Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-11-06
Johnson.
SpeCulations as TO his Future by
Radical Correspondent.

SpeCulations as to his Future by a
Radical Correspondent.
Will he be Senator, Representative,
or President of the Convention 2
"Avery," the Nashville correspond
ent Of the Cincinnati Commercial, thus
speeulates upon the future Of the Ex-
President, all Of which is given for
what it is worth:
l do not know how much truth there
is in this, but it is tolerably certain
now that he does not intend retiring
from public life. Ifhe had been sue
cessiul in his Senatorial aspirations the
end of six years might have found him
ready 10 retire from making them
fellows howl" and spend his old age
in peace and quiet. But as he has
been unsuccessful in that, it is no time
now 90 retire on the heels of defeat
and he has 10 notion Of doing IL.
1t is said to be the wish Of the peo-
ple of the First Congressional District
that he come home from Nashville
an6 run against Butler for Congress,
AT inc next election. If he should do
this IL Il very probable that he would
I've elected. a. Butler is neither bright
nor a popuiaF man in his district,
while Johnson is both. johnson on
fha stulnp in his native range, with
Redericll Random Butler for a COM
petitor, would be a campaign produc-
tive Of rich results. Butler Is not
much Of a speaker, and the people
Ayould look for him 70 be eaten up
alive at the hands Of the belligerent
Andg, a result likely to occur provided
the mill is made up.
There isnO mistake about one thing,
bcyv.,vcr. aud that is that Andy is
.,fi@r ii, melting. though there is some
doubt as 70 what il is. Nearly every
day since The defeat, he has been a
visitor 10 tne Capitol during the seS-
sions of the senate and House. He
leaves his bridal chamber, gets in a
hack. and is taken to the Capitol,
where I,a c-o1s Into the ball or iBts the
senate ChgRher, and closely watches
the procepdings Gy the hour. bis en-
snifs are puzzled 10 know what the
demon in human shape l. upto. Ihey
imagine that he is getting the hang OF
the Convention buziueSS, and VIII be
q DELEGATE from Greene county, with
the hope of being elected presiding
officer. Others are disposed to see fGn
r. the matter, and say that he j. re-
resi'ing MS mind as 10 legiS3tve pro-
ceasia,.S. ard that lac viii run Tor fls
I,egislsrnTa in 1871.
"a far az appearances are concerned,
he has cot 8VeF the depressing effects
of Ia, defeat, and every night he can
ba seen in the parlOr- OF The Maxwell
Hou-r, surrounded by male and
E-lgale admirers, in whose chectinl
c0mpaRiuuship he apparently torgets
the mortihCati0n Of defeat, IL, indeed,
it caused him any modification.
He does not like the way that I'd
muua Cooper treated him, aud it Is
not natural that ne should. No man
likes TO be defeated, nor Is he apt 10
Doe fond of the maa who does it. IT
Edmund Cooper had answered John
SOM when his name was called on
that eVenuul Friday, Andrew John
son would l0-Gay have been United
states Senator elect johnson and his
fnends expected such an answer from
b;n7. iu3smuch as he had been fore
sDgsf in the tight for johnson all the
time. and when Ell. voted for his
brother they were smittCn with tremb-
ling and rage. Their main prop had
been tolled" out, ana he whole su-
uerstructurr upon which they had
built their hopes, fell with crash.
80 lar from believing that his old
friend Edmund would vote against
him, Johnson did not believe thet bis
brother Henry would ran against
him. he thought that he had the
Cooper family Well In harness, but
they kicked. up in the traces, and
saved Rome from hOWlin2,
f,ut now that Cooper Is provided
for. JGbRson viii not have him in the
way whyn BrOwniOW dies, and the
next race comes up. Reports from
Knoxville Indicate that the Senator Is
an very feeble health, and liable 10
drop OF at auT time.
IN case such an event should hap
pen. \. :. would have his lamps
trimmed and burning, ready for the
race, and again Le cpd Etherldge
would lock hUTEs. The friends of
Etheridge say that he must Eaye the
position when then election c5f,geS
around. a. he nObly suffered himself
10 br martyrei 20 save the State from
the disgrace Ol Johnson. ~ the same
time the Johnson men are deJeFmiufd
that their fiEogite shall he the coming
snaa thar next comes, rs he was the
victim of "a foul conspiracy and COM
binatiOn at The last race.
Whether BToWulOW gives up the
ghost before his term expires or not
makes iittie difference, in one sense Of
the word. Ia Johnson. lie has al
N-ayS been In Office since be NGs
tive pty-thrCC, and now being upward
Of sixty, his age il too great To break
the habits OF a lifetime. lie Will
aiwavs b. ar oflice-secEer and ready
10 occupy ans position that may fall
20 his hands. he would prefer the
senate. hut if he caH'l get that he VIII
take anything that he can get, and 10
- need besuFgTiscd 10 see him - gan
"a. e fJrl'Ungrc-s, or see him returned
-, irecHa county a. i delegate TO
~ - o.. 'UatiDnal Convention. Ills
iii = aciive and vigorous 6s IT
~. - ert,..,, ,.. ~saE0. GLen he knocked
" az HiSt- % ..' "a Dut 81 fbn- State.
know-Nothingi- ~ 1911. ~ 80, o,,t1r y
and Gus. lirary, - 10 ~,
with il. WhaI j. d. " y" - i'3H ~,
Enjoy him@lf unless L I''1ti ei,.oa
office or ia the possession o. "' ~.
II he was a professional man
yer, FOR instauce-he could ret.
his rw3l home and enter the cot -
hereby finding employment. But % ,
has no profession, and il is now too
ate 10 learn one.
From present indications, his friends
will make a strong eliog. 10 get him
d position " as pre- ijiUg officer of the
coming convention, though rs 10
they viii succeed ca not the
uturc alone viii determine. Z hear
d. said very often that he viii not be
.hOsen, ~ the convention viii he
largely composed OF cN-rebels, whose /.
memory o. Uur late unpleasanmess is
100 fresh tD almi. ol taeir clcVating
Andy johnson over them.