The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-04-06


5@ comment on the unsssmly exhibition 0
Andrew johnson, on the day Of his tax
'iug the oath Of ofRcs. The Republican
vs. papers all regret spd condemu the act, bu
), 10 most Of them 6ud some apology for il, il
- the events Of the psss four years, which
W has over tasked the body sod brain Of
81. nsn Of his strong constitutions and iro1
will The IndepssdsNs lameDts tho Sal
Of such man and the disgrace OF the -.
- ton. The 7iI0Sns says that II, - 10
- affruied, be has fallen into habits OF In.
toxioatiou, he cannot retain his Office so'
~ less be reforms 1t once snd completely.
T Such is generally the conclusion of the
- Republican press.
The Democratic papers fall upon Mr..
johnson Ia unmeasured terms Of scoru
y, sod Indignation, and sxult 10 tho oppor.
tunity to make little party capital out
" Of the pitisbe fall Of noble man. The
IL fercest of them all in denuSciation Is the
10 RorlA.- The World 10 new convert to
Democracy, and ito violence sod viruIenes
may be attributed to youthful zeal The
. young msu who Gil ito columns daily
- with declama.ions are not we'll read in tho
past history Of the Democracy. But the
|. =, Albany Argus and tho .io"rsa! Of Com.
s.ercs are conducted by old heads, and
ought to regard the proveSb tbss those
Who 1.-Two in glass houses should not
u throw stones. The Ayyus is, as usual,
Ne sharp, severe and uncandid. The grave
Journal Of Commsrce stoops to be fsceti.
Gus, and ridicuIes the Vice President.
IS It requires but little knowledge of
history to know that Andrew johnson 10
not the FIRST man who has disgraced =
high station by gross ard untimely
drunkenness. 1
+ And since the attacks upon Andrew
johnson will justify personalities, it will
e do to remember that Daniel Webster, at
the agricultural dinner 1t Rochester,
whore he made one of the best speeches
that ever fell FROM his lips, got shame.
fully drunk. His friend aud rival, Silss
Wright, was IN the daily habit Of .'sosk
ing his clay" and would Frequently speak
in the Senats when he had to hold hin
self up by leaning on his chair. q
r. And is Andrew johnson the first Presi-
dent or Vice President who diseraced
his station by drunkenness? Is it not
we'll known that John Tyler used to ge,
drunk IN the White House? Aud have
the people forgotten Franklin Pierce -
II is we'll known to thousands Of the citi
zens Of New Hampshire aud Msssschu.
sets that he was IN hsbitual druDkard
He fell from his horse in Mexico because
he could not sit 10 his saddle. he was so
drunk. Aad yet the politicians, who
were we'll acquainted with his habits,
nominated him for President, and elected |
him over that gallant soldier, perfect gen,
tleman and prudent statesman. General
Scott. It il . notorious fact that on the
day he was nominated he was at the Ire
mont House, in Boston, SO drunk that he
was unfit to be seen, and that his friends
had to take charge of him. Was he not
freq leutly unit for pubic business at
Washington? Aud who does not rcmem.
Der his disgraceful exposure Of himself
when he came on to New York to attend
the opening at the Crystal Palace.
Aud coming down little later, let us
ssk who was the last Democratic Vice
President Of the United States? Was it
not John G. Breckinridge, whose iutem.
perate habits we're we'll known to the
Senate and to the people who ever attend
ed its sittings! Have people forgotten
the Presidential campaign of 1860! The
conservative Aner,can party Of that year
nominated John Bell for President, .
common drunkard then, aud who has
since become driveliug sot. One wing
&c 49, D-...vo. civ P.r~y Doo''u",oa Jv"n
G Breckenridge, aud the other Stephen
:, A Douglas, both druokards.
1t is no pleasure to US to write these
things But it is painful duty We
do it, that the readers of our paper may
remember that drunkenness has beer o
failing Of great and good men. That such
men were addicted to the vicious habit
is a truth aud a melancholy aud disgrace
full truth. But our readers will see BY
the examples Of drunken men, that drunk
enness does not always disqualify men for
public stations, for important Offices, for
great military, and great State affairs
It would be easy for US to name many
IA men who have become the greatest schol
ars, miracles of labor and learning, and
who we're yet great drunkards We could
name great Generals who we're disgrace.
full Sots.
II And now We do not wish our readers
to draw tho conclusion that We justify or
apologize for Andrew johnson. 1t was
wrong and shameful for him to appear
before the American public in such a
condition. But We do not regard his con
duct as anv worse than tina, of many Sena
TORS, who have disgraced the Senate by
their drunken haraDgues. We cannot
regard him as crimina! deserving inn
peachment. We think he should be told
plainly by his friends that he must re
form, or resign. If he cannot resist his
"a passion for drink, he should withdraw
from public lifc.
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