American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1864-07-13

Andy Johnston, of Tennessee. who was
nominated on the 9Th ultimo. at Bal
timore, by the Republicans for Vice Pres
ldent, says the Washington Union, is
known to be one of the most consummate
demagogues living. In addition to
thousand other little tricks resorted to by
him to make himself popular with the
masses, we are told that he keeps standing
in front of the elegant mansion in which
he lives, small one story shanty in which
he once worked as journeyman tailor
this he points out to his visitors telling
them the story of his early struggles in
life. He forgets however, to tell them
one other thing connected with his hum
Jte origin; how he has an old mother,
more than seventy years of age, who he
suffers to traverse the streets of Phila-
delphia with a basket ON her arm, selling
tripe for a living. Ye who have hearts.
think Of this; man who is rolling in
wealth and aspires to the position of Vice
President of this great country suffers his
old mother to trudge about the streets of
large city, hawking tripe that she may
buy bread to keep her poor old soul and
body together. Ingratitude can assume
no darker shade than this"
In this article, the sweeping assertion
is made that, Johnston is " one of the
most consummate demagogues living. =
He is accused Of being guilty of thous-
and /" little tricks" and we are told that he
was once tailor, and worked with his
own hands for livelihood, and that he
still keeps standing in front of his " ele-
giant mansion, small one story shanty in
which he once worked as journeyman
tailor" This is certainly an unpardona-
BILE offence; he ought to pull down the
shanty; obliterate every trace of the same,
and then positively deny that he ever
worked at the Tailoring, or any other hon
est way of making living 1t is ter
rible disgrace and an outrage that a man
who has been tradesman, should be so
presumptuous as to suffer himself to be
candidate for Vice Presidency. ItI
should be remembered that the modern
Democracy (although they are great friends
of the dear peopie,) are utterly opposed
to Tailors, Railsplitters, and all who
have ever labored with their hands
that such are NudsiWs. and should not be
placed in offices of trust and profit; those
places should be reserved for the aristoc-
rdcy men who have never defled or de-
graded themselves by engaging in man
ual labor or mechanics ; they should be
kept expressly for the privileged few
who have been raised in luxury and idle
ness. The Democracy are also opposed to
Andy Johnston, because he has from the
first proved loyal to the government Of
the United States; and has been an ar
dent and energetic supporter of the Ad-
ministration; and labored incessantly to
put down the Shareholders Rebellion. II
is matter of record, that when South
ern Rebels were desertying their posts in
the United States Senate, " johnson stood
up in his place, looked JEFF DAis full in
the face, as he significantly shook his fin
ger at him, and said" :" If | were the
President of the United States, would
arrest you all as traitors, try you as trai-
tors, and hang you as traitors !"
The man who had the boldness thus to
beard the Lion in his den, need not ex-
pect the friendship, or support of those
who sympathize with JEFF. in his wicked
schemes and efforts to destroy the best
government that was ever vouchsafed to
man. They would prefer to support Val
landigham, or some other government be-
rator. They are in favor of" Peace on any
terms" The Rebels would not have any
fellowship with these same Northern Mud
sils and sympathizers, "if they were to
give them sheet of clean paper and per-
init them to write their own terms" Not
withstanding this fact, there are men, who
pretend to be loyal, and at the same time
oppose every act of the government in its
efforts to put down the rebellion JEFF. is
looking to these peace men for aid and
comfort in his wicked course, and is thus
encouraged to prosecute the war, killing
and starving our brave heroes.
Wedo not wish to be understood as say
ing that all Democrats are opposers of the
government; many who have heretofore
acted with that party are truly loyal
many have done nobly in supporting the
government by giving literally of their
means; while thousands have given their
lives willing sacrifice upon the altar of
their country, and thousands are yet bat
Ting in the good cause.
As regards the latter part of the arti-
Gle given above, the following letter from
an East Tennessecan, is sufficient refu-
tation of the vile SANDER, which was in
tended to be palmed upon the people as a