Andrew Johnson actually said...

A military republic, a government rounded on mock elections and supported only by the sword, was nearly a quarter of a century since pronoun...

No consideration could induce me to give my approval to such an election law for any purpose, and especially for the great purpose of framin...

I confidently believe that a time will come when these States will again occupy their true positions in the Union.

When this shall have been consummated, I pray God that the errors of the past may be forgotten and that once more we shall be a happy, unite...