Andrew Johnson actually said...

Now, therefore, I, Andrew Johnson, President of the United States of America, do hereby declare and proclaim that so much of the several act...

Congress may, under the Constitution, admit new States or reject them, but the people of a State can alone make or change their organic law ...

I transmit a report from the Secretary of State and the papers accompanying it

I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of State, in answer to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 24th instant.