The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-25
Andrew johnson at Home.


Andrew Johnson at Home.
"THERE is no place like home - sings Andrew
Johnson. Then why did you tear yourself
away from it responds the rest Of the world.
But having so sacrificed his yearnings, and
put to the rack his heart-strings, he may we'll
rejoice that the long agony is over; and as he
lifts up his voice in thanks for the great
emancipation, he has the profund consolation
of knowing that the country joins in the
strain, ''There is no place like home'-for
Andrew Johnson.
The speech delivered by the Great Emanci-
pated on his return to Greenville was pub
lished by US yesterday. Doubtless all our
readers have read 1t. II any of them have
neglected to do so, let them delay the task no
longer. 1t is equal to Nasby's best, with this
advantage-the orthograpby is beyond re-
proach. But then, you know, Andrew John
son did not have anything to do with the
orthography. He said she had no intention
to make a speech Of course not such an
intention--the circumstance is remarkable,
but it is, nevertheless, we'll established-suoh
an intention never was INDUCED in by the
Great Emancipated, either on that or
on any other occasion. OF course,
he had no intention of making q
speech. Who said he had But on this
momentous occasion especially he did
not intend to make a speech. Aud for the
best of reasons. He was "incapaoitated"
from making a speech. So he was on the
memorable 4th of March, 1855. The cause,
however, was slightly different. On that oc-
casion he was drunk-not dead drunk, as he
might have been if there was enough whisky
in the wide world to make him dead drunk,
and he had taken the trouble to imbibe
the whole of it; but manifestly, in the eyes of
the whole world, too drunk to make
speech. On the day of his arrival
at Greenville, however, the 'incapacity"
arose from q different cause. "The reception
and cordial welcome have received inoapa-
oitate me from giving proper expression to
my emotions" All of which means that he
could not make speech. Yet he did make
speech, both on the 4th of March, 1866, and
on the day Of his return to Greenville. The
world can never say of Andrew Johnson that
he neglected doing thing, or at least
attempting to do thing, simply because he
was "incapaoitated' from doing it. With all
this weakness.
So the Great Emancipated made q speech.
The eagle orator of Tennessee, the Hon.
Theodorus Adolphus Roderigo Nelson, intro
duced him. We do not know whether the
eagle orator scared on the occasion, the re-
port simply stating that the ex-Presdent was
introduced by the Hon. T. A. r. N. In all
probability he did soar q little, as it is his
nature to soar more or less, whenever he has
an opportunity for soaring. But Andrew
Johnson did soar q great deal, Notwithstanding
his inability to soar in general, and his special
"incspacity" for soaring on this particular
occasion. "There is no place like home ~ he
exclaimed, and we have already expressed our
perfect accord with him on this individual
point. His first flight was directed towards
the Aonian mount. But he did not ride his
own Pegasus, finding somebody else's ready
at hand.
"Breaihes there man with soul so dead.
Who never TO himself hath said.
Thls is my own, my native laud?"
Such was the first fight. Why Andrew
johnson permitted himself to ask this ques-
tion we do not know. Perhaps he has never
been able to satisfy his mind on the point,
and desires enlightenment. We will venture
to respond, at any rate; and in doing so we
are obliged to respond afiirmatively. There
can be no question that the Almighty has
actually permitted such wretch to breathe;
but as the wretch in question is not that other
wretch who has so recently been emancipated
from large proportion of his wretchedness,
it is not necessary to divulge his name at pre-
sent.
Like Napoleon on his death-bed at st.
Helena, the Great Emancipated then fought
his battles o'er again. He actually "men-
toned all the successive Offices through which
he had passed, up to the Presidency I" As
Andrew johnson has frequently mentioned
the same things, there would have been nc
use IN mentioning them on this occasion