Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-10-16


numbers, disposition, peculiarities,
hobbies, wants and wishes of those
opposed to the election OF ex-President
JOHNSON TO the United States Senate.
They combine all cOlOrs and shades Of
Liberal and Radical politics; Old and
young, and rich and Weakened. A
few warm-hearted, genuine and thor.
o~ugh-gOing Democrats oppose him on
personal grounds, or for something in
his course they do not forget Or for
give, but all the Radicals, and the
meanest aud most virulent of the
Northern and Southern Radicals, are
opposed TO him. Wall street and the
bo%ndholders are opposed to him, and
are among his bitterest enemies. The
e~X-membsrs Of the Freedmen's Blu
reau are barking at his heels. The
enemies Of Democracy in and out Of
the State are threatening him with
direst consequences in case of his cleo
ton 10 The Senate. Our independence
as a people is assailed by the enemies
Of this mas who stood in the breach
between the South and a very ava
lanche Of Radiealism and negroism.
TIE people forget whatever on his
part il Objectionable, and pronounce
for ANDREW JOHNSON as their true
friend and the persistent opponent of
despotic, disgraceful, robbing and
plundering Radicalism. They want
him becaute they can rely upon him,
ana because a majority Of the people
q the Union are clamOrous for
him. They want him because Wall
street can't bsIy him, and because the
bOudholders can't force him into their
rings or TO participate in their eorrup-
lions. They want him because, I'M
like GRANT, he cannot be bought
With houses, lands, carriages or
money. He has no CORBINs for
brothers-in-law. He is honest, and is
therefore feared by the horde VINO call
themselves the Gold Association Of
New York. The Radical leaders in
Congress can make no argument that
he cannot answer He is the defender
OF the Constitution, the friend Of his
country and Of the people who have
hoDDred him through a long life.
lis Impeachment was brought about
~ the Radicals, whO finding they
could not manipulate and use him,
determined upon his removal. 1t is
well known that they threatened him
with death, Gnder the plea of eom-
plicity with LTNcoLN's murderers,
becausethey could not use him, be-
cause he would not be used by them
ia their nefsrious plans fer plumber.
bscause ne would not be used in their
Pacific Railroad and other schemes,
because he would not permit himself.
20 be bought by gifts Of Is and
money for the admission Of States,
and because he would not come down
his high estate and bow down to
the M0lOch of Radicalism. None
but those In Washington at the time
can realize the difficulties be encoun-
tered and those he oyercame when,
the two years before impeach-
saent, he VA urged, prompted,
and beseeched to say and do
or Rsdiealism that Its power might
be perpetuated, and the nation be
He stood in the breach and
all advances. He was uR<
purchasable. Not even threas OF
Heath could move hln from MS pur-
pose to be true to the people Of the
United States, and defend with the
Of his ability their Constitu-
ion and laws. Notwithstanding the
'ersonal objections urged to him, we
he is an i~neOrruptible patriot
whose auings, whatever they may
K, are buried oat Of sight Of all true
riends Of the country by the very
aalpSean Of duties he has faithfully
The people Of the Union
facts, and are urging
all their pi~ht that.
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