Political Quotes

Andrew Johnson: Now, therefore, I, Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, do hereby warn all persons against obstructing or…

On the recordSeptember 2, 1867
Now, therefore, I, Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, do hereby warn all persons against obstructing or hindering in any manner whatsoever the faithful execution of the Constitution and the laws;
Said by
Andrew Johnson
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Proclamation 166—Warning Against Obstruction of Justice in the States of North Carolina and South Carolina

Share

More from Andrew Johnson

Jun 14, 1868

I transmit herewith a report from the Secretary of the Interior, made in reply to the resolution adopted by the House of Representatives on the 13th instant.

presidency.ucsb.edu
Jun 4, 1868

In further answer to the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 25th of November, 1867, calling for information in relation to the trial and conviction of American citizens in Great Britain and Ireland for the last two years, I…

presidency.ucsb.edu
Jul 12, 1868

By direction of the President, Brigadier and Brevet Major-General Irvin McDowell is assigned to the command of the Department of the East.

presidency.ucsb.edu
Jun 19, 1868

Would it not be the part of wisdom to take for our guide the Federal Constitution, rather than resort to measures which, looking only to the present, may in a few years renew, in an aggravated form, the strife and bitterness caused by…

presidency.ucsb.edu

Other voices in this conversation