Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1865-03-23
THE CANADIAN PARLIAMENT
Defense of Vice President john
son.

The Washington correspondent of tie New
York Commercial, says:
Mr.. johnson is at "Slver Spring" the su-
burban residence of Francis P. Blair, where
the Vice Presidents old Senatorial friend,
President King, is also guest. 1t is hoped
that fresh air and quiet will recuperate and re-
store the mental faculties of Mr. johnson,
which have been sadly deranged by the con-
stant excitement attendant OH his administra-
ton of affairs in Tennessee, and by recent
severe illness, with other causes
The New York Sun is out with defense or
palation of the condition of Vice President
johnson at the ceremony of the Inauguration.
We quote the article entire:
While deprecating, in common with every
American citizen who is keenly alive to the
honor and dignity of his country, the conduct
of Vice President johnson at the Inaugural
ton on the fourth OF March, we e>would respect
fully submit that the sp rit in which it is com
mented upon in public and private, is scarcely
less reprehensbie than the offence which has
been committed. Although we are kccnly
sensitive of the breach of propricty, good taste
and sound sense that has been committed by
the magistrate holding the second office in the
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some uegree the aia ana eomiore 1hat IL VIII
ahord 10 iorelsn enemies "a anu aomcsllc .rait-
ors' yet IL 's oue 10 'ru'" II ho' W charly' 10
remember that there are not wanting some
ted to place the object of so many fierce as
saults in an attitude suggestive as much of
pity as of condemnation Though far from
agreeing with many of the political views of
A'iurew '94l'sol' Me recosiiiNe tLa' lheie 10
NOT IN the ohl.eo l ota'es Il man VINO mas rem
dereo more ehecti'e service III the oh'oi,
cause ne mas pech IN the very aep'hs ana
Whirlpool Oh secession, ana heiu MS srouho,
from hrst to last, like man. AT time wheh
all mems hearts iorsook them, ana when the
treachery OF Buchanan, and the course OF
large portion OF the puplic press, all complned
to render 1t extremely doubtful whether any
actVe opposition "ouia DC oiereu 70 the Iorlh-
alton OF a slave confederacy. Andrew Johh,
son, OF tennessee In MS place IN the United
States Senate, denounced Jeh laws ana the
other Southern traitors TO their faces, ana
maintained that the American people would
never submit to disunon ana announcement
de resisted all the blandishments OF the chiv-
airy, and abandoned mousse, nome, property
and everything Tor the Union, and he has ev.
er e. been true to his record. AS Governor OF
Tennessee, he inspired our Generals there with
the saving grace OF his lndomltable spirit and
strong Will 1t IS no secret that at one tune
Nashville would nave oeen evacuated put for
his opposition to the OPINION OF wei known
General. who maintained that 1t should be
abandoned. In strictly strategical point OF
view it should have been, tor 1T had been
fanked by Braggs army, But pluck trl,
umphed, and Nashville Is ours to TINS day, and
was the base for all Shermans glorious sue
cesses. We who live peaceabiy at home can
not realize the heree exc!tement ana perils 70
which Border State onionlst is or was sub
Jected, who dares to stand up for ms primer
ples' Still less can we comprehend .he tre-
mendous strain upon leader OF even Andrew
Johnsons stalwart frame and robust mud
The over-excitement was too much tor MIN at
last The strong man succumbed In his hour
OF triumph. At the moment when his servi'
ces had been recognized by the American Peo-
pie, the Vice President elect was stricken
down with an illness from which 1T was long
doubtful whether he could recover. lie did
not die but he has never been the same man
since. We have no heart to recount the old