The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-09-14
4 PROCLAMATION,
With Several Preambulary Whereases.
NOT WRITTEN BY BlNCKLEY. .


Whereas, In the month of December,
1860, Andrew Johnson, Senator from
Tennessee, did, with extraordinary
unanimity, solemnly declare that if
South-Carolina seeded she would be
whipped back and held as conquered
province, and that, under the Constitu-
ton, a like fate awaited Florida, and
every other State that might follow her
pernicious example for the purpose of
overthrowing the Union; and
Whereas, In January, 1861, the said
Senator did further declare that '' Sc
cesson was treason" and that, as
Executive of the Republic, he would
have the seceders arrested for treason,
and, by the Eternal God, he would
hang them for treason; and
Whereas, On the 9th day of June,
1854, the said Senator having been ap-
pointed Military Governor Of Tenues-
see, did declare to the people III a speech
at Nashville, as follows, to wit:
Why all this carnage and devasta-
ton? 1t was that treason might be put
down and traitors punished. There
fore l say that traitors should take q
back seat in the work of restoration
If there be but five thousand men in
Tennessee loyal to the Constitution,
loyal to freedom, loyal to justice, these
true and faithful men should control
the work of reorganization and re-
formation absolutely. / say that the
traitor has ceased to be a citizen, and in
Joining the rebellion has become pub
lie enemy. He forfeited his right to
vote with loyal men when he renounced
his citizenship and sought to destroy
our Government. We say to the most
honest and industrious foreigner who
comes from England or Germany to
dwell among us, and to add to the
wealth of the country, "Before you
can be a citizen you must stay here for
five years." If weare so cautious about
foreigners, who voluntarily renounce
their homes to live with us, what should
we say to the traitor, who. although
born aud reared among us, has raised
parricidal hand against the Government
which always protected him My
judgment is that he should be subjected
to severe ordeal before he is restored
to citizenship. A fellow who takes the
oath merely to save his property, and
denies the validity of the oath, is
perjured man, and not to be trusted
Before these repenting rebels can be
trusted let theEi bring forth the fruits
of repentance. i
And sohereos, On the said 9th of
June the said Andrew johnson did
further declare as follows, to wit:
l. But in calling aconvention to restore
the State, who shall restore and re
establish it2 Shall the man who gave
his influence and his means to DESTROY
the Government Is he to participate
in the great work of reorganization
Shall he who brought this misery upon
the State be permitted to coutrol it's
.destinies2 Ifthis be so, then all this
precious blood of our brave soldiers
and officers so freely poured out will
have been wantonly spilled. All the
glorious victories won by our noble
armies will go for naught, and all the
battle-felds which have been sown with
dead heroes during the rebellion will
have been made memorable in vain.
Ind qohere0s, On the said 9th June,
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Ah! these rebel leaders have a strong
personal reason for holding out to save
Their necks from the halter; and these
leaders must feel the power of the Gov
ernment! Treason must be made
odlous, and traitors must be punished
al! and impoverished. The great planta-
Ilons must be seized, and divided into
small small farms, and sold to honest, in
dustrious men.
=, A1sd ptereas, The loyal citizens of
.ne United States, relying upon his in
tegrlty and taking his assertions for
.lutn, did nominate and elect him to
u She Office of Vice President of the United
5'ates upon the same ticket with Abra-
G l1am Lincoln and the Thirty-Ninth
congress, many Of whose members are
also in the Fortieth Congress.
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