Andrew Johnson actually said...

It should be remembered, however, that this power is wholly negative and conservative in its character, and was intended to operate as a che...

I yield to no one in attachment to that rule of general suffrage which distinguishes our policy as a nation.

Nor does it accord with our republican ideas that the principle of self-government should lose its force when applied to the residents of th...

The exercise of the elective franchise is the highest attribute of an American citizen, and when guided by virtue, intelligence, patriotism,...