The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1866-11-24
An Eloquent sketch or President
johnson.


i JOlams0n.
i He 10 child of destiny, but it IL 4
destiny Of his own creation. He has
been the architect of his own fortunes.
and looks to the people alone for fsvors.
My word for it, they will not desert him.
for he has never deserted them. In Is
lGS. should he be q candidate for their
isuffrages, the toiling millions Of his
Iconntrymen will flock to his banner.-
The hardy sons of toll will cone from
the mountains, the bills and the diIes. and
from the congressional honlesteads, as
''autumnal leaves come whom forests
Ireuded," " sud yon shall cotnt them BY
millions. | claim the right to speak Of
Andrew johnson in this way, for have
some reason to know the man. We
canyassed the State in 1853 for Governor
lot TenneSsee There is more resistance
ia him than any man / ever eneoun.
tered. The harder he was pressed. the
higher he rose under the pressure. and
/ it seemed to me the heavier he was load
led the lighter he ran. The greater was
the obstacle threw in his way, the more
triumphsutly did be clear il at bound
lis powers were never fully developed
/ till We got down to our work s.in dead
earnest, in what they call a ground scuffie.
He has beaten everybody be encounter
ed He beat my friend. Hon. l. C..
Haynes, of your city, for Congress, and /
think you will agree that was no easy job
TO accomplish. He beat the Hon II.
p Gentry for Govorner, who had never
been beaten before, and sgreat let me
call him, for he conquered me-" aud
predict such will be the fate of any Rad
ical who opposes him. You know new
er was his POLITICAL friend. lie was
Democrat aud | Whig Oil aud water
were not more opposite than we, and ret
in the new order Of things, / ardeutly
desire the success Of his administration |:
and if he should be the standard bearer
of that great body of conservative men
who we're drawn together lately in Phil
adelphia by a patriotic determination to
save the Constitution from violation. and
the country from ruin. /, for one viii do
good yeolnen service" in this cause. and
viii call upon all lovers of this country
whether Wing or Democrat, all of everv
party who would stay the wild ware of
Fadialsm which is sweeping over the
the land, and carrying away before il ev-
L cry vestige Of the Constitution and every
hope of the patriot, to rally around his
banner and bear it to victory. The
South owe him debt of gratitude for the
manly stand he has taken for US, and
feel confident all, of every party, will be
prompt to pay it who have the love Of the
country in their heart.
President johnson whole appearance
land bearing are strongly expressive of
lcharacter In stature, square built, broad
Iehested. not over tall. compact, manly in
dress. deeently clad in a sober and some
what worn black frock coat. his body
seems merely suitable pedestal for
mounting his massive head. A broad
brain, hair originally deep black, but
now evenly sprinkled over with thin
Iintermixture of white, making what is
lcalied an iron-gray; complexion dark,
and a face of grave aspect, which strieks
the beholder at once-making the whele
figure a mere appendage to it-as that
1 vi man ndUtladISu 70 MSt1nty uSt4u64a-
tions; face ON which public response
bilities have deeply engraFen their lines.
1t is sobriety and weight of character,
mere than brilliancy of intellect, that is
expressed in Mr. Johnson's features
One gets the impression that he must be
a man of strong, but rather slow faculties,
which massive vigor of will holds 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
human sympathies. This is preceptibly
relieved as soon as he speaks, his voice
having quiesness aud ease not expected
FROM the square-built, hard-visaged, cold
eyed statesman. But still the. predomi-
nent impression is that nature has formed
him to be merely public man that he
is resolutely ambitious, strong-fbred
soul, to whom nothing is SO congenial as
the cares Of state.-Hon. G. A. Henny