The New York herald., 1865-04-24
"ST1CK TO ANDY JOHNSON"
&e., &C., &c.

When Andrew Johnson left the national capital to as
srme the ofoo Of Military Governor of Tennessee, In
March, 1852 II may be said he left his former political
Sseord closed forever behind hn. Whatever his views
ay have been prior TO that period In regard TO certain
topics that divided the American people into poacal
parties the momentous occurring all the
oountry time he accepted the trust refer to-
the mmnence Of dissolution Cf the Unon, and the
sequent destruction Of the goyernm mt, united with
natural feeling Of resentment caused by the syste-
Snatc and relentless prosecutions with which himself
und family beset by his enemies In East Ten
1Assee, fortified Mr. johnson In his determination 10
stAnd by the government and the Union a. all haz-
ords, and all personal risks His previous political
aHiiations sunk out OF sight amid tho new
and stirring in which he had taken the part
a on important actor His one thought the
c3apntion Of his adopted State from the hands of
he seccssioniss tho and pepctuaton OF the
Union Ind the reestablsnment authority of the
government throughou. tie length and breadth Of tho
land. He commenced this great work by devong TO It
III the powers OF his vigorous mind, all his physical
energies, all his social relations, his domestic ties
and for his fidelity to the h like the Fathers Of
Me Revolution pledged hs fortune and his sacred honor
II at the beginning Of his administration Military
Governor Of Tennessee, through Tho sometimes bright
and sometimes dark and tryius period that ntcrvcncd
until iho Eese OF the city IN is62 raed that We
together with personal incidents ass upon data supplied
BY tho private diary Cf special correspondent then
rcgident In Nashville
now GOVERNOR JOHNSON POUND NASHVILLE Iri
1869.
Arrr 81, lsee On arriving In Nashville the I
37h April, lS61 spondent repaired NJ ouce tok
Ahe quarters ocegped W Governor JOHNSON, In the st.
Cloud Hotel the Customary pre minaIy business on
sich occasions lie was ponptiy admitted to the
presence OF the Governor and found HIM engaged with
his private secretary Gr. Browning upon Official bua
few words explained cure poudents bufi
ness, and he at supplied With the,
necessary Papers 10 facilitate his operations The Gov
received correspondent with great kindness
and In q few InoIaouts entered into mlnute'
ad very nercs,ing exposition Of tho state Of alarsi
Ghen existing In Tcnncsce He sad when lie arrived Ia
Nashville from wachington he found eyorythns In al
chaotic condition. There form to tho unonl
soyor here, II any existed. There organ
he'd Treasury other department, that os the,
6tsto Department, which tEen tsng moulded intoI
shape by Mr. East The Governor explained tia, since,
She evacuation Of the city by the recession only few
weeks previously the Union civil power had 10
bscome established; but ho using every enort W re-
saore order and confidence, and, although surrounded
With almost insurmouniablo driculaes, he was
hopeful Of nnh succesA Although u the
ASst time correspondent had ever seen Governor
Sshnson he struck with tho force and vigor Of hs
visws In regard to the rebellion ard also with respect to
IN mode NJ treating the whole subject including the
snieisent and conscious tfali3rsn he termed the
ksdcrs IN con,rsdis,ncton to the great who had
BEEN forced into the rebellion against their ncllaiIon
FROM the tone Of his remarks corrI ondent inferred
ehas traitors would nnd Huo mercy at ho hands OF Gov
sRnor JOIN SON
APPLICATION 70 SHIP coTI --"rHEJUDrCEsn OIL
REBELs--LLrTER Fnos UEo. y. SANDERS.
AMI 2s--Govcrnor johnson was cni.d uron tod.vl
~ William Davis, formerly noaa seoorsonst, who
asslrcd pcrni son TO ship hundred and CITY bales u
sot;on from Ar.snsas through tho federal lIncs
- Cairo. "Have you ta;en tho csthfn 'Yos, u
Aavs taken the oath, ard given up 10 whole secession
eancern" FERN ssion 10 ssip granted b. The Gov
srnor. On uqurins of Davis, care The owners hulnns
sLssr cotton whore you frongn 'No they are not
aacb damned fools" On ,sis dsy correspondent
shown 10 the state Department intercepted socesh
settcrs from East Tennsseeohe of which nivisod tie
selection Of Tennessee regiments 90 DO the hanging or
eoyars,s, as the employment o. MIssiaippnns 'mis4
srors, prejudlcer" Another Letter. Gated Louisville,
yaDe o 1891 was frori George snndcrs 10 General s.
q Lnlsrscn proposing the sale of certain p!eces o. ord
ssaco I, the reb.ls Another letter dated Eo2crs'Dc
Ky, July l. 1901 sppesls TO General hnderfon to seni
arms, fer surrounded and almost osefrun with
Union men" This was encouraging news 70 Goysrnog
Sonnson and fdenis lt this critical junctufe.
ARRIVAL OF Tus sIxry-SrsTH oHIo--THsY Ar
ADDEEssED BY dovssFon sOHSsoS.
APRIL 20 An Interesting aii. OF today has boon The
arrival Of the syty uinth Ohio, under command oil
Colonel L0eis . Gu 'hen srtot gressrnan from OHIO
they irsw nr N frunt Of ,hs q Cloud Hoie aud shof
snes Governor Io'uson appeared sd dsBYsri bs Grss'