The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-11
a. Johnson in the Senate.

The result Of the Tennessee election prob
ably assures the return of Andrew johnson
to the United States Senate. This, as one
Of tue first fruits of a peaceful revolution,
which a radical journal in this city claims
as q triumph of the national republican"
party, i, significant
Mr.. johnson Is, of course, representa-.
tive member ofthe party which has triumph
ed in Ieuutssee; else that party would hard
" send him to represent Tennessee ia the
federal councils Aud as we are sageIy told
that the party which has triumphcd there is
the republican" party, Of course Mr.. John
son is a republican
He will take his seat in the Senate with
those other well known Republican Senn'
tors who, one year ago, voted oconvlct him,
and depose him from the Presidential office,
upon an impeachment for interposing obsta.
cles in the way Of the same Republican
party which il is averred has triumphed in
Tennessee OF course he will take an early
opportunity, as a representative Of the ire.
publican party, to make speech defending
those "repubGcan' senators who voated 70
depose him, md proving that they acted in
perfect accordance with the views Of the
party which has triumphed IN Tennessee,
and which proves that il is the "republi.
can party by sending that eminent aud
loyal republican," 4. Johnson, to the fed
eral Senate!
lie will also make frequent speeches, and
cast frequent votes, III defense Of the states
mauship and administrative ability OF bis re.
publican friend Mr.. Grant. He will prove
that Grant is not "a bundle Of prejudices"
that he Is not any OF the bad things that Il
person Of the name Of A. johnson said he
was. Doubtless he will employ, IN abiding
to the persons Of that name, the same op.
probrious terms and villainous epithets that
have been so frequently employed by those
republican senators who voted to depose
him, and also by all the REPUBLICAN" poll.
tcians and presses in the country, the IRE
publican" concern in this city, which claims
victory In Tennessee, included. For in
this way will he prove that the result in
tennessee Is a"rcpubhcanH triumph.
But IN addition to proving that the result
IN tennessee is republican" triumph, the
return OF Andrew johnson TO the federal
senate will be an event marking the iuaugu.
ration OF new movement in the political
ideas OF the country more distinctly than
any any other that has happened since the
southern surrender. Whatever NAV be SAID
TO the dlsparagement OF Mr.. johnson as q
politician, he is unquestionably "represen
tatlye man No man living more thor
oughIy represents the idea Of hostility to
reckless radicalism, and adherence to hi
convictions Of constitutional law. No mar
has exhibited more uncomfortable dispC
s'tion to project civil rights and the CIV
law against the assaults Of an irresponsible
despousm, erected in tho service Of an VI
scrupulous and corrupt party organization
His return to the federal senate will ma
the decline and fall, in one OF its bayone
built strongholds, ofthe party he has tougl
and that has fought him, with fury almc
unparalleled in political history If that
triumph for the radical party, heaven sci
more of them hicdgo Times.