The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-11-01
The Wisconsin E,ection-Letter from
Gov. Randall

The following is an extract from letter
written by Hon. A. W. Randall, postmast-
er General, to friend in Wisconsin:
You ask me what you ought TO DO about
supporting the Republican State ticket. |
hesitate to give advice about your own ac-
ton, but | have 10 hesitation in telling you
what | would do if there to vote this fall. |
would never vote for any man, on any ticket
state or local, who endorses the resolution
OF the Republican State Convention, favor
ing the impeachment Of the President. =
There Is neither reason nor excuse Tor this
war upon President johnson. Al! invcsti-
cations and researches have failed to dis
cover any high crimes or misdemcan0rs"
committed by him. There is 40 case 10 be
found where he has violated the Constitu
ton. He has endeavored to bring about,
upon just terms complete restoration OF
the Union. He has followed the policy Of
Mr.. Lincoln, which all Republicans oaoe
approved. He has had no other policy
word, or d.ne an act fayoring disloyal rep
resentation in Congress. If his policy,
which is the same that Mr. Lincoln was.
had been carried out, to-day there would
have been perfect peace ; the Union would
have been fully restored, and representa-
tiycs, loyal all through the war, from the
Southern States would tie filing the vacant
seats in the house OF representatives.
The Republican pG3tVcf 'jiscoaSia to dGy
dO,s not JQror a single princjpfe upon aChich
the GOuerRDlcHt carried on the 1cdr for sap
pressing tie rebellion. Southern rebels said
they could take States out Of the Union. =
The Government said they could not The
Republlcan party said they could not. We
had war to prevent States from going
out The Government was successful; +;
and now the great Republican party, through
It's leaders in Congress, say the States did
get out, aud are out, and so legislation
treats them. Leading Republicans openly
avoW that the restoration 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 violated those oaths
and passed laws outside OF the Constitution
Because President John-0n is opposed to
such course he is denounced as renegade
aud traitor, and threatened with impcach-
ment. lie IS 10 be impeached because he
Is opposed 10 violations OF the Constitution,
and the Republican party Of Wisconsin IA
vors this. If majority of the people Of
Wisconsin are not mad they Will follow
the example Of Connecticut and California,
aud Ohio, and Pennsylvania, and join New
York in rebuking this wild mischevous
course. Ii our people want ten States OF
the Union put into the hands of men unfit
to handle the machinery Of Government,
all business Frustrated then, and all rights
of person and property destroyed, they will
continue to uphold the course that has been
lately pursued by the dominant party Of the
country. 1t as time such lcorh $toppcd and
The country restored, as it ought to have
been, and would have been long ago, if the
republican party had not abandoned its own
principles, and made war upon the Prc.i-
dent because he was true to the principles
upon which the people elevated him to bis
high Office.