Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-04-17
THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE

-7sssa- 49,. UNITED 6TA166.
The good and much beloved President
of our Nation-whose sudden and awful
death has cast such sorrow over the
hearts Of all loyal people-and for whose
loss millions Of people are yet weeping
for the clods of the valley have not ye.
entombed his mortal body-is succeeded
in his high official position by the late
Vice President of the United States
ANDREw JOHNSON. We presume ne
entered upon the duties OF his Office on
Saturday last. He was in Washington az
the time the President died, and no DOUBT
he soon after took the oath Of President
As our mourning people dry the tears
from their eyes, it is natural that the
thoughts arise in their minds as to the
condition Of the country, now that l'S
great head has fallen, and naturally In
quire as to who it is that can fill his place.
ANDREW JOHNSON was well enough
known to be nominated and elected vice
President-the duties of which usually are
simply that of presiding officer of the U.
s. Senate. We believe it is the prayer OF
all good people that ANDREW JOHNSON
may prove worthy, faithful, and capa-
BILE successor of the late President-that
peace to united and prosperous Nation
may be restored-that our country may
soon again prosper frUm its northern to Its
extreme southern borders-and the asper-
tiles and antipathies engendered by the
war be passed away forever-and feeling
of kindness and brotherly feeling re-estab-
lished among all who claim to be Amer
lean citizens. -...
The New York Sun, Of late date.
contained the following brief sketch of
ANDREW JOHNSON, who is now our
President. In the concluding sentences
of the extract, reference is made to an
improperly which Mr.. Johnson COM
mitted on the day of the Inauguration Of
President. In explanation, We will just
state that he got tight" and made very
foolish speech, where he should not have
made it {: ... ......- ss. a' "A
Though far from agreeing with many Of
the political views Of Andrew johnson, we
recognize that there is not in the United
States man who has rendered more effec-
tive service to the Union cause. He has
been in the depths and whirlpool of seces.
sion, and held his ground, from first to last,
like q man. At time when all mems
hearts forsook them, and when the treachery
of Buchanan, and the scarcely disguised
yacillation Of President Lincoln and some OF
his advisers, and the course Of large por-
ton Of the public press, headed by the New
York Tribune, all combined to render it ex-
tremely doubtful whether any active Uppo-
sition would be offered to the formation Of a
Southern slave Confederacy, Andrew John
son Of Tennessee, in his place in the United
States Senate, denounced JEFF. Davis and the
other Southern traitors to their faces, and
that the American people would
never submit to disunion and dismember-
ment. He resisted all the Establishments Of
inc cuINAuyp anu AOuuuOuCu uOuoCY HOhSp
property and everything for the Union, and
he has ever been true to his record. As
Governor Of Tennessee, he inspired all our
Generals there with the saving grace Of his
spirit and strong will. II is no
secret that at one time Nashville would have
been evacuated, but for his opposition to the
opinion Of well known General, who main
tanned that it should be abandoned. Ina
strictly strategical point Of view it should
have been, for It had been flnked by BraEg's
army. But pluck triumphed, and Nashville
is ours to this day; and was the base for all
Sherman's glorious successes. We who live
peaceably at home, cannot realize the fierce
excitement and perilS to which border State
Unionist is or was subjected, who dared to
stand up for his principles. Still less can we
comprehend the tremendous strain upon
leader Of even Andrew Johnson's stalwart
frame and robust mind. The over-excite-
ment was too much for him, at last. The
strong man succumbed in his hour of tri-
umpb. At the moment when his services
had been recognized by the American people,
the Vice President elect was stricken down
with an illness from which it was long doubt
full whether he could recover. He did not
die, but has never been the same man since.
We have no heart to recount the sad old
story Of resort to stimulants to recruit the
shattered energies which had been wasted in
the noblest Of all causes. During our best
and what now appears most quiet times, the
excitement Of ordinary politics broke down
many Of the strongest men. As compared
with European statesmen, our public men do
not live half their days. But now, when the
events Of a hundred years are crowded within
the space Of a few months, who can tell the
wear and tear Of Drawn and brain, Of those
who struggle in the heat and thick Of the
contest? It is, perhaps, his misfortune,
rather than his fault, that Andrew johnson
did not pass the ordeal unscathed. The ex-
that produced his sickness followed
him during his convalescence, and he resort
ed to strong drink to drown the clamor Of
ofice-holders, that haunted President Taylor
to his death. Il still remains to be decided
whether Vice President Johnson has survived
the period Of his usefulness, or whether his
removal from his high position may not be
to the honor and dignity Of our
country. But in the future, the memory Of
his services will eclipse his faults, and we
who reap the benefits ofhis labors should not
prejudice ourselves before posterity, by judg.
ing too harshly man to whom we owe so