Andrew Johnson actually said...

"Nor does it accord with our republican ideas that the principle of self-government should lose its force when applied to the residents of the District merely because their legislators are not, like th..."

"The exercise of the elective franchise is the highest attribute of an American citizen, and when guided by virtue, intelligence, patriotism, and a proper appreciation of our institutions constitutes t..."

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

"I have the honor to communicate an additional report of the Secretary of State relating to the discovery, and arrest of John H. Surratt."