The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-03-18
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/ The New York Sun in the course of 4,
editorial in relation 10 the Vice Presiden
says:
He resisted all the Establishments of The
chivalry, and abandoned house, home,
property, and everything for the Union,
and he has ever been true to his record.
As Governor of Tennessee be inspired our
Generals there with the saving grace Of
his indomitable spirit and strong will. It
is no secret that at one time Nashville
would have been evacuated but for his
opposition to the opinion of we'll known
General, who maintained that it should
be abandoned. In a strictly stratecical
point Of view it should have been, for it
had been fanked by Bragg's army. But
pluck triumphed, and Nashville is surs to
this day, and was the base for all Sher.
mans glorious successes. We who live
peaceahly at home cannot realize the feroe
excitement and peril to which Border
State Unionist is or was subjected, who
dares to stand up for his principles. Still
less can we comprehend the tremendous
strain upon a leader Of even And-.-'
Johnson's stsiwart fra all t.
Ice over-excitement was too
much for him At last. The strong man
succumbed in his hour of triumnb' A.
the moment when. his services bad been
recognised by the American people. the
ice PRESIDENT elect was stricken down
with an illness from which it wss lone
doubtful whether he could recover. He
did not Gle, but he has never been the |
same man since. We have NO heart to
recount the old sad story, Of 4 resort to |
to recruit the shattered ener.
gies which had been wasted In the M.
olest 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 out half their
days. But nov, vhap tao events Of
hundred years ale crowded within The
scope of few months, who can tell the
wear and tear of Drawn and brain of those
who struggle in the heat and thick OF the
It is perhaps. his misfortune,
rather than bis fault, that Andrew John
son did not pass the ordeal unscathed.-
The, excitement that produced his sick
ness followed him through his GONZALES
'ence. and be resorted to strong drink to
irown the clamor Of ONCE 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
emoval from HE high position may not
De necessary to the honor aud dignity of
'ur country. But in he future the mem
Try of bis services will eclipse his faults,
md we who reap the benefit of bis labor
should not prejudice ourselves before pos
erity, by judging too harshly a man
whom We owe SO much.
To this the Baltimore American adds ::
We were present in the Senate in 1861
when Andy johnson made HE memorable
speech alluded to BY the Sun. He spoke
rom the desk adjoing that occupied by
'ef. Davis, and almost shaking his finger
% the face of the arch traitor, he excaim-
ID "lf were President of the United
States, | would arrest you as traitors-I
would try you as trsitors--snd,- If con-
gicted, | would, by the Eternal, hang you
Is traitors"