The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1866-03-14
The Presidents Body Guard.
Correspondence Of tie y. Y. Tribune.

Correspondence Of tie y. Y. Tribune.
You have read the accounts Of Mr. John
sons speech-Out no account has yet told
half the truth. happened TO be in the
crowd that yelled frantically over Andy.
Ny curiosity induced me 10 join il, as l saw
1t move up from Growers theatre. IL is
not more than five minutes walk from Gro
ver's 10 the White House, and during that
time the shouting was wild. There were
Mosby's men and Washington Rebels who
been in Virginia and Maryland regiments
during the war, and who had returned from
hog aud hOminy, and long marches with
Lee, TO Get Ine places from the deDart-
meu1s- Then we had the crustv, mOldy,
messy, curious race Of Washington office
holders, who had been IN Office under every
Administration since they were old enough
TO sign a payroll. What jolly rats they
are /. What noses they have How they
divine the precise moment when any pO-
litical ship is about sink. Go against the
President! Not they--as they pushed
their Jolly way with the Jolly crowd that
were bent on a Jolly speech from the Jolly
Andy Mixed in with all, were representa-
tives Of that dreadful crowd of rOughs who
used to make Washington a most unenvi-
able place, and made special policemen
When they passed in front Of the State
Department and swarmed into the Presi-
dents carriage-path and crowded around
the White House. the scene was strange
and amusing though TO me very sad.
Well, SAID friend who strOlled with me
" Lee has taken Washington after all"
ventured the suggestion that his last visit
TO the city was 10 arrange the movement.
Then 10 hear the comments It's in the
blood. by God, said one sallOw gray-back,
when man is once for the South, he's
always Tor the South, and he can't 20 back
on MS mother no how. II Johnson IS a
poor white, be IS true 10 his State" An
other philosopher, who pronounced South,
SOOth, and SAID, look va, for look
here, ventured 10 say that Booth knew what
he was about, and had not killed Lincoln
for nothing. A sill meaner crowd were
selzIng on the negroes. cutting them kick
ing their shlns, aud bestOwiBg upon them
al manner appTObrium. Say, SambO, "
said one as he crushed the hat OF poor AZ
rcan over bis face, " is your name Sumner
do you come from Massachusetts. The
execrations heaped Oh Congress were fright
/ ful 81 wish 10 Heaven" mused one OF
/ the crowd, who seemed 10 be Drowned by a
! Southern SUI. and who had Carolina pa
tois, Andy Johnson was q soldier. aud
would call for volunteers; guess he would
T get enough 10 drive these Congressman OF
Capitol Hill Napoleon did it." said
one. Yes, and Cromwell" replied an-
other. And if Johnson" rejoined the
first, " were 10 do il, and hang the Senate
on the trees around the Chamber, he would
be immortal" That he would" said
twenty and the twenty proclaimed theIE
purpose TO volunteer.
Around the President, as he spoke, were
4 crowd Of carrion birds. The fancy seized
me as | stood in the crowd, and heard the
bowling and teeth-gnashing OF His Excel
lency, while they grinned and shrieked
that those men were carriOn-birds indeed,
lowering over their victim, and only wait
ing for his tall that they might devour him
Oh, Andrew Johnson Of 1860, Andrew John
son Of the Senate Chamber, Andrew John
son OF the DARK December days when South
ern CniOnlsm was chaos, and thou alone
the bright star that kept alive nations
hope, be thyself again, be man once more
Look on that gang Of devils around you
They Oder you the kingdoms of the earth i
you viii only worship them, Il you viii bul
bow down and cal them master. Beware
America has had Judas; let It not have {
Lucifer.