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{{cquote|Although there are many poor people in the Northwest, we do not understand that we have a right to come to Congress to be fed.|||Logan, late 1870s}}

{{cquote|Although there are many poor people in the Northwest, we do not understand that we have a right to come to Congress to be fed.|||Logan, late 1870s}}

President [[Andrew Johnson]], a Tennessee Democrat who succeeded Lincoln as U.S. president, was opposed by Logan for opposing the Radical Republicans' Reconstruction efforts.<ref>''John A. Logan: Stalwart Republican from Illinois'', p. 16</ref> After Johnson fired Edwin M. Stanton in violation of the Tenure of Office Act, Logan helped lead the impeachment proceedings against the president.<ref>''John A. Logan: Stalwart Republican from Illinois'', p. 22–23.</ref> Although impeached by the House, Johnson would be acquitted by the U.S. Senate due to the defections of several Republicans.

President [[Andrew Johnson]], a Tennessee Democrat who succeeded Lincoln as U.S. president, was opposed by Logan for opposing the Radical Republicans' Reconstruction efforts.<ref>''John A. Logan: Stalwart Republican from Illinois'', p. 16</ref> After Johnson fired Edwin M. Stanton in violation of the Tenure of Office Act, Logan helped lead the impeachment proceedings against the president.<ref>''John A. Logan: Stalwart Republican from Illinois'', p. 22–23.</ref> Although impeached by the House, Johnson would be acquitted by the U.S. Senate due to the defections of several Republicans.