud else.
waere The old personal ir ruds e coin at tic
Instance Of fe-iong tuemies
MIR Presideui, the American people, 10 their
hour oil biitereSl anguish, Wheu almost siuge6ed
vita sr ei over thu murd yf the nub'tst grand,
est character which has Adorned cur history,
heard Jour voice u'tering bold, Iaj guaut, loyal
snd patlouo word, Thy 'o9k you to their
hearts aud gave you their confidence. Whers
are you to-day? Who are your associates aud
adrisersf What promise ma lie over the dead
body Of Liucoln have you kept' WHAT pledge,
then uttered, have you Dot brokenf
Sir, you are welding immense power and
patronage, but l tell you, not in anger, but
in deepest sorrow, there are few names other
than that of tue rebel chief as yet in Fortress
Monroe SO odious among loyal men and so
popular among traitors as that of Andrew !
johnson. With fidelity, you would to-day