Nebraska advertiser., 1869-11-25

NEW YORK, Nov. S.
A. Us DIsAPPOI 9r1EsNE-

What q heavy blow must Andrew
JOhnsOn's recent failure have infiic-
ted upon his spirits after gloating over
the prospect Of once more being back
at Washington. Though the Demo
cratic papers represent him as taking
his reverse camly and serenely, i am
confident that the opposite Is true.
One associated quite intimately with
him when he was President, assures
me that he never knew one who took
disappointment so much at heart. He
fully expected, says my informant, TO
receive the Presidential nomination Of
Tammany last July, and for a long
| time previous bent all bis movements
to that end. His failure to be nomf-
mated not only keenly disappointed,
but exasperated him. Soon after the
adjournment of the Contention, Mr..
-, q well known Democratic poll
tician, called at the White House to
solicit aid for the party in Pennsylva-
MIA. After he had stated the object Of
his visit, Johnson replied in q petu-
liant manner, II don't care q d-n
what becomes Of the Democratic par
ty, have done all am going 70
for it."
1
VIEW WITH PILLOW.
Said one to me, the other day, who
occupied a prominent position in the
COnfederacy, and who has always
been an ardent hater Of johnson,
people have never fully understood
how it was that johnson became alien
ated from his party. The trouble was,
! his head was completely turned when
he got into the White House. He
had always been looked upon as a rep
resentative Of the poor white element
of the South. His election as United
States Senator was regarded as q trf-
umph over the aristOoraey BY himself
and plebian and parfician alike. The
old high tOnes0 Of Tennessee never
associated with him or manifested any
disposition or purpose to award him
social recognition. When, therefore,
these thigh tones" came humbiy be-
fore him, supplicating pardon, the old
villains head was completely turned.
To thus have those who only a few
short years before held themselves so
eially far above him, now kneeling
before him in the attitude Of supplf-
ants, filled his vanity and cOnceit 10
overflow. He was filed with the airs
Of dictator, and 50 came to think
he could act independent of the party
which elected him. The gentleman
then proceeded to describe q meeting
between General. Pillow and johnson
at the White House, he being present.
Pillow had been one Of the aristOcrats
OF Tennessee, one who could not have
thought for a moment Of permitting
his family to associate with Johnson's,
after the latter had become Senator
even. johnson wanted the gratifica-
tiOn of pardoning him, Of seeing him
ON his knees. He invited Pillow to
call at the White House and see him.
The latter came, and, on being usher
ed into the reception room, sat down
on the lounge, my Informant being
already in the room. Johnson ap-
peared with q sinister chuckle on his
face. After passing the compliments
Of the day he walked slowly up and
down the room, waiting for Pillow to
ask his pardon, to humiliate himself
before the WhilOm mean white repre-
sentative Of his own State. Pillow
. hated to crave the boon, hesitated,
and talked around the matter before
coming to 1t. Finally he seemed to
summon all his resolution and reQues-
ted Johnson to pardon him; and
then, with q look Of exultatiOn and
triumph, he bestowed the coveted
boon. The opinion expressed by my
informant in regard to the case Of
, JohnsOn's alienation to his party win
certainly strike the reader as deser-
, wing of consideration.