Andrew Johnson actually said...

"This is a bill passed by Congress in time of peace."

"I submit to Congress whether this measure is not in its whole character, scope, and object without precedent and without authority."

"The history of the world has been written in vain if it does not teach us that unrestrained authority can never be safely trusted in human hands."

"Under these circumstances, as a depositary of the executive authority of the nation, I do not feel at liberty to unite with Congress in reversing it by giving my approval to the bill."