The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-10-13
An Eloquent sketch Of President

johnson by Hon. G a. Henry.
he is child Of destiny, but it is
destiny Of his own creation, lie ha
been the architect Of his own fortunes
and looks to the people alone for ia
vors. My word for it, they will no
desert him, for he has never deserted
them. In 1868, should he be candi
date for their sulirages, the toiling mil
lions Of his countrymen will flock t.
his banner, The hardy sons Of toi
will come from the mountains. the hill
and the dalcs, and from the congres
sional homcstcads, as" autumnal leave
come when forests are renlcl,' aal
you shall count them by millions
claim the right to speak Of AndreY
Johnson in this way, for l have som'
reason to know the man. We canvass
ed the State in 1853 for Governor 9
Tennessee There is more resistance
in him than any man ever encounter
cd The harder he was pressed, the
higher he rose under the pressure, an(
it seemed to me the heavier he wa'
pressed the lighter he ran. The great
cr was the obstacle threw in his way
the more triumphantly did he clear i
at II bound. llispowcrs were never
fully developed till we got down Il
our work "in dead earnest in what
the boys call a ground scuille. He la,
beaten everybody he ever encountered
He beat my freud Hon. l.. c, Haynes
Of your city, for Congress, and ! think
you will agree that was no easy job tc
accomplish. lie beat the Hon. NJ. p
Gentry for Governor, who had never
been beaten before, and "grcat let ne
call him, for he conquered me- and ]
predict such will be the fate Of any
Radical who opposes him. You know
! never was his political friend. lie
was Il Democrat and | Wing. Oil
an | water were not more opposite than
we, and vet in the icw order Of thing,
! urdcntly desire the success ofhis a.
ministration and if he should be the
standard bearer Of that great body OF
conservative men who were drawn to-
gethcr lately in Philadelphia by u pat
riotic determination to save the Con
sttutIon from violation and the coun-
try from ruin, for one, will do good
ycoman service in his cause, and will
call upon all lovers Of this country,
whether Wing or Demo rat, all OF
every party who would stay the wild
wave of Radicaism which is sweeping
over the land, and carrying away be
fore it every vcstigc Of the ConstitN-
ton and every hope Of the patriot, to
rally around his banner and bear it to
victory. The South owe him adebt Of
gratitude for the mani y stand he has
taken for us, and I feel confident TIA
every party, will be promptto pay it,
who have the love Of country in their
hearts.
President Johnson's whole appear
ancc and bearing are strongly expires
sive Of character. In stature square
built, broad chcstcd, not over tall, com
pact, manly; in dress, dcccntl.v Y clad in
a sober and somewhat worn black tl'ocIi-
coat, his body seems merely a suitable
pedestal for mounting his massive head.
a broad brain, hair originally Il deep
black, but now evenly sprink|ed over
with u thin intcrmiytIrc OF white, ma
king what is called al iron gray: com
pleNion dark, and Il face OF grave aspect
which strikes the beholler at once
making the whole figure mere appcn
lage to tits that Of Il man habitNAted
10 wcighty deliberations; a face Oh
which public responsibilities have deep
IL enaravcn their lines, it is sobricty
nd weight Of character, more than
brlliancy Of intellect, that is express
ed in Mr.. Johnson's features. One
.cts the Impression that he must be u
man Of strong, but rather slow Iacul-
lies, which u massive vigor Of will, hold
to their work. With thc so
Der strength Of his weighted face.
here is combined n certain hardnes, Of
as if he were deficient in
the softer human sympathes. This Isl
relieved as soon rs he
,pca'.5, his voice having quiotncss
md ease not expected from the square
BUILT, har,l'visagcd, cold-cycd States
nan. But still the predominant in
PRESTON is that nature formed him to
je merely II public man, that he Is a
'cJolutc y ambitious, strong tibrcl soul,
% whom nothing is so congcnlal as the
,arcs ofStatc.
FOrtls thcatcr, the scene Of A. I.in-