Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-09-21
A EElIAEIlABLU HIN.

Mr.. Andrew Johnson, who has Just been
elected Governor of Tennessee over the
most popular Why in the State, Major
Henry, whose oraroricaI gifts are hardly
second to those Of any other gentleman in
the Union, is to say the least for him. IN
extraordinary man. Indeed, there is more
in his history to encourage probiLy, in
dustry energy and proper ambition in the
youth of Amerca Of al! degrees, than in
any other public man we know Of At
two years Of age Mr. Johnson was I'VE
learn from those in whose iuowIeGge of
his early history we place every conf
dence) an inmate OF the almshousc Of
Wake county, North Carolina, where he
remained until his eight year; when lie
was apprenticed to a tailor in RaIeiylr.-
His master. il he failed to have him TAUGHT
the rudiments of an English education, at
least trained him up to love the truth,
work hard, and be straight forward in
his dealings with every one. VI hen his
apprenticeship was up, Mr.. johnson mar
lied n woman after his own heart, who
knew enough from books to be able to aid
him in mastering the arts Of reading and
writing. On marrying, just after he came
of nge, he emigratcd 10 eastern Tennessee,
trudgiug bare footed. it is said, with his
faithful helPmnte by his side, and his pack
on his back. AssJLuous Irborat his trade.
placed him at the end Of ten years il COM
Portable circumstances, for one of his DO
sltion in that region and by that time,
by dInt of hard study during his leisure
moments, he hNd come to be actually 4
man of considerable general information
Being good talker on the stump, he was
sent for term or two to both bran
ches of the Legislature. From thence he
was transferred to the House Of Rcprc-
sentatives of the United States, where he
served six years. As a member of Con-
gress, he has been distinguished for the
integrity OF all views such as he at times
takes of public affairs. all do him the JUS
lice to believe that a more upright Iegis-
lator was never in the Congress of the
United States. We may go step further
and say that he never approached n sub
ject without previously SO MASTERING it by
patient investigation, rs to make him no.
toriously one Of the strongest men in de-
bate who has graccd the House OF Rep
reSenLatives of the United States for some
years past. As a man, his walk in WASH
ington may be written down model for
all; scrupulous correctness Of bearing be-
ing the leading feature of his private
life.
Mr.. Johnson made no pretensions to bril-
iancy, yet a more effective speaker was
not to be found in the last House of Rep
resentatives. He was usually found
one on the Tin Washington unpopular
side on nearly all financial questions, which
fact has operated seriously to detract from
him credit legitimately his due.
Mr.. Johnson is not more than forty-se-
ven years of age at this time, having seen
as much public service as almost any 9TH
er of his age. notwithstanding the trials
and drawback by which his early years
were surrounded. We know him we'll
have studied him thoroughly-and are pre-
pared to say that in the whole course of
our long experience with members of
Congress, we never knew one less selfish
than Andrew johnson. His heart is al
ways wrapped up in the proper discharge
of his public duties, not for his own ad-
vantage. present or future but that he
may faithfully discharge the debt due to
his country and his God for the honors
showered upon him.
May he live long to impsrt his single
minded spirit Ofright, to rising public men
around him.