, 1869-03-05
JoRHsoN's vALED1cToRY,

Andrew JOB nson has followed the ad-
vice, which J b rejected, TO "curse God
and die" His is one OF those terrible !
death-bed sctnes Of which we hear from
time to time. He died harl, breathing
msltdic'ions upon everybody.
Those who have gone through the
valed.ctory OF the cx-Presideut have dts
covered nothing new. Thus we hsye his
old sscty, Ct how he could have made
himself Dictator, told all over again.
First, how the war ended leaving him
CommAnde1-in-Ohief Of An army of a
million and a halt of men lUnion and
Contejcra,et). and u navy Of unp1ece-
denled strength; that this army
did not want to disbaud, but wanted
TO follow the military business
permanently, AID for Immediate employ
ment asked 70 be led TO the conquest Of
Mexico, and the destruction OF the French
Empire He then declares with junction.
that;
etern 70 TIC socsttots Of cis1l life, tho lnuenan
hof1, md 10 d1veet mYstlf, ~ t1r ~ could, Of
the onp.!.;ic'ea powers Incident TO tho o1lcc and
The war was over before Andrew John.
son became President The rebel army
had been csp:uret and dispersed bsrore
he CINE into ofll:e. He had nothing
whatever to do with disbandine the
army. 10 sixty days niue-tenths Of the
volunteers would have returned to
,teir homes without leave had
they not been ordered home Tor
dismissal, ThsEc WAS su intense
desire to be Gis5arded; and had he
attempted 10 declare himself Dicsto1, he
could rot bare successfully commanded
the Ok dIcnce ofa reximens OF compsny
In the fed. The jisLsndnens Of the
army was consequence Of law, which
the President conll DO, have resisted II
he bad tried. Had he attempted the dc
tatorahip, the "power'' which he says
WIS d. bis commsud would have dc,
throued him insanity. When he de-
clares tha; With this force, and under the
unlimited authort = Of the Civil Rights
and Fleedm.n's Bureau Ac's, at would
"have been no difficult task 10 direct, al
"plcAsure, the 1esl,nies OF the republic.
"hud make secure my continuance IL
"thc highest Office known to the
"laws," hc grossly mistakes the iacss, ig-
1ores the patriotism Of the people, In
suls the army aud navy. and writes him
sclf down an ass
In bis oyarg imprecaslous he ASSERT
that the wax "was stupcudous mis-
take" and he insists that after the rebel
g.. had fought unit they found they cout
not destroy the Union, and hid con:esse
that iacs by furrendering 10 armies the.
cculd no longer resist the war shou1
have been forgotten tud everythin
should bave been zesumsd e1sc " whsr
It had been broken of by the war. tn
country has lively recollection tbs
Andrew johnson, by proclamation re
qui1ed the rebels to comply with five dis
tiDct demands before he would eve
recommend to Congress thhs they I
allowed 10 have sny government but thi
orthe swori; ard that he distinctly n
tilted them that, IN recoustruc1iug tho
States, rebels must "nke back seats
and let the loyal people. no matter bo
few, hare exclusive control In the MI
ter.
One OF the never-to-be-torgosten
cideuts Of Andrew Johnson's reign Ia /
famous Journey "round the circll
durirg which he WIS Continually pl
een:iue the people with the constitute
ard Gag, and imp}oring them 10 prot.
and p.sterve the same. Upon his dea
bed Re lost reverence even for the cor
tuition, and cured thAt sacred iuat1
ncut most vehemently. The power
gives 10 the people, through atwo-thi
vote 0! each house Of Congress, to oy
ride an Executive veto; the power
gives to q n.iorlty Of the House to
pesch, nd twc-thircs OF the Senate
couvict and depose, a President, and
power II gives to Concrcss TO Regulate
jurisdiction Of ,he sapreme Court 10
tan cases, IRE denounced BY him u
defects IN The inssSament. Cboa Il
defects i. The cops:ituuoa be calls d
the Judgments OF He.ven, Ana iD'
that, ucder them, the Genut peop'
ten Ssa,es have bEen sue'ec'e1
tyranny like that which produced
Revolution. HIS compassionate ATE
thyttr the rebels Is only 1aoslled BY
Hts'l AeAlkt Congress and The pei
Mr.. Jebltbn hAA TUNED out 70
Earse mxp .bAa hts worst enemies
posed, nEa lis last end u. II possible, v
tAAn te tisst. He. ptohshty, sxpe
tAts Ea.eaiosQfy 70 Lire IN history liz