The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-11-08
ELOQUENT Sketch Of the President.

Eloquent Sketch Of the President.
The annexed sketch of the President
is from recent speech delivered by Hon.
G.. A. HENRY, the "Eaglc Orator" of Ten
nessee, and who once opposed ANDREW
JOHNSON for Governor of that State (:
He is child OF destiny, but it is des-
tiny of his own creation He has been
the architect of his own fortunes, and
looks to the people alone for fhvors. My
word for it, they will not desert him, for
he has never deserted them. In 1868,
should he be candidate for their suf-
frages, the toiling millions of his country.
men will flock to his banner. The hardy
sons of toll will come from the noun
tains, the hills and dales, and from the
congressional homesteads, as "autumnal
leaves come when the forests are render
ed," and you shall count them by mil
lions. I claim the right to speak of An
drew j ohnson in this way, for | have
some reason to know the man. We can
vassed the State in 1853 for governor of
Tennessee. There is more resistance in.
him than any man [ ever encountered.
The harder he was pressed the higher he
rose under the pressure, and seemed to.
me the HEAVIER he was pressed the lighter
he ran. The greater was the obstacle 1
threw in his way, the more triumphantly
did he clear it at bound. His powers
were never fully developed till we got
down to our work '.in dead earnest" in
what the boys call a ground-scufie. He
had beaten everybody he ever encounter
ed. He beat my friend, Hon. l.. G;
Haynes, of your city, for Congress, and !
think you will agree that was no easyjob
to accomplish. $685..
He beat the Hon. NJ. P. Gentry, for
governor, who had never been beaten be-
fore, and "great, let me call him, for he
conquered me;;" and predict such will
be the fate of any radical who opposes
him. You know I never was bis political
friend. He was Democrat and i
Whig Oil and water were not more op-
posite than we, and yet, in the new order
of things, I ardently desire the success Of
his administration and if he should be
the standard bearer of that great body Of
conservative men, who were drawn to-
gether lately in Philadelphia by patri-
otic determination to save the Constitu-
tion from violation and the country from
ruin, /, for one, will do 'good yeoman
service" in his cause, and will. call upon
all lovers of this country, whether Wing
or Democrat, all Of every party who
would stay the wild wave of radicalism
which is sweeping over the land, and car
rying away before it every vestige of
the Constitution and every hope of the
patriot, TO rally around his banner and
bear it to victory. The South owes him
debt of gratitude for the manly stand
he has taken for US, and I feel confident
that every party will be prompt to pay
it, who have the love of country in their
hearts. 49,
President Johnsoh's whole appearance
and bearing are strongly expressive of
character. In stature, square built, broad
chested, not over tall, compact, manly !;
in dress, decently clad in q sober and
somewhat worn frock coat, his body
seems merely a suitable pedestal for
mounting his massive head. A broad
brain, hair originally deep black, but
now evenly sprinkled over with a thin in
termixture Of white, making what is call
ed an iron-gray; complexion dark, and a
face Of grave aspect, which strikes the
beholder at once-making the whole fig
ure mere appendage to it-as that of q
man habituated to weighty deliberations;
face on which public responsibilities
have deeply engraven their lines. 1t is
sobriety and weight of character, moro
than brilliancy of intellect, that is ex-
pressed in Mr.: Joanson's features. One
gets the impression that, he must be
man of strong, but rather slow faculties,
which massive igor of will hold reso-
lutely to their work. With the sober
strength of his care-weighted face, there
is combined certain hardness of express
sion, as if he were deficient in the softer
or human sympathies. This is percepti4
bly, relieved as soon as he speaks, his
voice having q quietness and ease not ex-
pected from the square built, hard visaged
cold-eyed statesman. But still the pre-
dominant impression is that mature formed
him to be merely a public man; that he
is resolutely ambitious, strong fibred
soul, to whom nothing is SO congenial as
the cares of State. -
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