The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1866-06-21
Sketch Of the Life and Adventure Of an
Andy Johnson Man

lie president mas appointed HoflaS
Heed. Of Covington. Inspector Of To
baoe& Cigars and Snuff, for the 9th
Kentucky District, rice George Clark,
removed This appointment has pro
d4cod an extraordinary connection in
Covington and that contiguous and mys
sterious territory known as s.back Coving
ton .r# The citizens of that city are
enabled to know what sort Of mgn an
Andy johnson man really is-a question
recently greatly disputed. The late
rebels have claimed to be Andy Johnson
men with considerable confidence, and
while many Of the Union men have not
been willing TO concede it, they were con
strained BY the logic of events to admit
that.the question was open. The thing
needful in Kentucky was an appointment
ment made by the President. showing
the sort of friends he cares for The
appointment OF Mr.. Reed removes all
doubts. He is well known, almost fam
Gus, and the testimony furnished i ex-
plcit So remarkable a character Is this
specimen Johnson man that we have
called upon gentleman who has made
a large collection of historical matter
relating to the condition Of the border
land during the rebellion, for a sketch
OF his career--his life and adventures
during the rebellion We give it I'M
abridged, that our friends in Kentucky
may know what sort of a man an Andy
Johnson man is:
Mr.. Reed, during the whole war, was
par excellence THE blood and thunder
man of the Union party of Coyingtou-
the man Of muscle. He knocked down
and kicked more rebel sympathizers
than all the other Union men Of Coging ]
ton put together. He was the terror OF
sympathizers, not only in Coviugton,
but in all the surrounding counties -
When a Democrat from Boone, Grant OF
Pendleton, would come to Coyineton,
big Tom Reed was the first man they
wished pointed ont to them, so that they
might give him wide berth lie was
the getter- up OF all the big Union meet
ings, torch light professions. DC, dur
ing the four years of the war.
The disturbing of Democratic meet
ings was always laid to Toms door -
When Geo. Pugh attempted to address
meeting of sympathizers, on Main
street, one night about two years ago.
Tom. Reed got up on block near TO him,
ana spoke so much louder than pugh |
that the latter could not be heard -
Finally the stand from which Pugh spoke /
was torn down and burned, and the /
pole which the sympathizers erected cut /
GbsU dIt tufneu silSG. i he democrats
always considered that Reed saDerii.tsnd- /
"a this job, and was the prime mover in /
all the deviltry enacted there ON that /.
night That was the night pugh was ia f
too great hurry to wait for facts He /
was whirled away in carriane by some (
Of his friends, and they do say that Tom +
Reed chased the vehicle clea- across the (
aaspension bridge into Newport, intend /
ine To scalp Pugh if he caught him. but I
hose flesh triumphed and Pugh got
ACROSS the river at the Newport Ferry
III snfety, n wiser and certainly a better
man
Reed was one of the Grand Marshals
OF the Union procession from Coyington
which was attacked by, or attacked, the
Fourth Warders. in this city, in the fall +
OF 1864 LIN which a woman was killed +
Tom. acted with his accustomed zeaf on
this OCCASION He was not charged
with the shooting of the woman, VI be
lieve.
There IS scarcely Democrat in Gov.
ington that has not had his face slagpe1
OF his posterior kickea or his nose Duiied.
ri his person menaced in some way by
Iom. Reed, during the past five years.
While Reed was IN Washington, seek
ing the present appointment, Colonel K
r. Carpenter, VINO also happened TO he
there, met him at Nillard's and, in 81
crowd Of Congressman, said, In loud
voice, so that Reed could hear him. Tom
Reed is not an Andy Johnson man. He
IT, 2 Radical, of the strongest kind, AMI
was in favor Of killing ninety rebel sym
pathizers per day. in Covington, until b
they were all disposed Of Since Reed /
las cot back home, he charges this on
Carpenter. and the latter does not deny (
1t. +
.'At Green Clay Smith meeting, held
at the Droyer's Tan, during the last Con 3
gressionI cunpai GA Reed made one of +
his characteristic speeches, in which he .
said: .--e-.ss
Every fet,el guerrilla, every rebel .
horse thief, every man who 5gsi5c5acbed .
Union soldiers and burned Union men
barns. every a.aa who is in favor of re (
andiating tile National debt, every man .
Who owes Is s4ssloomaa, will vote the +
SHORTY after Governor Bramiette' (
lection. = ~fR xbe remembered that he .
cot kind OF weeS-kneed III his Union
ism and v eat around sarougA tie State
addressing Mcclellan meetings The
Governor addressed one of these Nc
GILLIAN meetings at Magnolia Hall, in (
Coylnetonss Tom was on hand, As usual. Z
It'd SaDfrlntfpd matters.
"A mcn collected in front OF the build
ina, and booted and yelled 50 that moth
M could be heard inside. Finally all
ihe windows were broken out with
stones Tom. Reed and a trusty band +
of assistants went up into tic hali. but
what they did was not exactly known !
Suffice it Go say, some body pulled down
the flag from the speakers stand amt .
carried it out. the lights were extla galsa-
ed. and snch getfiny dozen stars as then
took place viii probably never occur
gain Itwas roll Goara. ttn5b{s 3ogr7a. .
~ sray 10 cef fogn On the way down,
III Is positively asserted 10 this day.
thatsTom- Reed accelerated the speed OF
lis 'Exceliency by giving him . kick
l-.a does not deny the impeachment.
AT was not n Bramlette man that night
Hramlette has never passed through
Dungeon since on his way to " ASKING