Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-04-27

Passage OF Andrew Johnson through the
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We have conversed this morning with our voxng
friend George DashielI, Esq. who has lust returned
from the Northeast by way of Washington Civ,
and Lynchburg, Virginia. We learn from him that
Senator johnson passed through Lynchburg en-
route for his home on Sunday last. He gave ms the
following particulars: His presence upon the train.
which bad been telegraphed to all of the railroad
stations previous to his arrival created the nro-
fcundest excitement IN that city
So soon as It was ascertained that he was present
large crowd of six or eight hundred persons
gathered about the cars, and crowding in upon him
completely blocked every avenue of approach as
well as egress. Some one proposed "three groansv
for him by way of commencement, which 1--WE are
informed) were responded to with deafening and
almost frantic exclamation. VIM W. Hardyyicke
editor Of the Lynehburg Republican,, then walked up
to him, and inquired if he was correct in address,
ing himself as Andrea johnson to which he re-
ceived subdued and apparently unwilling answer
in the affirmative He Immediately caught him by
the nose, and pulled that organ in a manner that
betokened anything but feeling of cordially. He
then insulted him with several epithets of denunci
alton, prominent among which was the easily sug-
gested one of traitor
The indignation of the multitude about this time
ran so high that the car doors were locked to pre-
vent the Tennessee official from being molested by
the enraged outsiders. The superintendent of the
road made his way to where Governor johnson
was seated, and informed hun that the treatment
extended him was the legitimate fruits of his con.
duct In sendng over the telegraph line to East Ten
the infamous dispatches that had been inter-
cepted at Lynchburg by orders of Governor Letch-
err. advising them to stand by the Union" and that
if he guilty of that authorship he could not
pass over the road Gov johnson denied that he had
sent the dispatches to tohics dey alluded and thus Sc
cured his passage through. Had not our friend
Dasheill interfered in his favor by an appeal to
the crowd, it is very doubtful whether he could
have left Lynchburg without personal detriment
The Senator's son, Robert johnson, Esq Twas along
with him. and the two in company are reported to
have received the slight testimonials of favor ex-
tended them Ly the indignant Virginians with
every evidence of Christian meekness. The elder
johnson is said to have expressedawisIh to retire
to the seelusion of baggage car,where he might
be rendered more secure from the contemplated
assault of the people.
He was received all along the line of the East
Tennessee and Virginia railroad at every depot,
in a similar manner-but kept himself con-
cealed from public view. Even upon his arri-
val at Greenville (his own honey but two
or three persons met him upon the cars to
extend him the hand of fellowship. We gather
these particulars from the representations of Mr..
Dashiell, who was an eyewitness of the whole af-
fair. Itneeds nocOmment at our hands, but carries
with it its own solemn and suggestive lesson
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