The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-06
rNDER VHTCH RINGP

J of birthstone about him that is sufficient to
betray his origin to susceptible nostrils the
baggiest of trowsers will not suffice to hide all
the folds of his forked tail and the shiniest
of new silk ''belteesers' cannot altogether OBJ
scure his ugly horns The old fellow, how
ever, is least dangerous when he most openly
declares his real character, and if he gets his
dander up and makes an exhibition of himself,
an excellent opportunity is generally afforded
for studying his individuality. Andy Johnson
has been talking, talking, talking, for several
years past without managing to say great
deal. There was evidently something weigh
ing heavily on his mind that set his tongue to
wagging; often he seemed to be on the point
of letting it out, but just when it was ex-
pected that new revelation was to be made.
he faltered, hesitated and branched off into
a general abuse of Congress and everybody
else that worshipped not at the shrine of
''my policy The murder is out at last, how
ever. ''Our Andy" has declared HIMSELF; he
desires to be king or emperor or pope, or
something of that sort, and there is not the
slightest doubt that he is chief proprietor and
editor of The IapeyidJiSt. FdcHjs est dGscenSus
Age,ni-the degradations may be stated
as follows--Democracy Secession, Copper
headism, Andy Johnsonism, Imperialism. To
this complexion must we have come at last
had not Andy been headed off by an impeach-
ment trial, from which he escaped only by the
skin of his teeth, which made him somewhat
timorous about attempting coup dctot, for
fear he should find himself for a moment
king, but without any subjects to carry out his
DEGREES. and the next moment be cast out of
his royal palace with the toe of Ben Buffers
boot pursuing fast in his rear. 1t would have
been an awful thing, however, if Andy had
made this attempt to overthrow the liberties
of his country. OF course he would have
been promptly suppressed and perhaps
clapped into a lunatic asylum, and that
would have been the end of it SO
far as we were concerned, but it is distressing
to consider what the moral effect would have
been in Europe. That Andy did contemplate
making himself pope, or emperor, or king
there is no question:: for he has now declared
his principles openly. In a recent speech at
! jackson, Tennessce--whic occupied three
hours in delivery, by-tho-way-he went over
the whole field of American politics, and after
denouncing the corruptions, usurpation, and
! tyranny of Congress, and expressing his
opinion that Grant was Every small potatoes,
and few in a hill, he declared that ''rather
! than see their wicked rule perpetuated, he
would much prefer to be the subject of some
wise and just prince OF emperor. OF course
it would not do for Andy to express Just at
present an opinion that he was the properest
individual to make into ''wse and Just
prince or emperor, and so he puts the prOpo-
sition in a comparatively modest manner.
When the NmDcridli8t was started, the De-
mocracy. with a fine and characteristic humor,
endeavored to fasten the responsibility of it
upon Mr.. Borie and the Philadelphia Union
League. The joke did not take, however, and
the real supporters of the IDtpoy1ohSt re-
manned unknown until this declaration of
Parson Brownlow's new-made friend revealed
the whole dark secret.
Extremes meet. and it is we'll known that
the politics Of the South were for many years
previous to the Rebellion both monarchcial
and democratic in their tendencies. The
Southern leaders were nominally democratic
to win voters to their side, and they We're
secretly monarchcial for some supposed ad-
vantageS to themselves We all remember
'Juke" Gwin, and he was but a representative
of the great body of the Rebel leaders who
had great expectations Of being made dukes,
and earls and marquises and barons, and So
forth, under the new dispensation of Jefferson
Davis the first-and last. 1t will be remem-
bered that it was seriously proposed at one
time to invite one of Queen Nictoria's nume-
rous progeny to come over and start a
new empire in regular style, and if Uncle
Sans blockade had not been tolerably strict,
so as to make the attempt dangerous, who
knows but that the thing might have been
done? But this is all over and past now.
The South lost its chance, Andy lost his
chance and when the American people
ordered the French out of Mexico, imperial
ism was ''squashed" on this continent 1t is
sad, however, that A. j. and others like him,
who are disgusted with republcanism, cannot
find some desert island or waste corner Of ere.
alton where they can try how it goes
= under the rule of ''some wise and Just prince
y or emperor" We all have our sorrows, how.
g ever, and Andy will probably have to WORRY
g along under republican government like the
10 rest OF us, and be as happy as he can under
the depressing circumstances of being per
- mltted to talk as much as he likes on subject
is that, in any other country under the sun
- would be considered reasonable but whicl
~ under our despised republicanism are onl
thought to be laughable. Poor Andy
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