The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-03-17

DICKENS INTERVIEW WITH THE PREsI-
DENT.-Mr. Dickens called upon Mr.. john
son yesterday. The telegraph does not tell
US exactly what transpired, but it was some
thing like this:
"You see before you," His Excellency
may have remarked, !" one of the most re-
markable men in the country, sir. You see
an impressive lesson to the effete despotisms
of the Old World in the example which
stands before you of the unbounded facili-
ties which this country affords for the de-
velopment off its citizens. In no other coun-
try conld a plebian rise to the highest
position. l am a plebian, sir, and am
proud of it. My father was plebian, and
l am of plebian origin. As | said before,
sir, have risen from plebian station.
was tailor, sir, and occupied low seat.
Now, as l said before, l have risen to high
one l am proud that l was tailor. The
first,man was tailor. The Lord Himself,
as you may remember l once said, was a
tailor. As have already remarked. l am
an example of the manner in which citizens
of this country can rise from the lowest. l
have gone through the whole course of hu-
man advancement. l was once Alderman of
my native village.
Then nv fellow-citizens honored me with
their confidence by electiIg me to the Legis-
lature. l became a Congressman, sir. and
Governor of my State, and Senator in the
United States Senate. Yes, sir, my voice
rose with those of the greatest men of the
land. Then, sir. l became a satrap, a
military despot in my native State. l was
frst-class despot. as may have remarked
to you that was frst-class country tailor
and Alderman. l put the rebels through,
as am now putting the Radicals through.
That was when | was striking on the South
ern end of the line. Then l was chosen to
the second station in the nation, sir, as an
acknow Judgement of my devotion to the
principles of American freedom. No one
has suffered more for those principles than
| have | have been abused for them
have been threatened to be hanged for them,
sir, l have held Office for them have risen,
as l told you before, from the tailor's shop
and Alderman's seat to the highest position
for them. A bullet made me President for
them. have reached the highest object of
human ambition, sir. What more can /
desire l have swung the circle, sir l
have filled every Office have been in
every party l have been the poor mans ad- |
vocate l have been a State rights Demo- |
crat have been a partisan of slavery l |
have been an abolitionist, radical Repub-
lican, and the leader Of the copperheads; | |
have given TINS country TO the nlggers, and
have tried TO take it away from them. l
have seen my enemies on the verge OF the |
and have been there myself. |
have struck at both ends of the line. l |
am now pounding at tire nothern end. They |
both fly back and hurt me. As l may have |
no one has suffered more for my |
country than have. This is great coun-
ny, and l am living illustration of its
greatness, having, as 1 remarked, risen from
plebian station to the highest position in
he land, and am proud of it. l have
swung the circle, and pounded on both ends
IT the line, and now am going to pound
he British anvil, and teach the aristocrats
If Europe what an American plebian, which
have told you am proud to be, can do"
After Mr.. johnson had finished remarks
n this tenor, he consented, having received
rec tickets for his whole family to the Dick
ms readings, to waive his purpose of as
aulting the British lion in his interview
nth MI. Thornton.-Brookiyn Union.