The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1866-06-06
Andrew johnson.

Mr. Baldwin, member ofCongress from
Massachusetts,, and editor Of the Worces-
ter .Spy, stood near tho President when
he made his speech TO the mob on Feb.
22d, and thus describes the speaker and
audience:
OF the character of the latter you may
Judge when | say that Immediately in
front counted over tuo hand,ed confed-
crate jackcts | have seen the dirty
garb i'll the battle smoke or on the march
too often to be mistaken now What the
President said is before the country.
How he said it, my poor words may fail
to tell. For the first time | stood near
and looked closely at the man. In the
course of an evcntful life | have seen
many men Of wiltul power and force but
never before have | looked ON one so
thoroughly emtoiying the evil spirit of
revolution. 1t will not do to undcrratc
Mr. johnson. lie is terribly in earnest,
and withal most vindictively cool A
thoroughly paced demagogue, his incon-
sequential logic, his cgoism, his repititions,
his thorough belief in himself and his
popularity. and all clements of strength
when he faces such asscmblages as were
arrayed about him yesterday Andrew
johnson is an able man; how able new
er realized till yesterday. All results arc
involved in his policy. Had he cabin
ct as able and as desperate, the dire re-
suits which the near future would bring
coull hardly be named now. We stand
on the verge of fierce strife, to meet
which the country should gather its
strength and grid up his loins. This
man is no weak buchanan. and he means
to crush Congress or be crushed
Mr. johnson is man of stalwart
mould. Just above middle stature, he is
so broad shouldcred, firm set, and deep
chested, as almost to seem below it. He
has large head. 1t is Il compact home
for his fiery will AMI brain. Ills face is
marked, strong oval outline, long, pow
erlul under jaw, well defined but rather
sharp chm; wide, straight mouth, full,
flexible lips, skin course in texture but
firm, complexion swarthy, hair coarse
black, sreaked with gray, nose, small
at the root, but full and large at the nos
trils, which expand and lift as he speaks /;
broad roomy forehead. bceting bushy
eyebrows, beneath which are II pair Of
the coolest hazel-gray eyes ever saw in
a human head these are the outlines of
Andrew Johnson.
His voice is clear, harsh, powerful and
penetrating. When he seems speaking
with most excitement, he is evidently the
coolest man in the world. | watched
him with the awakened interest of one
who felt the magnitude OF the crisis the
speaker was creating; and am convinced
that all he said was weighed and mcasur-
ed, and meant to bring about certain
results. When the tumult of applause
which greeted his strongest denunciation
and most viruent attack, was suraing
around, those cold eyes and that crafty
smile could be seen calculating the entire
scene and its accessories. The wicked
spirit which prompted the uttcring OF
honorcd names to the vie mob was
plainly to be traced in his face, as was
the over caching egotism which drank in
the sweet music the applaudatory yclS rt
the Coppcrhcads and traitors who crowd
ed at his teet.-Htstings (lIm) Htlc-
pendent.