Washington telegraph., 1862-04-09

ern States. We have built our leves some
distance from the river, but when the flood
abates we claim all the land between.
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ANDREW JOHNSON, OF TENNEssEE.-The
capitol at Nashville is massive store build
ing, situated on the apex of hill which
overlooks the city and country for miles. 1t
is covered with stone, and bomb proof. Often
have we paced its parapets, Of a calm summer
evening, looking out upon the beautiful gar
dens and fields below, to the blue circle of hills
in the distance, and upon the silvery Cumber-
land, where, below us, but still hundred
feet above the water. rested the beautiful city
the pride and the boast of all its citizens.
Our heart warns to the old city recall
the scene. Time has been, when thinking of
her sorrow, tears would have started to ou-
eyes. Now, the blood throbs through our
veins in the violence of indignation In this
very citadel, protected by its walls, like an old
baron of the Rhine, and constantly attended
by a body guard of 100 men, reigns and rules
the traitor, Andrew Johnson. II gratiies his
malignant heart, seeing the fair prospect
down upon people he has always hated with
2 bitter hatred, and goats in his vengeance.
Even at his best, and with his owl party, he
had few friends in Nashville.
man of extraordinary nerve and decision
Of character, of cunning intellect, low pas
sions, and vulgar aspect, he is such stuff a.
dema gogues are made of. His parentage was
of the lowest AMI coarsest order. He grew
up amongst low associations, learning mean
while the honorable trade of tailor, which
he has since disgrace d. But he ever cum
ming, malignant aud groveling He succeeded
by one of those strange vagaries OF female
taste, which infatuated Titauia, in marrying
an estimable young lady OF ia ir education.-
She taught him the alphabet. and set about
raising him in the scale of society. 1t WAS
nobly done, for her, and as true woman al
ways will. But, alas, who can polish "A brick:
Increase of knowledge was increase of power
only. The man remained as mean ever.
He left the shop board and became a poll
tican He lived in one OF the poor counties
of East Tennessee, where, mingled with soine
good families, the most ignorant AMI narrow
minded people squatted among the halls.
Men whose hearts nor minds have ever risen
above the lowest and uasest prejudIces. Inis
was the material he worked upon. These he
4 hattered and fawned upon. He pandered to
their prejudices by sneers and denunciAtlons
Of all whose industry had enabled them to
rise to creditable positions. 1t has been his
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all his policy. He always hated the slave
hol der, as mean natures hate those whom
they injure He detested the presence of a
gentleman.
Passing over his career in the State Legis-
lature AMI in Congress, which p'acfs he had
filled, by the support of his Immediate nelsh-
bors, we come to his nomination for Governor
of the State 1t was at time of high polti-
cal excitement, when the gentlemen of the
party forgot everything but success Relying
upon his influence with the masses, Andrew
johnson, was nominated. He received the
support Of his whole party, ard was elected
One would have supposed, that, mollified ny
success annd gratifed by this univhrsal sup
port, ne WOulu nave Deeu WiLiIuB " 'oie'"NN
gentlemen who live in brick houses, owned
negroes and had carriages for their ladies.
He came from his mountain home to the
capital to be inaugurated. He arrived on
Christmas eve. Many warm friends of Jack
son live there. Aristocratic well bred people,
of vast wealth and influence Families of the
Grundys, and McGavocks, and Hardns, and
many others-all devoted democrats. They
never fail in the proper courtesies, and thought
many due the Governor elect They called
upon him and extended invitations to dine next
day. Christmas has always been holiday
there. and a day of social festivty, He re
fused them all with GOODNESS. He dined on
Ckristpqas in the Darkroom Of a lo;c doggery,
situated IN a lo,0 street, ucih The keeper Of the
bouse. and in the presence Of has muldtto rife!
He sneered az the bills Ct fare at the hotel
and called for ''pork and green's" lie left
the hotel and sought boarding with butcher
in an obscure part of town. Refused to move
to the city, but retained his former residence
for his family. (He owed his wife, poor wo-
man, an introduction into society," He was
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saving if they didn't like his ways they mi ght
90 to hell He drew around him set of his
own. displaced from the public Offices old and
expert servants who resided in the city, and
filed them with favorites from the country
And thus he lived and acted until his term ex-
pired.
And this man, as if in mockery, is placed
with his foot upon the neck of this people,
clothed in military powers-protected by a
castle and military escort. 1t is CALLING be-
yond endurance 1t seems studied cruelty,
as if in revenge for the naughty GOODNESS with
which all the federals are excluded from social
circles.
Had the federals any hope of propitating
Tennessee, they would never have offered the
insult They have met bitter disa ppointment
and the devil is entering their souls.