Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-04-14
JOHNSON.
What the Nashville Papers say
of His Great speech.
Fr.m the Union and Americana
PRESIDENT JOHEsON'S sPEEC

Fr.m the Union aud Amtrican.
PRESIDENT JOHEsON's SPEECH.
We give this morning 3 foil phono
graphic report Of ex President Johnson's
sueech Of Yesterday in this ciiy-the
most elaborate be has made since retlr -
ing from the Chief Msgistraey The
sudiaDee to which il wss delivered was
one Of the largest ever c0ngrsgated Op
such an occasion, To cay that it was
bold, able aid eff f-c.ive for the objects
had in view. is but TO describe in general
terms an tffJrt which the listening
throng expected to hear. and those not
present expect to read. l. msy be said
of n. ss was once renal ked Of Henry
Clay's mouth-it sPesss Tor itself. Like
Mr.. J0hnsOB's speeches from the hust-
fpgs generally, Il does not ABOUND N the
Clceronisn grsces OF s'yle. His taste
does not aspire 70 Them. IL ne wssf 81
he is not, rspl5te with the lore OF the
schools, and trained in the arts OF com
posilion, his DOnder0us mental mschlne-
~ would not use them. He IS sn intel
lec,usl triphammeF. He uses only Illus
trstiOns and tropes to enforce point,
rarely ever TO sdorn q period. But IL
sueh uses OF them be il master and
fn earnes.ness and sctiOn, which We are
told is the soul Of OrstOry, be Is, despite
,of eII-criticisn, an orator indeed. His
,soul-feIt vehemence enchsins tie Rtten-
tion. He simple aud compact logic car
ries the thought started by his particular
ststemen of fac, or OF 8 proposition,
and insures conviction In ehe mind OF the
hesrer. Taese qualities, with his fervi
manifestations of symysthy FOR and
community Of interest With the people,
are the secrets Of his success on the
stump. And in that faculty he is the
Sousl of any man this country has pro-
duced, resembling most the late ; -ephen
A Douglas, and when fully aroused, 10
no seuse bis inferior. These character
lied bis effort yesterday. He is called q
cemagogue by the school Of fastidiOus
critics, and Rbusiveiy By those who dis
sent from his views, aud disEpproFe bis
Dublfe course. In the highest sense OF
Ihe word, he is one. He is emphsticsIly
a leader Of the People. Yea though
turned Of sixty, he is IL the vigor Of his
strength, and to the close observer, he
continually improves ia the attributes
which qualify him for this grest and re-
epousible position in free government
He l., and will be while life lasts, posi-
tive quantity in sll our political equs-
tious. He il irTepressible, and he is
blind who does not see IL. Unless over
taken BY some most uDfaveFable con-
function Of eircum stances, he will prove
irresistible. This is the mSu who
has lust descended from the presi-
dentiatS chair, ss be displayed him.
self yesterday in the capital OF
Tennessee. He has prejudices Of various
kinds, and in diane tricslly opposite
quarter, to combat. He has the stew
srdship Of al august station in q most
difficult periUd to explain and defend.
He has eTFors, sins Es some msy think,
20 account for and atone, before ne reads
again bis title clear 10 the public conf
depce. But be vi ! do ali these az sue
eessfully IS any man who ever took Up
the gauntlet 10 the arena Of popular De
hate This is not lavish praise, as We
think, but > Just and discriminating es-
tims,e Of the poweIs snd qualities Of the
man who has come.
Ofths matter Of his speech We have
not space TO speak ct present, but com
mend it 10 8 careful residing, The elevs-
ted position be has held among his cOun-
trymen entities him, in Whatever he
aa.s OF proposes 10 do IN the present
fu1eturs, 10 a caudid Judgment from the
Ioaopts of Tennessee at least. We shall
not Ei,hh0id from him 8 hearty
eupport 10 his crusade for their deliver
apee. and from the daily evidences, we
snail be mistaken il they do.