The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-08-05

Acorrespondent of the New York World
gives the following inter esting anecdote
about Andy johnson, as narrated to the
former bys gentleman who had known
the President in Tennessee:
al remember" said the Tennesseesn
"that one time when Andy was civil gov
ernor, l went down to Nashville and call
ed on him at his office in the new State
House, which was not quite completed. 1t
is q fine building, and then attracted much
attention, and when l had transacted my
business with Andy he walked out to show
me how it was progressing. Pretty soon
there came along q lot of New York trsv-
elers who we're looking after sights, and
these he instructed his colored man to sh w
over the building. They had hardly left
when there came q crowd of eOuntrymen
with their wives and children, who had
come into Nashville with their loads of
truck, and were now going to have a look
at the capitol. These the Governor joined,
and spent nigh two hours in pointing out
to them the details of the building. was
quite tired when he had finished, and went
into his office and left them. All this tune
the company did net know who tho guide
was, go when he had gone they asked me
who that pleasant gentleman was; l old
them Governor johnson, which they would
not believe until l had sOlemnly assured,
them that such wss the fact. What +
said thew, our Governor Then he is the
smartest man in the country They had
never seen him before; but now he had q
firm friend in every man, whether a Wing
or Democrat; and the women they chat
tered away about him till they we're out of
hearing. Pretty soon Andy joined me
agsin and we walked down the street l
told him how many complimentary things
the party had said about him and said ],
to try him, Andy, the Wings heresbOuts
say you are a d~emagogue. l think if they
had seen you just now they would have
believed their statements. Il don't under
stand YOU said he. 1 replied that it was
very singular he should give so much time
to showing these poor people over the Cap
itol, and then, too, to send his messenger
with those intelligent w5ll.dressed people
who came just before. l think Andy was
q little mad at first, after hearing me; but
we had always been god friends, and be
don't break with an old friend without
a very good reason, so he was only silent q
moment and then said, your ~insinustioL
is very unjust. These poor people are my
constituents. I am but their servant and
they have a right to require courtesy from
me, when 1 have leisure, as I had to-day,
to attend TO such matters. They had come
a long way, some of them were never here
before, and they wanted to see then Capt.
itol, for it is their Capitol, built with their
money. Now, it was no more than my
duty 70 show it to them. As for the dher
company with whom sent my messenger,
why they were here merely for eight see
ing, which they were used, to and could
easily find out the beauties of the building
without their being pointed out by me-"
"And that's just it said the TenneSseesn;
H he has risen very fast, from the lowest
among us, but he has never got above the
idea that he Is the peoples servant, and
that he istbut doing their work" l asked
him ifhe had known the President when
he worked at the tailors trader "Oh,
yes," said he, "and the little shop where
he worked sis now standing, Just by Nash
vile, and the old sign is still over the door:
A. johnson, Tailor Ris partner once in
The business was, Browning, the father of
bis private Secretary. Browning, too, was
/. poor man, and after Andy came to hold
ing office he took his son into his family,
and he has remained ever since"