3-4-1868: "Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, speaking of and concerning the Congress of the United States, did, in a loud voice . . . exciting that portion of the population, the black population, to arm themselves and prepare for the shedding of blood.”

President Andrew Johnson, “before a public assemblage of citizens and others, said Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, speaking of and concerning the Congress of the United States, did, in a loud voice . . . exciting that portion of the population, the black population, to arm themselves and prepare for the shedding of blood.”, Journal of the Senate of the United States of America, March 4, 1868