Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-01-24
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President JohnsOn's fuiure--rhe
Next Governor AID Senator.

/ president JOnmSOn1S EDaufe--HAe
Next Governor and Senator.
Correspondence of the Cincinnati Enquirer.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-Few of our
Presidents have ever retired from the
White House with less of real regret
than will accompany Mr.. Johnson's fare
well on the 4th of March. And with
equal truth it may be said that few, in
retiring, have ever better deserved the
thanks and good wishes of the Ameri-
can people for sincerity of purpose and
an honest desire to administer the office
for the best interests of the country. In
saying which do not mean to be under
stood as expressing the belief that the
United States has never had better
President-but that, judged by the
purity of his motives and his
unseltish intentions to do his whole
duty, he far surpasses any of
our recent Executives. That he has COM
mitted great errors, he himself will, |
suppose, not be disposed to deny. 1t
could hardly have been otherwise with a
man surrounded by the adverse circums
stances that have beset him since the be-
ginning of his administration. For
some Of these he is responsible as, for
what may be called the father of them
all, which was the failure to surround
himself with Cabinet Of strong, vigo.
rous, men in hearty accord with him
instead Of retaining the evil counselors
of his predecessor. But it is easier to
criticise now than it would have been to
act then Judging his administration as a
whole, the conservative people of the
country must indorse it and thank him
for it.
In former letter / intimated that it
was the intention of the conservative
party in Tennessee to nominate Mr..
johnson next fall for Governor. This
| understand now to be fully determined
upon. Little doubt is entertained of his
election. At any rate, he has always
been extremely popular in Tennessee.
He knows the people there, and they
know him, and believe him to be sincere
ly and honestly devoted to their inter-
ests. do not know who will be his
competitor in the race, but probably
some carpet. bag scrub from Massachu-
sets, or some Radical convert of the
Stokes pattern, who wanted him hung in
1861 Tor being Union man. If elected
Governor, he will undoubtedly be chosen
to the Senate in the place of Fowler,
whose term expires in 1871; and then
we may look for lively times in that
Chamber of gilt-edged imbeeility and
loyal CANNON. IL will be worth while
to 90 to some trouble to elect A. J.
to the Senate, just to give him chance
to vindicate himself and his adminis-
tratiOn, which | understand to be his
sole object in remaining in public life
after the 4th of March His natural
combativeness, not always in place when
exhibited from the Presidential Mansion,
will have full vent in the Senate debates,
and | know enough of what it is in his
power to expose to promise rich develop
ments in his "bouts' with some of the
leading Radicals. He will exhibit some
of the recent inner workings Of the Rad
ical party, to the intense delight of all
but the Radicals So let every COnsery1
alive man 10 Tennessee and elsewhere
put his shoulder to the wheel and give
A. }. all the help he can to get him into
the Senate. If he does not pull the
mask of patriotism from some of the
hypOcrites in that body then am |
soused gurnet" MACK.