And because he stood now where
he did when the rebellion commenced, he had been denounced as a traitor.
Who had run greater risks or made greater sacrifices than himself? But
Congress, factious and domineering, had undertaken to poison the minds
of the American people.
_Specification third_.--In this, that at St. Louis, in the State of
Missouri, heretofore, to wit, on the 8th day of September, A.D. 1866,
before a public assemblage of citizens and others, said Andrew Johnson,
President of the United States, speaking of and concerning the Congress
of the United States, did in a loud voice declare in substance and
effect, among other things; that is to say:
Go on. Perhaps if you had a word or two on the subject of New Orleans
you might understand more about it than you do. And if you will go
back--if you will go back and ascertain the cause of the riot at New
Orleans, perhaps you will not be so prompt in calling out "New Orleans."
If you will take up the riot at New Orleans and trace it back to its
source or its immediate cause, you will find out who was responsible
for the blood that was shed there.
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