, 1867-12-27
What a Republican thinks of the RepbuIi.
.. can Party.

Ex-Governor Randall Of Wisconsin, the
present Postmaster General, who was one Of
the original founders of the Republican par
ty, pending the recent election wrolo let
ter to friend in Wisconsin, from which the
following is an extract:
"You ask me what you ought to do about sup
porting the Republican State ticket. I hesitate
to give advice about your own action, but have
no hesitation in telling you what would do if
there to vote this fall. | should never vote for
any man, on any ticket State or local, who en-
dorses the resolution of the Republican State
Convention, faVoring the impeachment of the
President There. is neither reason nor excuse
foT this war upon President Johnson. All in
vestigatious and researches have failed TO dis
cover any "high crimes or misdemesnors" COM
mitted by him. There is no case to be found
where be has violated the Constitution. He has
endeavored to bring iout, upon just terms, a
complete restoration of the Union. He has fol-
lowed the policy of Mr.. Lincoln, which all Re-
puhlicans once approved. He has had no other
policy. He never has made a speech. or said a
word, or done an act favoring dsloyal re2resen-
tation in Congress. If his policy, W ich is the
same that Mr.. Lincolu's was, had been carried
out to, day there would have been perfect peace;
the Union would have been fully restored, and
representatives, loyal all through the war, from
the Southern States would be filling the vacant
seats n the House of Representatives,
The Republican party of Wisconsin tosday
does not favor single principle upon which the
Government carried on the war for suppressing
the rebellion. Southern rebels said they could
take States ont of the Union. The Government
said they could not The Republican party said
they could not. We had a war to prevent States
from going out. The Government was Success.
full and DOW the great Republican party, through
its leaders in Congress, say the States did get
out, and out and SO legislation treats them.
Leading republicans openly avow that the res
toration acts are outside of the Constitution In
other words, they admit that with their oaths
fresh upon their lips to support the Constitution
of the United States, they yiUloted those oaths,
and passed laws outside of the Constitution.
Because President johnson is opposed to such
course he is denounced a renegade and
traitor, and threatened with impeachment. He
is to be impeached because be Is opposed to vi.
olations of the Constitution, aud the Republican
party of Wisconsin favor this. If Il majority of
the people of Wisconsin are not mad, they will
follow the example of Connecticut and Califorl
mia, and Ohio aud Pennsylvania, and join New
York in rebukng this wild mischievous course.
If our people want ten States of the Union put
into the hands of men unfit TO handle the
chinery of Government, all business prostrated
there, and all rights of person and properly de-
stroyed, they will continue to uphold the course
that has been lately pursued by the dominant
party of the country. 1t is time such work
STOPPED, and the country restored, it ought 10
have been, and would have been long ago, if
the Republican party had not aba ndoned its own
principles, and made war upon the President
because he was true to the principles upon which
the people elevated him to his Office"