The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-04-27
vas sworn into Office early IN tho morn.
ng by The Chico Jbslics.
MrNsEtL u. FlEID.
PRESIDENT JOHNSON
Remarkable Example of Energy
and Advancement,

The successor Of Abrahain Lincnln A.,
Andrew johnson, is The most remarkable
example on record, Of succ 'ss in rising
out OF the most dimdvantncaous crcum.
stances, tO the most respectable and hon.
.ordhlc position On emth. H. was from
the poorest class of North Carolina. and
never attended school singlc day in his
life. While learning tho tailur's trade,
he also learned to road by the assistance
oC j9urncyman, in the same sher. hu,
when he wHs married at about 10 Years
.oC age, he knew nothing OF writing or
arithmetic. His wife, however, became
! his teacher, and be soon learned 10 write,
and the elements of arithmetic. AT 81
years Of age, 1870, he was invested with
his first office - hat Of aderman--o the
.tiwn Of Gecenvillo, Tonnes, aud was
subsequently twice succcssvely re.elcc,-
ed. In 1880 he was chosen Mayor, and
in this official capacity he served three
wears. 10 1895 he was sent 10 the Leg
islalurc. Here he mNdc his maiden
speech on the subject OF public affairs
warmly opposing proposition looking t1
certain Interval Improvements. Ils
hostility t. the measure, which was
adopted, aud was popular one, resulted
in his drlc1t IN the election uf 1897,
In 1879 he was reelected as decided
change in public opinion had taken rlacc
regarding the measure alluded to, many
OF his prophusics having bocn vcriii,d.--.
In the shcoccd'ng year he was elected
upon the Democratic NiCknt, and slunpcd
the STATE again 1 leading Whgpul icisns.
In lsil he was elected TO the State Sen.
ate, and IN lS43 he was fist chose az u
Representative ~ Congtrs. IN this ca
pacIty he served Jntil 1888. he was
distinguished during his Congress UnOl
s1rv,cr tor his advocacy ol seyEtal popular
measures favored by the Democratic pur.
. 8. He strongly favored the bill for re-.
, funding the fine imposed on Gen. Jack.
son lor his suspension of the civil law Ut
New OSlcons in 1915. lie was also nn
earns st advocate of the Democrat c poll
cy in regard 10 the admission of Texas,
+ the Mexican war question, the tariff OF
lS46, aud = homestead bill. IN 1851 d.
Mr.. Johnson was chosen Governor Of
Tennessee, and was elected in 1855. In
1857, he was reelected United States
Senator tor full terra, euding March 81,
1852.
WhlIe the Southern Senators were pve--
pdring tho treason that has GrCnched
thoir .and IN blood. Alr. Johnson, single
handed aud alone, stood up among them,
,ru, To the Uiion, and brayely hurried
ngaiust them tho denunciaiion which his
hear, felt, and the fsto they would cu-
counter were he the Z resident. In March,
1861 when Breckenridge was Presidenl
At - II,,,
fall leaders 10 that body, with Joe Lane
ard Jessie ID. Bright, OF the Nnr'h, slrik-
ing hands with them, aud such men as
Pugh and Bayurd upologzlug Tor them, at
thai proud moment for Mr.. Johnson, and
IN OF the dangerous mon around him, he
rose up Ia the moj 'sty OF hero peirlot,
aud shaking his clcnched Ea in the very
faces Of those men, nldl the following
speech:
Dir President, | was going on % re.
mark, in reference TO a z neral allusion
TO treason, that II individuals were puint.
ed out 10 me who were cnsugcd in night
ly consprncics, in secret cuncIavc, aud
issuing orders directing the capture OF
our forts and the taking OF our custom
houses, ] would show who were the trai.
tJrs; aud that being done, the persons
! Po''t.u ou'' T".ns MIN" ,'e p"'r'e"
H"u soopu ~ W. p,o''s'o" W "'I NJ, IN
,"U"''on WI nv 'o"u, VIZ ''''
aent OF me y. oui'eu Sta'' - v ! wouIu uo us
=, = uo''"I 'rne,sV' u'u ~ low WIZ" a''uu
, buFr' ! "ou'u nave llehl "rr's'to' unu
il convicted wlthiI the IN iuning and scupe
olthe Constitution, by The etsrna! God I
eouid erceufe hem' on Neason must
Do puhls!eu' -,
. bu' tnls was no, NJ Oh sudden Pnrenys
VI mr. Johnson on me ie'n " D'i
cehocr previously ne hau oaIiny u'Bueu
: tue whole SUBJECT, ana 'horoughg expos.
$ cd 'he sn'c'dai nature oi 'he po.'ey o'
n those VINO thus were preparing Tor re-
n oellion' we make an OK ract from HI
!. speech;
g we are told nut certain states WI g
], out, ana tear TINS accursrd CONSTITUTION
# INTO fragments, ana arag inc pii'ors o
/. th's mlgh'y edihcc dowh uooh US, am
] lhVoV us a,l ~ one common rum. W.,
7 tne n.ru1r states su'mit 10 snch threat
NO ! 'hey 40 nor come ln'' ,he move
"I"N No P,"'i9 VI '"IS s'uPt"u"uS 'aor''
7 oi hu"'"n 'reeuoh enu Pr'a'"ess anG
goouhoss arc U o. Pu'eH u1"n' ava nll
;. WI ou 'VoWeu VI one con'nlo' Iuln'-
/. oueh 70 ne 'nea'e"'"s language usea'--
o uu snSI' oo'n' INTO ou' Co"' uelaey
a OF we WI 90 rec you 70 lhe einanc,pa
'oh VI y1ur Si'y-s' lHlt t'lS t"
Q BuiRe "n''h 70 heIu 'oW"ia U.s.
. nu,o u't launY ~ as uIgat Ho.uI 'nI'
, 'nroa'sneu uiIsoiut,on, % ulu u - .ho
speak Out lne question: srSeS N Telpr'
, enee 70 .he pt.tect'on ahu PFesctviroU
th9 iHs'itutloh OF sIaVeIy--"heihsr
dissolution Is remedy or WIZ give q
protection, aVo" mere To-Day, that II l
, were an Abolltionlst'and wanted to ac'
, comPish the overthrow and abolition OF
tho institution OF slavery IA the sJulhern
States, the first steps th9i would taxi