Mr. INGERSOLL. I am much obliged to the gentleman for his courtesy. I shall try to be as brief as possible. I was not aware that I was occupying so much time. Let me quote further: “ If there be but 5,000 men in Tennessee loyal to the Constitution. loyal to freedom" Mark the language! Then he demanded that men should be loyal to freedom. That principle, like his avowals in favor of liberty and justice, he has deserted! “If therebebut 5,000 manin Tennesseeloyal to the Constitution. 10 u!to freedom.loyal to justice. thesetrue and faithfu menshould control the work of reorganization and reformation absolutely." “ Loud and prolonged a plause, ” accordin to this report, followed that remark. Sir, will guaranty that not one single man who joined in that demonstration of applause, aplnnds AndrewJohnson today; not one, sir. ivery man who applauded that sentiment denounces the course of AndrewJohnson today, denounces his apostacy from the principles expressed in that speech. The men who applnn him today are the men who denounced him then, and who, when he made that speech, hung their heads or looked defiant and sullen. Today they are patting him encouragingly and energetically on the ack, and telling him that he is a 2nd Andrew Jackson; that though he claims to be a “tribune” of the people, they are using him to advance their own purposes; and he seems not to know it; and he does not want to know it; but the true men who voted for him know it; he cannot deceive them. It is refreshing to read the expressions of AndrewJohnson a few years ago. By virtue of such declarations as those I have read, he inspired the loyal North with confidence in his patriotism. in his integrity, in his love of niii versal freedom and justice to such a degree that when the patriotic Union men met in convention at Baltimore in 1864 they placed the name of AndrewJohnson upon their ticket next to that of Abraham Lincoln, and we went forth and battled for him faithfully and heroic ally against the same party who are denouncing iis today and supporting him with the same vigor that the denounced him in 186 1. This is the picture want AndrewJohnson to look upon. It is a picture which the real friends of humanity and justice weep over. AndrewJohnson has declared that the traitor has ceased to be a citizen; and that is the position I have taken here today, that the traitor has ceased by reason of his rebellion and trea son to be a citizen; and that simply because he failed to consummate that treason in the overthrow of the Government, he has not been restored to his citizenship, for no traitor can be restored to citizenship until the supreme legislative power of this Government so restores him: “I say that the traitor has ceased to be noitizeu and in joining the rebellion has become a public enemy. He forfeited his right to vote with loyal men.“ Andrew Jolumnt. Did he, Mr. Johnson? Did the traitor for fcit his right to vote while you were Governor of Tennessee under Abraham Lincoln? If he i did, how has that ri Yht been restored to him? i If that right was forfeited while you were (iov l5ernor, why does not that forfeiture. continue till this day when you are President? Let him answer that if he can. He knows the truth is that he cannot answer it except by reaffirming The right to vote was forfeited by the crime of treason, and that crime has not been expiated. There has been no forgiveness, there has been no restoration of that right of citizenship, and that forfeiture continues today, so that there has not been a legal vote cast by a rebel since the inauguration of the rebellion. “ He forfeited his right to vote with loyal men when he sought to destroy our Government.” "We say to the most honest and industrious foreigner who comes from England orGormany todwell among us and to add to the wealth of the country. Before you can be a citizen you must stay here for 5 years. If we are so cautious about foreigners. who voluntaril renounce their homes to live with us. what should we say to the traitor who, although born and reared among us. has raised a parricidal hand against the Government which always protected him?" Those were burning words, and how timely they are now. If the executive power were to carry those words into execution, AndrewJohnson would stand today among the honored men of the world, and as one of the 1st champions of liberty on the earth, if not the very rst. “ My judgment is that he should be subjectedto a severe ordeal beforehe is restoredto citizenship." That was said by AndrewJohnson when Governor of Tennessee. What ordeal is he subjected to before he is restored to citizenship, as Mr. Johnson now understands it2 I will tell you. It is the ordeal ofatrip to Washington to ask AndrewJohnson to pardon him and that is all the ordeal he has topass throu h. If he. cannot get money enough to make is personal apearanee, an app ication, I suppose, throng the mail Miziussn. Or female. [Langhter.]