The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-04-29
ANDREW JoHNsON'S FUTURE PUN
TSHMENT.

with regard to a future (spirituaD stat
of eternal punishme nj for misdeeds don
il the body but it every day become
raore evident that there, is a. fu.G,
tsarthly) hell for political and o,he
mslefactors. The extent and rigor O
this punishment increase with the aug
1ents.;ca of the rower and influence o
;ae. .Iesa ead the consequent spread o
enlightenment and capacity of th'
masses to judge for themselves regard
ing transactions in public and private
The rage and Indignation excited by
;as bold misdoings of Andrew johnson
have subsidized, in measure, now tina,
Re no longer occupies position from
~hisa- ne can harm and disgrace the
Republic +; and in place of the anthemas
t:lat were showered upon him while be
made the White House the abode OF
corruption and demagogaery, he is re-
ceiving in his defunct condition, the
Inevitable punishment due to one who
has disgraced all the proprieties of off
cial position and evoked the just crit
c;sm of the civilization that he ha.
s2urned and insul;ed. The legitimate
mark ofridicule and satire, he persists
ia making himself more and more An
aa.aet of such CALLING ailnsion and
now, without ore respectable air. to
uphold his course and character before
tie world, he is being mercilessly tor
:ured With all that is the most unbe ara
ole to the political transgressor-the
Iockery and g-inning jeers of the poi
ished writers Of the American press
He raves and threatens only to be
laughed at be dares to perrert history
aad misrepresent the motives and &C
tons Of those whom he sought to be-
gay, only to receive the unbridied and
wholly disrespsetful taun,s of the very
class who stand as the guardians Of the
l. istory which be seeks to belle and
irsduce. What more terrible punish
nisct can be inflicted upon the man
who has achieved high position than to
be made the common target for the
lroadest, most merciless ridicule? To
be An object OF bitter opposition and
Rate is bad enough to be. bauished
from public trust for unfaithful stew
srdship isworse; but 10 have lived to
become politically impotent after fall
ilg from the highes. position in the
and and 20 be constituted, in spiia of
aud in absolute -derision of
L: mself, the centering point for the
scorn Of such of his coun-
.cymen as hold opinions that are worthy
AZ respect is to be made to suffer the
n ost bitter, excruciating torment tina,
san be inflicted upon the man who 10
politically damned. " Poor Pierce "
.as lived to see himself pi,;ed for the
fame which he sought 70 achieve in
public life /; Buchanan survived long
,nough to acquire a full knowledge O
ne detestation in which lis official
lie was held by his countrymen-longl
'aungh to r,.l constrained to offer, as
rest he could, a written apology for his
seak an6 pnla1.Y course; hut Andrew
ohnson, blind to his own folly, bewil-
Tered and missed hy.iha evil spirit Of
that possesses him, has
ivsd to prcra tina; he e1ults in the
lons,rous follie5 O: BIS vulgar official
'eportment and taat his portion,
throughout the ages tnat are to come
) TO be the sport Of such wanton tor
lentors AS the writer of tine following.
Vs quote from the Tribune OF toe l4th
nst.:
A German gentleman who Lately travelled
j. the United States, and who upon his re-
i'm has. of course, published book about
Is meanderinss, mentions a curious mis-
'rtune which befell MIN in Washington.
,e states that he called ion the late Mr..
INDY Johnson, and that, while alone in the
'om with that parsonage, lie was treated IN
most cruel and remorseless way. Unable
! escape, he was subjected to speech q,
KY minutes in length, enunciated by the
te President with much -yehemence and
gestica1afion. That thia ILL
ted foreigner survived. is evident from the
ri that he has printed his book; but next !