Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-01-10
Andrew Johnson and the Press.

Andrew johnson and the Press.
The Nashville Union and Amer.
lean, the leading Democratic paper of
the State, says
ANDREW JOHNSON ON COERCION
Hon. Andrew johnson, Senator from
our State, Was hanged in effigy, in
the presence Of a large crowd 10 the
city of Memphis, on Saturday night
last, as a rebuke to his reported
speech 10 the Senate, on the 10th
inst. in favor Of making conquered
provinces" Of seeding Southern
States. While We are not prepared
to sanction this mode Of expressing
ldisapprobation Of so odious and mis-.
chisvous a doctrine, nor in the pres
emf instance to condemn it, yet we
would commend this proceeding to
his attention, as an unerring indica-
ton Of the popular sentiment of Ten
nessee on this subject, assuring him
that, if the telegraph correctly re-
ported him. he has committed q
most fatal blunder that must con-
sign him to merited obloquy and de-
Iprive bin forever Of the confidence
and respect Of bis constituents. We
can Furthermore assure him that we
do not believe there is one in a thou
sand of the citizens Of our cbivalrous
State that will adopt TIE despotic
and Infamous doc, rine Of coercion, a
doctrine repugcant to all the feelings
OF freemen and to every principle of
Republican liberty.
The Memphis Appeal, the ablest
Douglas paper by long odds in Ten
nessee, says
SENATOR JOHNSON AND SECESSION.
A Washington dispatch, of the l9tb
inst, says that in the Senate, to-day,
MIR. johnson. of Tennessee, advo.
Gated bis resolution, proposing amend
ments to the Constitution, in Il
speech Of great length, denyiu the
right Of secession, and advocating
the right Of coercion, if necessary. :.
Mr. Lane, Of Oregon, replied, ad-
vocatiug the right of secession, aud
dsfied the Republicans to attempt
coercion.
II the dispatch states the position
lof MIR. johnson correctly, We are Sc
riously Of the opinion that he does
not reflect the sentiments of his State.
To put his doctrine Of coercion in
practice, would precipita,e the coun-
try into civil war in less than twenty
days.
The Nashville Patriot, the most
efficient and talented Bell and Ever
EFT paperin this State, says
This speech has been received with
marked favor by the Northern press,
and with great disfavor by the ultra
Southern press, while it has been re-
garded asuntimely and impolitic by the
conservative Unionists Of the South
srn States; in that, proceeding from a
Southern Senator at the particular
j1ncture that 1t did, and under the
peculiar circumstances, it was ealcu-
lated to embolden the Republicans,
and in that far 20 weaken and en-
barrsss the Efforts Of those who are
endeavoring to bsrmonize our dis
sessions by obtaining concessions from
our adversaries of the North.
!. The Washington correspondent
of the Cincinnati Gazette, the mes.
extensively circulated Black. Repub-
hcan paper in the Great West, says
under date of the 10Th ult:--
Andy Johnson concluded his
speech in favor of Union and coercion
to-day. II was a noble effort.
FALL IN Wool The recent de-
cline in wool has affected many par
ties in this country, who held large
stocks aud among them were some of
our citizens. The decline Is said 10