The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1880-07-06

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ho,lnceu oeiore
"Certainly, IN lSiZ, when Andrew
Johnson was cah'iiua'e LOT Ion
Srcss from the Sta'e-at-iarge IN len
hesseee, Henry 5. Foote, out iateiy he-
ceased, was wiring an ar'icio Ior INC
washington Clty Chrohicie. III one
OF these articles, ana ill'oruef 10 ais-
count The canuidacy OF ex-freSacht
johnson, EoY., fooie at.ackeu niiii
upon inc ourratt execution ireei-
deht Johnson repicd ana orousnt 10
INC witness staho ven. Joseph hoi.'
lne Jaugc Advocate upon 'he ,ria,'
lhis was wh9t Mr. johnson acsiren,
anu !urhlshen MN ah oppoi'hpi'y VI
writing long ana conclusive ict'cf
upon the SUBJECT, which was pup
hsIca III 'he washington Ghrohicic,
ana 10 which nel'Eer GOV Foo'e nor
zen. H0lt aiterwsra gave iesponse,
whiie fresiaeht 1oniiso" i.aiea.eu
'he iacts, whlch wouiu coh"i,u'e 'he
advocates 10 reserve uocu'heh,s' oo,n
originals MI" copy wh,ch h'akes ,nh'
evidence complete ana uhques'ioh-
aoie' ,.,., . 49,.
these sheets nc ihlenacu 10 usc
upon the hoor OF 'he Wh,,c house
aI'er ne nau peei eiec'1u W 0o"s'o.r'
dhd a''erwarus ~ WAS nis upCSo "
u.e them upon the moor Vi 'hc 'oeha,o
when he ilau Deen eIecleu " ,n". po-
mtioh' ie aico pciorc .nis oppol'u
MY arrivcu anu u'e uoou."s"'o M
remained among 'nc arcii'oS uhuis
'ur0eo ever si' &c.
NOW, wnat reia''on iaso ,n.so uU., ~,
unieh's 10 zen. iianco.N .. .o"nus.'on
win he execution ., .no pe,sono
conVictcd OF the assassi''a'ioh VI L'h
COIN
"oimpiy lhcse, ,hal ,hey enom .na'
zen. nsncoch hsu no 'n.; nv no asvnI,, ~,
no pmticipa'loI u, 'no osiuo"eo nion
ieu 10 ile conyic'ioA VI ,hcse pa..ice
lhst ne haa no Views III 'iannns VI
preventing 'he4 sen'e"oo' '"a. no
was mol 'heir executione, eone'in1
lively even; una, he Simply gaso MS
Official emphasis anu ullec',oh W
these orders which ne recelvcu '.on,
the MAR Dcpar'iAeh'. De!on" u'"
iie hsd no connection WIN lne 'ria''
conviction, or execution OF ,hose par
Ties, except Ms was ,he a".y y,
eoidier, OF inc conihlai'"e, VI .no uo.
partinent as a soldier, WIN a'iegiaiiee
and oath 10 OBEY anu nc uiscnorBeo
that duty.as he has always dohe-
hke soiuier.
lti'was not part oil ms Posiuoh or
his duty 10 raise tiic q"es'ioh VI tne
legality OF the proceedings OF Inc
comniission. Ills whoie an'y oe-
tnIided OF him 'iic execution OF or
ders received from Ills superiors' ieav-
iiY the re'ponsibity ana 'he cri'hiNai-
lily, II Republicans choose 10 90 ue-
nominate IL, to those who gave tue
orders and not TO those, whose POSI-
tion loyalty ana legally ueihahueu o'
them the execution OF lhose orders.
What Is 'hc nature Oh .hoss =
papers 10 which You have re'erreu.
There were ofhciai ietiers, oincial
orders, kilograms ana correspondent,
from all parts OF me couhry, anu
from lending men OF 'ne ha'ioh'
otenographic 'repor's 0, eae oisou,
sions OF the Cabinet, aha ss'c'nehss
and aihdavitsoi una parties VINO, lrom
force OF circumstances, were heA.oe. ,'.
to and participants Oh Ihe eAeeu,lom
OF tiist order, wiich was Even upo"
The Dafis OF Tue ''haihs Oh ,'e vo"
mission. ,,,
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edge OF 'he cohic".s VI , .noeo p,r, ra,
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tho vihuica'ioh y, w. iee,u.n. o"n,
sons action, ana u'a' y ~ "",o,au"a ,,,aa
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